"Reduced to My Race Once Again": Perceptions about Underrepresented Minority Medical School Applicants in Canada and the United States.

To increase racial diversity in medical school classes, many institutions have created underrepresented minority (URM) application streams. However, many URM students experience overt and passive marginalization throughout their training and this may be related to how matriculants from URM streams are perceived by their peers. We conducted a discourse analysis of online discussion forums to explore how URM streams across Canada and the United States are perceived.

An Unexpected Finding of Hepatosplenomegaly in a Pediatric Patient.

Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder. It is characterized by a deficiency of lysosomal glucocerebrosidase, which results in the accumulation of glycosphingolipid substrates, primarily glucosylceramide, in the phagocyte system. In GD Type 1, the liver, spleen, and bone marrow are typically affected.