Personality matters in extremely demanding environments: A bed rest performance study.

Introduction: Personality is a rather neglected aspect in bed rest studies. The aim of the study was to clarify which specific personality pattern may predict the performance of bed rest study participants.

Materials And Methods: Personality traits were correlated with participants' performance rated by the team running the study.

Assessing core competences of medical students with a test for flight school applicants.

Background: Important competences of physicians regarding patient safety include communication, leadership, stress resistance, adherence to procedures, awareness, and teamwork. Similarly, while selected, prospective flight school applicants are tested for the same set of skills. The aim of our study was to assess these core competences in advanced undergraduate medical students from different medical schools.