Publication of Medical Student Summer Research: A Multi-institutional Analysis.

Objective: Summer research programs can support medical students' exposure to research and scholarly activity, and strengthen their applications for residency positions, particularly if students are able to generate peer-reviewed publications resulting from their summer experience. We aimed to estimate the rate of publication among medical student summer projects and identify any predictors of projects' progress to publication.

Methods: Projects were identified from abstract books published by five medical schools' summer research programs for rising second-year medical students.

Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Histiocytic Neoplasms and their Associated Clinical Features.

Anxiety and depression are common in many cancers but have not been systematically studied in patients with histiocytic neoplasms (HN). We sought to estimate rates of anxiety and depression and identify clinical features and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) associated with anxiety and depression in patients with HN. A registry-based cohort of patients with HN completing PROs including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) from 2018-2023 was identified.

Prospective Analysis Comparing the Asthma Control Test (ACT) to the New Subjective Asthma Questionnaire (SAQ-1) for Assessing Asthma Control.

Background Asthma affects millions of patients worldwide. The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) emphasizes the need for individualized treatment based on symptoms and risk of exacerbations. The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is a well-validated tool and considered standard-of-care for assessing asthma control.

Evaluating Fellowship Training for Endobronchial Ultrasound-Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) Using the EBUS-Skills and Task Assessment Tool (STAT) and High-Fidelity Bronchoscopy Simulator.

Background: There are two approaches for endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) training: the traditional apprenticeship approach involving 'see one, do one, teach one', and the computer-based simulation approach. In the traditional approach, the trainee learns under direct supervision from an expert preceptor while performing on patients. In the latter approach, trainees use a high-fidelity bronchoscopy simulator, undertake a skills assessment exam (Endobronchial Ultrasound Skills and Task Assessment Tool (EBUS-STAT)), and receive supervised patient-based training from experienced clinicians.

A novel opioid/pramipexole combination treatment for the management of acute pain: a pilot study.

Purpose: Despite their dangerous side effects, opioid drugs remain a standard of care for moderate to severe pain with few alternatives. Strategies to maintain the analgesic effects of opioids while minimizing the associated risks are needed. Pre-clinical studies have shown using a dopamine 3 receptor (D3R) agonist as an adjuvant to morphine provides superior analgesia against painful stimuli compared to morphine alone.