Employment benefits across U.S. allopathic medical schools: National norms and relationships with institutional wealth.

This study summarizes employment benefits from across 155 U.S. allopathic medical schools, investigates differences in employment benefits according to institutional characteristics, and explores possible connections between employment benefits and institutional wealth.

Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Project Increases Vitamin D Supplementation in Infants.

Background: American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines recommend 400 IU of vitamin D supplementation daily for certain infants <1 year of age. We aimed to increase the proportion of reported appropriate vitamin D supplementation for infants born at our institution and those who followed up in our resident clinic through 6 months from 49% to 80% over 24 months.

Methods: Our interdisciplinary quality improvement effort included vitamin D medication delivery before nursery discharge and family and staff education.

Maternal holding during therapeutic hypothermia for infants with neonatal encephalopathy is feasible.

Aim: Concerns for infant destabilisation often prohibit parental holding of infants during therapeutic hypothermia (TH). We assessed the feasibility of maternal holding during TH, as the inability to hold can impede bonding.

Methods: Vital signs were assessed in stable infants before, at two-minute intervals during and 30 minutes after a single 30-minute holding session.

Access to transportation for Chittenden County Vermont older adults.

Background: Aging often leads to decreased independence and mobility, which can be detrimental to health and well-being. The growing population of older adults will create a greater need for reliable transportation.

Aims: Explore whether and how lack of transportation has compromised areas of daily lives in older adults.