Stories of Bereavement: Examining Medical Students' Reflections on Loss and Grief.

In this qualitative study, we used thematic analysis to examine reflective essay data from students at a United States public medical school ( = 60). We sought to identify how students describe their experiences of loss and grief, as well as examine differences between students' responses to personal and professional loss. Students in both groups reported similar reactions with some expected differences: Students who experienced professional loss more often emphasized skills focused on helping patients' families.

A novel variant in the tropomyosin 3 gene presenting as an adult-onset distal myopathy - a case report.

Background: We report a patient with a novel c.737 C > T variant (p.Ser246Leu) of the TPM3 gene presenting with adult-onset distal myopathy.