The relationship of gastroesophageal reflux disease and asthma control.

Purpose: To study whether ACT responses are confounded by gastro-esophageal status (GERD), and if this is in concordance with the variation in Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1%) and Fractional Excretion of Nitric Oxide (FeNO).

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective cohort study ( = 307). Patients were surveyed for demographics data, and underwent ACT scoring, FEV1% and FeNO testing.

Patient-Physician Racial Concordance Associated with Improved Healthcare Use and Lower Healthcare Expenditures in Minority Populations.

Background: Racial concordance between patients and clinician has been linked to improved satisfaction and patient outcomes.

Objectives: (1) To examine the likelihood of clinician-patient racial concordance in non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, Asian, and Hispanic patients and (2) to evaluate the impact of patient-clinician race concordance on healthcare use and expenditures within each racial ethnic group.

Methods: We analyzed data from the 2010-2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

Graduating With Honors in Resilience: Creating a Whole New Doctor.

Background: Although coaching programs have become a prominent piece of graduate medical education, they have yet to become an integral part of undergraduate medical education. A handful of medical schools have utilized longitudinal coaching experiences as a method for professional identity formation, developing emotional intelligence and leadership.

Objective: We developed A Whole New Doctor (AWND), a medical student leadership development and coaching program at Georgetown University, with the aim of fostering resilience, leadership, and emotional intelligence at the nascent stage of physician training.