Predictors of a positive attitude towards rural practice in female osteopathic medical students.

Context: Women outnumber men in medical school. Given the growing need for rural physicians and the underrepresentation of women in rural medicine, understanding predictors of rural practice among female students is imperative for addressing future healthcare workforce shortages in rural areas. Utilizing current evidence, medical schools should seek to admit students with a rural background and interest in pursuing a primary care specialty; however, whether this holds true for female osteopathic medical students is unknown.

Informing training needs for the revised certified clinical data manager (CCDM) exam: analysis of results from the previous exam.

Objective: To inform training needs for the revised Certified Clinical Data Manager (CCDM) Exam.

Introduction: Clinical data managers hold the responsibility for processing the data on which research conclusions and regulatory decisions are based, highlighting the importance of applying effective data management practices. The use of practice standards such as the Good Clinical Data Management Practices increases confidence in data, emphasizing that the study conclusions likely hold much more weight when utilizing standard practices.