What Can You Learn About Psychiatry Programs from Their Website? A Content Evaluation for Potential Applicants.

Objective: This project aimed to assess the information contained on general psychiatry program websites and identify common themes that may be useful and informative for residency applicants.

Methods: A survey study design was used to evaluate all US general psychiatry program websites as listed in the FREIDA database. The evaluation form included 44 binary (yes or no) items.

Provocative test occlusion or the Matas test: who was Rudolph Matas?

Temporary occlusion of large vessels (the Matas test) to test the adequacy of collateral circulation is part of daily clinical practice. Nevertheless, only a few clinicians are aware of Rudolph Matas and his pioneering work in different fields of medicine. A legendary New Orleans surgeon, Rudolph Matas (1860-1957) lived nearly a century.