A snapshot of underrepresented physicians 15 years after medical school.

We conducted a study to compare medical school experiences, values, career paths, and career satisfaction of under-represented in medicine (URiM) and non-URiM physicians approximately 15 years after medical school, guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior and the concept of stereotype threat. The sample consisted of four graduating classes, 1996-1999, of Harvard Medical School, 20% of whom were URiM. URiM respondents came from families of lower educational attainment and graduated with more debt.

A Medical Student Inquiry Behavior Assessment Tool: Development and Validity Evidence.

Purpose: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine's Bridges curriculum is designed to teach inquiry: the process of approaching problems with curiosity, challenging current concepts, and creating new knowledge. The authors aimed to develop and gather validity evidence for a tool to guide development of medical student inquiry behaviors in small groups.

Method: The authors reviewed the literature to identify inquiry behaviors, verified findings with an expert focus group, and synthesized the results into 40 behaviors.

Should We Screen for Vitamin D Deficiency?: Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently issued guidelines on screening for vitamin D deficiency.

Factors associated with physicians' choice of a career in research: a retrospective report 15 years after medical school graduation.

Relatively little is known regarding factors associated with the choice of a research career among practicing physicians, and most investigations of this issue have been conducted in the absence of a theoretical/conceptual model. Therefore we designed a survey to identify the determinants of decisions to pursue a biomedical research career based upon the Theory of Planned Behavior and the concept of stereotype threat. From October 2012 through January 2014 electronic surveys were sent to four consecutive Harvard Medical School graduating classes, 1996-1999.