Blood lead levels, pulmonary function and agility in Polish schoolchildren.

Background: Reduced vital capacity (VC) and forced vital capacity (FVC) are associated with lead (Pb) exposure.

Aim: The objective of this study is to analyse the effects of Pb on FVC and the shuttle run performance.

Subjects And Methods: Data were available for 184 male and 189 female Polish schoolchildren aged 10-15 years.

Increasing the Rural Physician Workforce: A Potential Role for Small Rural Medical School Campuses.

Purpose: To address the issue of physician maldistribution, some medical schools have rural-focused efforts, and many more are in the planning or early implementation stage. The best duration and structure of the rural immersion experience are unclear, and the relative effects of rural upbringing and rural training on subsequent rural practice choice are often difficult to determine.

Methods: To determine the effect of adding a rural clinical campus to our school, we analyzed the variables of rural upbringing, demographics, family medicine residency choice, and campus participation using a multivariate model for association with rural practice choice.

Rural track training based at a small regional campus: equivalency of training, residency choice, and practice location of graduates.

Purpose: Ten years of data for the rural-based Trover Campus (ULTC) were compared with data for the main campus of the University of Louisville School of Medicine to determine whether educational outcomes were equivalent and whether this method of optimizing the affinity model was effective in placing graduates in rural practice.

Method: Demographic data and academic measures were compared for 1,391 graduates (60 from ULTC) for 2001-2010. A noninferiority model was developed to compare clinical experiences for each campus cohort.