A Protocol for Dermatology Service Learning for Medical Students: Supporting Laser Tattoo Removal for Adults Impacted by the Justice-System.

Objective: Medical students are interested in participating in dermatology-based service learning programs that address social justice issues. This article describes a novel volunteer program in dermatology with a focus on laser medicine.

Methods: We developed a service-learning program that is embedded in a tattoo removal program that serves adults who have interacted with the criminal justice system.

Mediating Effects of Emotional Support Reception and Provision on the Relationship between Group Interaction and Psychological Well-Being: A Study of Young Patients.

While it is well-established that mutual aid groups are effective in the psychological rehabilitation of vulnerable individuals, few studies have thoroughly investigated the dynamic mechanism of how psychological well-being improves through mutual aid groups of young patients with chronic health conditions. In connection with several existing theories (i.e.

The AmpliChip: A Review of its Analytic and Clinical Validity and Clinical Utility.

Background: In 2005, the FDA approved the Roche AmpliChip™ for clinical application. The AmpliChip is a microarray chip that has the capability to play an important role in clinical pharmacogenetics.

Objective: Because of the possible influence the AmpliChip may have on patient medication management, the purpose of the review is to address the available evidence for the AmpliChip's overall performance at three key levels: analytic validity (genotyping accuracy, and prediction of the phenotype from the genotype) and clinical utility.