An Early Evaluation of Remote Site Visits for ACGME Program Applications.

Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, accreditation site visit interviews occurred in-person. In response to the pandemic, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) developed a remote site visit protocol.

Objective: To perform an early assessment of the remote accreditation site visits for programs applying for initial ACGME accreditation.

Improvement in Context: Exploring Aims, Improvement Priorities, and Environmental Considerations in a National Sample of Programs Using "Small Data".

Background: In 2013, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) transitioned into a new accreditation system to reduce burden, focus on outcomes, and promote innovation and improvement. One component is a self-study that includes aims, an environmental assessment, and setting improvement priorities. The ACGME initiated voluntary site visits following the self-study.

Accuracy of fine needle aspiration and core lung biopsies to predict histology in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Management of advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients is dependent on the histologic diagnosis for both testing and treatment. This study was designed to determine the ability of fine needle aspiration and core biopsies to correctly determine histologic diagnosis in non-small cell lung cancer. Our institutional cardiothoracic surgery database was reviewed for cases of non-small cell lung cancer treated with lobectomy after a preoperative biopsy by CT guidance or bronchoscopy over a 10-year period from 2002 to 2011.

Teenage driver safety: should graduated drivers licensing be universal?

The number of motor vehicle deaths has decreased significantly in the last quarter century. However, there remain a disproportionate number of automobile crashes involving teenage drivers. Studies have shown these accidents are related to several, possibly behavioral, factors, including driver error, speeding, and increasing numbers of passengers.

Power lawnmower injuries.

Power lawnmowers are among the most ubiquitous household tools, yet they pose significant danger to operator and bystanders. Despite of the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission's push to have safety standards established for walk-behind mowers in 1982 and for ride-on mowers in 1986, by 2000 approximately 80,000 injuries nationwide were estimated to be associated with power mowers. Large numbers of these injuries are thought to be preventable, especially those to individuals younger than 14 years.