High-income country (HIC) trainees are participating in research in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) in increasing numbers, yet the ethical challenges they face have not been well described. We conducted a mixed methods study of U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Workforce projections indicate a potential shortage of up to 31,000 adult primary care providers by the year 2025. Approximately 80 % of internal medicine residents and nearly two-thirds of primary care internal medicine residents do not plan to have a career in primary care or general internal medicine.
Objective: We aimed to explore contextual and programmatic factors within primary care residency training environments that may influence career choices.
Telomerase plays a primary role in the maintenance of telomeres in immortal, germ, and tumor cells in humans but is lacking in most somatic cells and tissues. However, many species, including fish and inbred mice, express telomerase in most cells and tissues. Little is known about the expression of telomerase in aquatic species, although the importance of telomerase for longevity has been suggested.
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