VOLUME 111 | NUMBER 6 | May 2003 • Environmental Health Perspectives The Biological Basis of Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome (HGS): Relationship to Mutagens in the Lamin A/C Gene (LMNA) and to Other Known Laminopathies This PA is a new initiative to support research to understand how mutations in the gene for lamin A/C affect nuclear structure, thus leading to bothdysfunction of the nuclear envelop...

The complex biology of critical illness not only reflects the initial insult that brought the patient to the intensive care unit but also, and perhaps even more importantly, it reflects the consequences of the many clinical interventions initiated to support life during a time of lethal organ system insufficiency. The latter may amplify or modify the response to the former and are eminently ame...

OBJECTIVE To examine in detail the geographic distribution of reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellowships in the United States. DESIGN Ecological. SETTING University-based REI fellowship program. PATIENT(S) None. INTERVENTION(S) None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Number and location of REI fellowship positions. RESULT(S) A significant association was found between the nu...

INTRODUCTION In institutional assessments of faculty, scholarly activity is often cited as a deficiency. Faculty lack the training and resources needed to produce peer-reviewed, quality scholarship. Although a variety of formats have been suggested and used to fill this void, fellowships are a commonly used format to foster educational leaders within institutions. In 2010, the Educational Innov...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (FMIGS) is a postresidency fellowship developed with the mission to train the next generation of minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons. The need for surgeons trained in this field has increased, yet there remains a paucity of information regarding the compensation of these specialized surgeons. DESIGN A survey was sent...

PURPOSE The impact of subspecialty fellowship training on research productivity among academic plastic surgeons is unknown. The authors' aim of this study was to (1) describe the current fellowship representation in academic plastic surgery and (2) evaluate the relationship between h-index and subspecialty fellowship training by experience and type. METHODS Academic plastic surgery faculty (N...