Time-of-Flight PET/CT Imaging of Ga-68-Dotatate: Normal Pattern, SUV Quantification, and Differences from Non-Time-of-Flight Imaging.

 The biodistribution of gallium-68-dotatate (Ga-68-dotatate) and standardized uptake values (SUVs) using non-time-of-flight (TOF) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) cameras is well established. However, with the eventual retirement of older PET cameras and their replacement with newer, highly sensitive TOF PET/CT cameras, where SUV measurements are reportedly higher, updated knowledge of normal SUV range is needed and, to our knowledge, not previously reported. Our objectives are as follows: To establish normal Ga-68-dotatate TOF SUV database for common structures and to aid the visual detection of abnormalities objectively.

A Deployed Soldier Presenting With Dyspnea and Orthopnea Due to a Morgagni Hernia.

Shortness of breath is an important complaint in the austere setting with a broad differential diagnosis. The difficulty of deployed patient movement and lack of diagnostic testing at treatment sites complicates its evaluation. This case highlights a young Soldier presenting with shortness of breath caused by a Morgagni hernia.

A system-wide health sciences faculty mentor training program is associated with improved effective mentoring and institutional climate.

Introduction: Mentorship is critical for faculty success, satisfaction, and engagement. However, many faculty, particularly underrepresented racial/ethnic (UR) faculty, lack access to high-quality mentoring. In an effort to improve mentoring for all faculty, we developed and implemented a formally structured faculty mentor training program (FMTP) across UC San Diego Health Sciences, which included institutional support, mentorship training, and department/division mentorship programs.

Faculty Equity, Diversity, Culture and Climate Change in Academic Medicine: A Longitudinal Study.

Unlabelled: There is a national call for academic medicine to use evidence-based initiatives to improve its culture and climate. The authors report data-driven policy and programmatic interventions that were associated with increased faculty diversity, equity, respectful behavior and improved faculty climate, at UC San Diego Health Sciences.

Methods: Based on demographic and survey data, interventions were designed to improve the climate between 2005 and 2015.