An Interactive Module to Teach Common Biostatistical Tests to Learners in the Health Professions.

Biostatistics are ubiquitous in medicine, providing quantitative insights into trials and experiments that shape the healthcare field. Despite training in evidence-based medicine, medical students and residents struggle to master biostatistical concepts and apply biostatistics to appraise research. There are limited resources available for students to quickly and cost-effectively learn biostatistical tests.

Reproductive health diagnoses of women veterans using department of Veterans Affairs health care.

Background: Little is known regarding the reproductive health needs of women Veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care.

Objective: To describe the reproductive health diagnoses of women Veterans using VA health care, how these diagnoses differ across age groups, and variations in sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by presence of reproductive health diagnoses.

Research Design: This study is a cross-sectional analysis of VA administrative and clinical data.

Readying the workforce: evaluation of VHA's comprehensive women's health primary care provider initiative.

Background: Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care providers (PCPs) often see few women, making it challenging to maintain proficiency in women's health (WH). Therefore, VHA in 2010 established Designated WH Providers, who would maintain proficiency in comprehensive WH care and be preferentially assigned women patients.

Objective: To evaluate early implementation of this national policy.

Improving trends in gender disparities in the Department of Veterans Affairs: 2008-2013.

Increasing numbers of women veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services has contributed to the need for equitable, high-quality care for women. The VA has evaluated performance measure data by gender since 2006. In 2008, the VA launched a 5-year women's health redesign, and, in 2011, gender disparity improvement was included on leadership performance plans.

New women veterans in the VHA: a longitudinal profile.

Objective: The number of women veterans using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services has increased rapidly, but the characteristics of women joining VHA are not well understood. We sought to describe sociodemographic characteristics, utilization, and retention of new and returning women VHA patients over a 7-year period.

Methods: We identified women veterans who used VHA outpatient services from VHA Enrollment and Utilization files for fiscal years 2003 through 2009.

Patient satisfaction in women's clinics versus traditional primary care clinics in the Veterans Administration.

Objective: To compare patient satisfaction in women's clinics (WCs) versus traditional primary care clinics (TCs).

Design: Anonymous, cross-sectional mailed survey.

Setting: Eight Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in 3 states.