Publications by authors named "R G FARMER"
This paper reports a theoretically-driven quantitative content analysis of news media discourse on climate change, its effects, and solutions to understand how US news discourse differs from widely supported scientific conclusions on global climate. Despite the dire warnings and calls to action, US public opinion on the causes and solutions to climate change remain divided. In the global context, the US's split views are anomalous and may be an artifact of the US media's coverage of the climate crisis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Plastic Surgery Common Application (PSCA) was introduced in the 2020-2021 integrated plastic surgery match cycle. We investigated the accuracy of medical student-reported quantitative metrics in the PSCA.
Methods: Quantifiable data from 1 year of PSCA applications were compared between matched and unmatched students.
Background: The treatment approach for soft tissue sarcomas (STS) of the lower extremity has shifted toward the use of neoadjuvant radiation combined with limb-sparing surgery (LSS). The resulting defects often require reconstruction with free tissue transfer for adequate outcomes. Data have demonstrated a potentially increased risk of microvascular complications for free flaps performed using irradiated recipient vessels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine whether performance on Step 2 CK can be used to predict adverse academic outcomes in surgical residency.
Methods: Surgical resident data from a single institution was used. Step 2 scores of each resident were normalized against the average Step 2 CK score for each cohort's application cycle (ie, resident who scored 246 on a year with a national average of 246 would have a normed score of 1; resident with a score >246 would have a normed score >1 etc).