Mixed Methods Analysis of Caregiver Satisfaction With the Early Autism Evaluation Hub System.

Community-based methods for autism evaluation may be one solution for ameliorating delays in diagnosis, which are exacerbated for children from minoritized backgrounds. However, limited research has examined caregiver satisfaction with community-based models of autism evaluation. Thus, our objective was to use a mixed-methods approach to investigate caregiver satisfaction with their child's autism evaluation conducted across a statewide system of primary care autism diagnosis.

Correction: [On Becoming a Global Citizen: Transformative Learning Through Global Health Experiences].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.

On Becoming a Global Citizen: Transformative Learning Through Global Health Experiences.

Background: Globalization has increased the demand for international experiences in medical education. International experiences improve medical knowledge, clinical skills, and self-development; influence career objectives; and provide insights on ethical and societal issues. However, global health rotations can end up being no more than tourism if not structured to foster personal transformation and global citizenship.

Career choices and global health engagement: 24-year follow-up of U.S. participants in the Indiana University-Moi University elective.

Background: Global health experiences evoke a profound awareness of cultural differences, inspire learners to prioritize professional values, and provide a lens for addressing global health care challenges. This study compares the long-term career and practice choices of participants in a 2-month Indiana University-Moi University, Kenya elective from 1989-2013 with those of a control group.

Methods: Global health elective (GHE) participants and a random sample of alumni without GHE experience were surveyed on their clinical practice, public health and global health activities.

Agrichemicals in surface water and birth defects in the United States.

Objectives: To investigate if live births conceived in months when surface water agrichemicals are highest are at greater risk for birth defects.

Methods: Monthly concentrations during 1996-2002 of nitrates, atrazine and other pesticides were calculated using United States Geological Survey's National Water Quality Assessment data. Monthly United States birth defect rates were calculated for live births from 1996 to 2002 using United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention natality data sets.