Skin Tone Analysis for Representation in Educational Materials (STAR-ED) using machine learning.

Images depicting dark skin tones are significantly underrepresented in the educational materials used to teach primary care physicians and dermatologists to recognize skin diseases. This could contribute to disparities in skin disease diagnosis across different racial groups. Previously, domain experts have manually assessed textbooks to estimate the diversity in skin images.

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Abdominal Body Contouring: A Comparative Matched Analysis of Outcomes and Cost.

Studies that have previously validated the use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy (iNPWT) after body contouring procedures (BCP) have provided limited data regarding associated health care utilization and cost. We matched 2 cohorts of patients after BCP with and without iNPWT and compared utilization of health care resources and post-operative clinical outcomes. Adult patients who underwent abdominoplasty and/or panniculectomy between 2015 and 2020 by a single surgeon were identified.

Identifying US Plastic Surgery Training Programs that Effectively Establish Gender and Ethnically Diverse Faculty.

Background: Successful strategies to improve the representation of female and ethnically underrepresented in medicine (UIM) physicians among US plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) faculty have not been adequately explored. Accordingly, we aimed to identify programs that have had success, and in parallel gather PRS program directors' and chiefs/chairs' perspectives on diversity recruitment intentionality and strategies.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the demographic composition of female and UIM faculty of PRS residency training programs.

Closing the Gap: Training Experiences and Career Outcomes for Underrepresented Minorities in Plastic Surgery.

Background: The present study assesses training characteristics, scholastic achievements, and traditional career accomplishments of ethnically underrepresented in medicine (UIM) plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) faculty relative to non-UIM PRS faculty.

Method: A cross-sectional analysis of core PRS faculty appointed to accredited United States residency training programs (n = 99) was performed.

Results: Of the 949 US PRS faculty, a total of 51 (5.

Does Dedicated Research Time During Residency Predict Resident Academic Productivity and a Future Academic Career?

Objective: Dedicated research time is a component of certain plastic surgery programs, and yet, there is limited research examining its impact on academic productivity and career outcomes. This study aimed to assess the effect of dedicated research time on the academic productivity of residents and the likelihood of pursuing an academic career.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study that examined bibliometric indices of integrated plastic surgery residency graduates from 2010 to 2020.

Plastic Surgery Program Leadership Perspectives on Doximity Residency Navigator Rankings: Do We Need a Better Guide for Prospective Applicants?

Introduction: Doximity has become integrated into the residency application process without any clear merit, comparing programs based on reputation and research. Our study aims to gather program directors' and Chiefs/Chairs' perspectives on the Doximity ranking system and to assess what a better system might entail.

Methods: A 16-question survey was sent to 177 program directors and Chief/Chairs of plastic surgery residency programs.

Distribution of Skin-Type Diversity in Photographs in AAD Online Educational Modules.

Recent studies have highlighted poor representation of darker skin types in medical textbooks and other educational materials. However, whether online educational materials also have poor representation of darker skin types remains less studied, even though trainees are increasingly relying on such resources. We evaluated representation of darker skin types in the Basic Dermatology Curriculum of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), a standardized curriculum for dermatology education.

Characterization of the inflammatory features of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.

Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a scarring alopecia that primarily affects women of African descent. Although histopathological features of CCCA have been described, the pathophysiology of this disease remains unclear. To better understand the components of CCCA pathophysiology, we evaluated the composition of the inflammatory infiltrate, the distribution of Langerhans cells (LCs), and the relationship between fibrosis and perifollicular vessel distribution.

Effects of colchicine in adults with metabolic syndrome: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of colchicine for improving metabolic and inflammatory outcomes in people with obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Materials And Methods: Adults with obesity and MetS, but who did not have diabetes, were randomized to colchicine 0.6 mg or placebo capsules twice daily for 3 months.

Subcutaneous adipose tissue imaging of human obesity reveals two types of adipocyte membranes: Insulin-responsive and -nonresponsive.

In adipose tissue, resistance to insulin's ability to increase glucose uptake can be induced by multiple factors, including obesity. Impaired insulin action may take place at different spatial loci at the cellular or subcellular level. To begin to understand the spatial response to insulin in human subcutaneous adipose tissue (hSAT), we developed a quantitative imaging method for activation of a major signaling node in the glucoregulatory insulin signaling pathway.

Palmitoylation of the ciliary GTPase ARL13b is necessary for its stability and its role in cilia formation.

Primary cilia are hairlike extensions of the plasma membrane of most mammalian cells that serve specialized signaling functions. To traffic properly to cilia, multiple cilia proteins rely on palmitoylation, the post-translational attachment of a saturated 16-carbon lipid. However, details regarding the mechanism of how palmitoylation affects cilia protein localization and function are unknown.