Introduction of a Combined Gastrointestinal Histopathology Laboratory Exercise into an Undergraduate Medical School Curriculum.

To improve training in histology and pathology, an integrative, case-based histopathology laboratory exercise that used virtual microscopy was offered to first-year medical students during the KCOM gastrointestinal block. Students showed improvement in their understanding of histology and pathology after completing the exercise. Most students agreed that the combined histopathology laboratory helped them improve their understanding of histology and pathology in the gastrointestinal system and link normal histological and pathological changes to better understand disease processes.

Integration of 3-Dimensional/4-Dimensional Ultrasound Technology into Undergraduate Medical Education: Student Perception of Innovative Obstetrics Education.

The current study assessed level of comfort of medical students using 3-dimensional/4-dimensional (3D/4D) ultrasound technology after participating in an obstetrical ultrasound educational activity. The majority of students agreed that they were capable of performing and interpreting 2-dimensional and 3D/4D obstetrical ultrasounds and that the training benefited their clinical decision-making skills. Additionally, students agreed that access to 3D/4D ultrasound technology would encourage patients to seek physician care and act as a useful tool for patient education.

Integration of Ultrasonography into the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: Seven Years of Experience.

Ultrasound education has been part of the curriculum at A.T. Still University's Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine for over seven years (since 2011), and has been successfully integrated into the first two years of the four-year medical school curriculum.

Changes in rat spinal cord gene expression after inflammatory hyperalgesia of the joint and manual therapy.

Context: Mobilization of a joint affects local tissue directly but may also have other effects that are mediated through the central nervous system.

Objective: To identify differential gene expression in the spinal cords of rats with or without inflammatory joint injury after manual therapy or no treatment.

Methods: Rats were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatment groups: no injury and no touch (NI/NT), injury and no touch (I/NT), no injury and manual therapy (NI/MT), and injury and manual therapy (I/MT).

Burnout among osteopathic otolaryngology residents: identification during formative training years.

Context: Studies of burnout among allopathic physicians have shown many deleterious effects for both physicians and patients. To our knowledge, no studies have quantified burnout among osteopathic physicians.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of burnout, mentoring, and resident training satisfaction among US osteopathic otolaryngology residents compared with previously published data for allopathic otolaryngology residents.