On SPSSI's first twenty years.

The First Twenty-Five Years

At the initial meeting of the AES, held in November 1927, among the resolutions passed, two were of particular significance. They were: 1. That the object of this Society be to promote the study and discussion of epidemiological problems. 2. That membership shall consist only of those active and interested in the study of epidemiology. Although the by-laws did not specify that unfinished work c...

Twenty-one years later: Twenty-first century rehabilitation.

Welcome to Volume 1 issue 3 of the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. A focus for this issue is the rehabilitation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Our authors have put together a series of article on the history and care of boys with DMD. Dr. Michael Nigro, my neighbor to the east, a long time leader in southeast Michigan and the United States in the care of neuromuscular disea...

Endovascular aortic repair: first twenty years.

Endovascular aortic/aneurysm repair (EVAR) was introduced into clinical practice at the beginning of the nineties. Its fast development had a great influence on clinicians, vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists, educational curriculums, patients, industry and medical insurance. The aim of this paper is to present the contribution of clinicians and industry to the development and adv...

Twenty years on.

Twenty years on.

One of the problems of moving to the USA to practise medicine is taking "finals" again. I don't mean the exam for an Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate, which is a one-day affair taken in the familiar surroundings of London or Edinburgh. Without the ECFMG, of course, one's chances of getting a visa to live in the USA are next to nil. But actually to practise a...