Residents Perspective & Journal Articles

• HIV Partner Service Delivery Among US Blacks Are African American sexual or needle-sharing partners of HIV-infected persons receiving adequate testing for HIV infection and linkage to care in the US?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 2019
• 'Leading the Charge' on Racism, Sexism, Activism in Medicine   Emergency medicine doctor and 'public health guru' Esther Choo on racism, sexism, inequity, and inclusion in medicine.
  Medscape, February 2019
• New Data on Treating Depression in Dementia   Do clinical trials support the efficacy of antidepressants in patients with dementia and depression? Dr Yellowlees reports on a new Cochrane Review.
  Medscape Psychiatry, February 2019
• Cardiology Topics to Watch for in 2019 Wearables, aspirin for secondary prevention, AI and machine learning, and drug pricing are among the topics to keep an eye on in 2019, according to cardiologists Drs Harrington and Gibson.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 2019
• Risk Factors for Prolonged Opioid Use After Spine Surgery Which spine surgery patients are more at risk of prolonged opioid usage after surgery?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 2019
• Leadership in American Surgery: Women Are Rising to the Top Women are increasingly playing leadership roles in the surgical field, but it is equally important to continue to advance diversity in these positions.
  Annals of Surgery, February 2019
• Confronting the Tension Between Academic and Community Oncologists Ravi Parikh addresses the differences between academic and community oncologists, and how they can not only collaborate but also capitalize on each other's unique resources.
  February 2019
• Analysis of the Popular Social Media for Plastic Surgeons When it comes to effectively utilizing social media platforms, what do plastic surgeons need to know?
  Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open), February 2019
• Clinical Informatics: Is It the Right Field for You? Clinical informatics is a relatively new subspecialty that focuses on using data to improve patient care. Here's how to tell whether this field may be right for you.
  Medscape Med Students, February 2019
• Shoulder and Knee MRI for the Sports Medicine Physician This article describes a systematic approach to evaluating both shoulder and knee MRIs for sports medicine clinicians.
  Current Orthopaedic Practice, February 2019
• Long-acting Reversible Contraception Provision by FPs Although the percentage of family physicians providing LARC services continues to rise, it still remains low. What can be done to help FPs integrate these services into primary care?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, February 2019
• Workplace Bullying Among Surgeons Bullying behavior at the surgical workplace is an important issue that can have damaging effects. Is there a solution?
  Annals of Surgery, February 2019
• Ethical Issues in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Innovation Innovations play an important role in advancing the field of plastic surgery, but there are various ethical issues to consider.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, February 2019
• Malpractice Case: One Way to Defend a Missed Diagnosis A 'causation defense' can protect against a ruling of medical negligence, but only under certain circumstances.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, February 2019
• USMLE-Rx: Best Practices for Students   Our medical student representative, Neil Bhavsar, speaks with Tao Le, MD, creator of USMLE-Rx about ways to maximize the study tool and approaches students may not have realized they should be taking.
  Medscape Med Students, January 2019
• Future Directions for Practice-Based Research Networks What areas should practice-based research networks be concentrating on moving forward? This report details the recommendations of current family medicine/primary care PBRN directors.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, January 2019
• Poverty and Cancer Disparities in Ohio How do cancer rates, risk factors, and outcomes differ between the poorest and the most affluent counties in Ohio?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, January 2019
• Cyberattacks in Medicine: Is Radiology the Weakest Link? A fake cancer diagnosis of a prominent figure, a lethal radiation dose — just two examples of the havoc that hackers could wreak in our increasingly networked and digitized health information systems.
  Medscape Radiology, January 2019
• #MeToo Era Presents Complex Questions for Oncology   Drs Kathy Miller and Reshma Jagsi discuss research findings and important issues related to sexual harassment and discrimination.
  Medscape Oncology, January 2019
• Should All Medical Schools Have Free Tuition?   Art Caplan discusses potential positives and pitfalls of tuition-free medical school with Robert Grossman, dean of NYU Langone Medical School, and Tim Rice, deputy director at the Manhattan Institute.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 2019