Impact of Global Health Experiences During Residency on Graduate Practice Location: A Multisite Cohort Study.

Background: The impact of global health experiences on practice location is not clear.

Objective: We studied whether participants in global health tracks (GHTs) and global health electives (GHEs) were more likely to practice in underserved areas.

Methods: Our study used the 2010 American Medical Association Masterfile to evaluate the practice location of 999 graduates (1980-2009) from 5 family medicine programs.

The financial health of global health programs.

Background And Objectives: No studies have examined how established global health (GH) programs have achieved sustainability. The objective of this study was to describe the financial status of GH programs.

Methods: In this cross-sectional survey of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's Group on Global Health, we assessed each program's affiliation, years of GH activities, whether or not participation was formalized, time spent on GH, funding, and anticipated funding.

Alirocumab for hyperlipidemia: physiology of PCSK9 inhibition, pharmacodynamics and Phase I and II clinical trial results of a PCSK9 monoclonal antibody.

Statins have been the cornerstone of lipid therapy for the last two decades, but despite significant clinical efficacy in the majority of patients, a large residual risk remains for the development of initial or recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In addition, owing to side effects, a significant percentage of patients cannot tolerate any statin dose or a high enough statin dose to reach their recommended LDL cholesterol goals. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to PCSK9 have recently been shown to be highly efficacious in lowering LDL cholesterol, while demonstrating a favorable adverse event profile in early clinical trials.

An International Health Track Is Associated With Care for Underserved US Populations in Subsequent Clinical Practice.

Background: Recent efforts to increase insurance coverage have revealed limits in primary care capacity, in part due to physician maldistribution. Of interest to policymakers and educators is the impact of nontraditional curricula, including global health education, on eventual physician location. We sought to measure the association between graduate medical education in global health and subsequent care of the underserved in the United States.

The impact of a clinic move on vulnerable patients with chronic disease: a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis.

Background: Changing locations disrupts the populations served by primary health care clinics, and such changes may differentially affect access to care for vulnerable populations.

Methods: Online geographic information systems mapping tools were used to define how the relocation of a family medicine center impacted access to care for black and Hispanic patients with chronic disease.

Results: Maps created from practice management data revealed a distinct shift in black and Hispanic patients with chronic disease being served in the new location.

The effect of offering international health training opportunities on family medicine residency recruiting.

Background And Objectives: While medical students' interest in family medicine declines, and residency programs face recruiting challenges, interest in international health is increasing. We studied the influence of offering an international health track (IHT) on residency recruitment.

Methods: We surveyed all graduates between the years 1994--2003 of a family medicine residency program offering an optional IHT (n=90).