Integrating Community Expertise into the Academy: South Los Angeles' Community-Academic Model for Partnered Research.

The Problem: Charles R. Drew University (CDU) and community partners wanted to create a structure to transcend traditional community-academic partnerships. They wanted community leaders integrated into CDU's research goals and education of medical professionals.

Preventive, lifestyle, and personal health behaviors among physicians.

Objective: This study examines personal health behaviors and wellness, health-related lifestyles, and prevention screening practices among licensed physicians.

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 1,875 physicians practicing in California. Data from 763 returned questionnaires (41%) were analyzed.

Management of ocular inflammation and pain following cataract surgery: focus on bromfenac ophthalmic solution.

Recently, several new ophthalmic NSAID products have been introduced for commercial use in the United States. The purpose of this review is to briefly overview the ophthalmic NSAIDs currently in use and to discuss the management of postoperative ocular inflammation and pain following cataract surgery with a particular focus on bromfenac ophthalmic solution 0.09%.

Prevalence of at-risk drinking among a national sample of medical students.

As limited research exists on medical students' substance use patterns, including over-consumption of alcohol, the objective of this study was to determine prevalence and correlates of at-risk drinking among a national sample of medical students, using a cross-sectional, anonymous, Web-based survey. A total of 2710 medical students from 36 U.S.

An atypical presentation of acanthamoeba keratitis in a patient with keratoconus treated briefly with topical anesthetic.

Objectives: To present a case of biopsy proven acanthamoeba keratitis requiring penetrating keratoplasty in a patient with keratoconus whose clinical course was remarkable for its lack of ocular injection and pain. The absence of these key findings may have contributed to a delay in diagnosis and a delay in instituting antiamoebic therapy.

Methods: Case report.

Impact of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of specialty among fourth-year medical students.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the specific factors that influence medical student's choice of primary care as a specialty. Special attention is given to the influence of desire to work in underserved communities on selection of a specialty.

Design And Settings: A web-based survey of factors affecting choice of specialty was completed by 668 fourth-year students from 32 medical schools.

The development of a mandatory medical thesis in an urban medical school.

Background: The objective of this study was to describe the development of a primary care medical student's thesis.

Description: In 1995, as part of its primary care clerkship, the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Drew University), College of Medicine created a curriculum requiring medical students to develop, design, and implement a research project during their 2-year longitudinal clinical experience.