A Practical Guide to Identifying a Supportive Work Environment for Underrepresented Faculty in Academic Medicine.

Much has been added to the literature to better characterize and define the experiences of faculty who are underrepresented in medicine and other health professions. Additions include approaches for faculty development and suggestions for institutions on how to create equitable environments that promote the success and advancement of this group. Despite all these additions to the literature, health professions educators still lack practical approaches to determine supportive academic health center environments that are receptive to their needs and resourced to promote their career success.

Performance Understanding and Learning System (PULSE-KEY): development of a framework for implementation and performance evaluation of healthcare delivery models of care.

Objectives: Efficient performance evaluation is essential for driving improvement, ensuring accountability and optimisation of outcomes in healthcare delivery. However, its complexity often leads to ineffective implementation. This article aims to advance the field of performance measurement within alternative healthcare delivery models of care through the development and validation of a comprehensive evaluation framework.

Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Tests and Liver Function Tests Among Patients With COVID-19 Diagnosed in Outpatient Settings Using Administrative Healthcare Data and Data From Commercial Laboratories.

Purpose: To characterize select laboratory tests ordered versus reported for patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in administrative healthcare and commercial laboratory data.

Methods: Among patients with an outpatient COVID-19 diagnosis claim in HealthVerity data (01/01/2021-12/31/2022), this study described baseline characteristics and descriptively compared SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests and liver function tests from administrative healthcare (insurance claims and hospital billing data) and commercial laboratories, overall and by code type (e.g.

Metal-rich lacustrine sediments from legacy mining perpetuate copper exposure to aquatic-riparian food webs.

Historic copper mining left a legacy of metal-rich tailings resulting in ecological impacts along and within Torch Lake, an area of concern in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan, USA. Given the toxicity of copper to invertebrates, this study assessed the influence of this legacy on present day nearshore aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. We measured the metal (Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd) and metalloid (As) concentrations in sediment, pore water, surface water, larval and adult insects, and two riparian spider taxa collected from Torch Lake and a nearby reference lake.