Analysis of Additional Degrees in Academic Plastic Surgery Faculty.

As plastic surgery continues to evolve, an increasing number of surgeons are attaining additional degrees (ADs). Prior studies illustrate this trend of increased AD attainment among plastic surgery faculty within the United States. Yet, no such study has documented AD attainment variability and influence within Canadian plastic surgery faculty.

Ivory tower in MD/PhD programmes: sticky floor, broken ladder and glass ceiling.

Objective: Achieving gender equity in academic medicine is not only a matter of social justice but also necessary in promoting an innovative and productive academic community. The purpose of this study was to assess gender distribution in dual MD/PhD academic programme faculty members across North America.

Methods: Academic metrics were analysed to quantify the relative career success of academic faculty members in MD/PhD programmes.

Gender and race in radiology: An intersectional analysis of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) database from 1966 to 2021.

Purpose: To describe trends in gender and racial representation within academic radiology in the United States over a 55-year period from 1966 to 2021.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of the American Association of Medical Colleges database of radiology faculty members from 1966 to 2021 was conducted. Trends in academic rank and tenure status for five different ethnoracial groups (White, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American) each subdivided into two gender identities (men and women) were analyzed.

Gender, Race, and Ethnicity of US Academic Ophthalmology Faculty and Department Chairs From 1966 to 2021.

Importance: Workforce diversity is integral to optimal function within health care teams.

Objective: To analyze gender, race, and ethnicity trends in rank and leadership among US full-time academic ophthalmology faculty and department chairs between 1966 and 2021.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study included full-time US academic ophthalmology faculty and department chairs registered in the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Triclosan administration to humanized UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 neonatal mice induces UGT1A1 through a dependence on PPARα and ATF4.

Triclosan (TCS) is an antimicrobial toxicant found in a myriad of consumer products and has been detected in human tissues, including breastmilk. We have evaluated the impact of lactational TCS on UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) expression and bilirubin metabolism in humanized UGT1 (hUGT1) neonatal mice. In hUGT1 mice, expression of the hepatic UGT1A1 gene is developmentally delayed resulting in elevated total serum bilirubin (TSB) levels.

Advancing Diversity in Microbiology: A 55-Year Retrospective Analysis.

Background For over 50 years, affirmative action helped advance equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in educational institutions in the United States (U.S.).

End of Affirmative Action-Who Is Impacted Most? Analysis of Race and Sex Among US Internal Medicine Faculty.

Background: For over 50 years, the United States (US) used affirmative action as one strategy to increase diversity in higher education including medical programs, citing benefits including training future public and private sector leaders. However, the recent US Supreme Court ending affirmative action in college admissions threatens advancements in the diversity of medical college faculty.

Objective: Our study evaluated the demographic trends in Internal Medicine (IM) faculty in the US by assessing sex and race/ethnicity diversity to investigate who is likely to be impacted most with the end of affirmative action.

Organizational Leadership Gender Differences in Medical Schools and Affiliated Universities.

To compare gender compositions in the leadership of the top 25 medical schools in North America with the leadership of their affiliated university senior leadership and other faculties. This retrospective cross-sectional observational study used publicly available gender data from 2018 to 2019 of universities drawn from the U.S.

Entering the Misinformation Age: Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Liposuction.

: YouTube is currently the most popular online platform and is increasingly being utilized by patients as a resource on aesthetic surgery. Yet, its content is largely unregulated and this may result in dissemination of unreliable and inaccurate information. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality and reliability of YouTube liposuction content available to potential patients.

The Genetic Evaluation of Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common cause of heart failure and is the primary indication for heart transplantation. A genetic etiology can be found in 20-35% of patients with DCM, especially in those with a family history of cardiomyopathy or sudden cardiac death at an early age. With advancements in genome sequencing, the understanding of genotype-phenotype relationships in DCM has expanded with over 60 genes implicated in the disease.

Gene therapy for heart failure and cardiomyopathies.

Gene therapy strategies encompass a range of approaches, including gene replacement and gene editing. Gene replacement involves providing a functional copy of a modified gene, while gene editing allows for the correction of existing genetic mutations. Gene therapy has already received approval for treating genetic disorders like Leber's congenital amaurosis and spinal muscular atrophy.

Leadership gender disparity in the fifty highest ranking North American universities: Thematic analysis under a theoretical lens.

Background: Despite changes in the discourse around gender distributions within academic leadership, women continue to be under-represented in academia. Our study aims to identify the extent of gender disparity in the academic leadership in the top 50 North American universities and to critically analyse the contributing factors through a comprehensive theoretical framework.

Methods: We adopted the theoretical framework of leadership continuum model.

American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) social media committee workgroup: best practices for the use of social media in emergency radiology.

Social media has become integrated within the profession of medicine, and emergency radiology has inevitably felt the impact of its presence. Emergency radiologists are encouraged to consider the advantages of embracing the digital era and the benefits it may bring to our careers. We aim to present the best practice guidelines for emergency radiologists and radiology departments.

Lactational delivery of Triclosan promotes non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in newborn mice.

Here we show that Triclosan (TCS), a high-volume antimicrobial additive that has been detected in human breastmilk, can be efficiently transferred by lactation to newborn mice, causing significant fatty liver (FL) during the suckling period. These findings are relevant since pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is escalating in the United States, with a limited mechanistic understanding. Lactational delivery stimulated hepatosteatosis, triglyceride accumulation, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, signs of inflammation, and liver fibrosis.

Subscription-based and open access dermatology journals: the publication model dilemma.

Medical journalism and the dissemination of peer-reviewed research serve to promote and protect the integrity of scholarship. We evaluated the publication models of dermatology journals to provide a snapshot of the current state of publishing. A total of 106 actively-publishing dermatology journals were identified using the SCImago Journal Rankings (SJR) citation database.

Influences of the Social Media Continuum Model in Radiology: Theory and Reality.

Social media utilization has been growing exponentially worldwide and has created a thriving venue for radiologists and the profession of radiology to engage in on both the academic and social levels. The aim of this article is to conduct updated literature review and address a gap in the literature by introducing a simple classification for social media utilization and a new theoretical model to outline the role and potential value of social media in the realm of radiology. We propose classifying social media through usage-driven and access-driven indices.