Effect of age and vaccination on extent and spread of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in C57BL/6 mice.

Background: Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular respiratory pathogen for humans. Infection by C. pneumoniae may be linked etiologically to extra-respiratory diseases of aging, especially atherosclerosis.

Self-assessed learning style correlates to use of supplemental learning materials in an online course management system.

Background: The benefit of online learning materials in medical education is not well defined.

Aim: The study correlated certain self-identified learning styles with the use of self-selected online learning materials.

Methods: First-year osteopathic medical students were given access to review and/or summary materials via an online course management system (CMS) while enrolled in a pre-clinical course.

Age alterations in extent and severity of experimental intranasal infection with Chlamydophila pneumoniae in BALB/c mice.

The intracellular bacterium Chlamydophila ("Chlamydia") pneumoniae is a pathogen for several respiratory diseases and may be a factor in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases of aging including atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. We assessed whether aging is coupled with increased burden of infection in BALB/c mice after intranasal infection by C. pneumoniae.

Professionalism: orientation exercises for incoming osteopathic medical students and developing class vision statements.

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has developed an exercise to introduce professional ethics and behavior at the earliest stages of medical education. During orientation, each incoming class creates a class vision statement. After small group discussions on professional ethics, honesty, and responsibilities, representatives from each group collated student input and constructed a class vision statement reflective of student consensus on these issues.