Publications by authors named "M L Drozd"

Internal medicine training applications in the UK have become increasingly competitive. This article provides ten tips for optimizing internal medicine training applications covering portfolio development, teaching experience, project selection, and interview preparation. We outline strategies for maximizing application scores through efficient resource allocation, effective project selection, and structured interview preparation.

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Objectives: To compare the manual dexterity and composure under pressure of people in different hospital staff roles using a buzz wire game.

Design: Prospective, observational, comparative study (Tremor study).

Setting: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, during a three week period in 2024.

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Microvolume ELISA platforms have become vital in diagnostics for their high-throughput capabilities and minimal sample requirements. High-quality substrates with advanced surface properties are essential for these applications. They enable both efficient biomolecule immobilization and antifouling properties, which are critical for assay sensitivity and specificity.

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Cardiology training in the UK is facing significant challenges due to a range of factors. Recent curriculum changes have further compounded this issue and significantly risk the ability to produce adequately trained consultants capable of managing patients with increasingly complex cardiovascular disease. The introduction of mandatory dual accreditation in general internal medicine (GIM) alongside cardiology, by design, results in significantly reduced training opportunities, including procedural and subspecialty exposure.

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This study aimed to investigate the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on selective muscle activation of the shoulder girdle during the barbell bench press. Specifically, this research focused on how attentional focus on individual muscles, such as the anterior deltoid (AD), pectoralis major (PM), and triceps brachii long (TBL), could influence their electromyographic (EMG) activity during the exercise. : Twelve male participants, with at least five years of strength training experience, performed bench press exercises under two conditions: with extrinsic motivation (no specific focus on muscle activity) and with intrinsic motivation (internal focus on specific muscles).

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