Reimagining a pass/fail clinical core clerkship: a US residency program director survey and meta-analysis.

Pass/fail (P/F) grading has emerged as an alternative to tiered clerkship grading. Systematically evaluating existing literature and surveying program directors (PD) perspectives on these consequential changes can guide educators in addressing inequalities in academia and students aiming to improve their residency applications. In our survey, a total of 1578 unique PD responses (63.

Residency Program Director Perspectives on Changes to US Medical Licensing Examination.

This survey study examines the perspectives of residency program directors regarding reporting the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 as pass/fail and discontinuing Step 2 Clinical Skills.

Frailty Is Independently Associated With Worse Outcomes After Elective Anatomic Lung Resection.

Background: Frailty has been widely recognized as a predictor of postoperative outcomes. Given the paucity of standardized frailty measurements in thoracic procedures, this study aimed to determine the impact of coding-based frailty on clinical outcomes and resource use after anatomic lung resection.

Methods: All adults undergoing elective, anatomic lung resections (segmentectomy, lobectomy, pneumonectomy) from 2005 to 2014 were identified using the National Inpatient Sample.

Impact of Payer Status on Delisting Among Liver Transplant Candidates in the United States.

Although socioeconomic disparities persist both pre- and post-transplantation, the impact of payer status has not been studied at the national level. We examined the association between public insurance coverage and waitlist outcomes among candidates listed for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. All adults (age ≥18 years) listed for LT between 2002 and 2018 in the United Network for Organ Sharing database were included.