Matern Health Neonatol Perinatol
April 2017
Background: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with variability in Cesarean delivery (CD) rates amongst providers at a single institution.
Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was carried out on all births at NYU Langone Medical Center from 2005-2013. Data was collected for subjects and linked to diagnosis codes for singleton and twin deliveries.
Introduction: This student-driven curriculum intervention, implemented with first-year medical students, was guided by the Association of American Medical Colleges' standards for medical education on health care for sexual and gender minorities. Its goals are to describe the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity and sensitively and effectively elicit relevant information from patients about their sexual orientation and gender identity through inclusive sexual history taking.
Methods: Developed through student-faculty collaboration, this three-part module includes a 14-minute e-lecture on taking an inclusive sexual history, a 35-minute formative standardized patient encounter in which students take a sexual history and receive feedback, and a 20-minute facilitated group debrief on the standardized patient activity.
Purpose: Epilepsy is a complex disease characterized by a predisposition toward seizures. There are numerous barriers to the successful treatment of epilepsy. For instance, current antiepileptic drugs have adverse side effects and variable efficacies.
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