HYPOTHESIS The recent increase in female medical school enrollment and emphasis on lifestyle considerations for both men and women pose challenges for residency recruitment and retention. This study was designed to assess interest in part-time surgical training. We hypothesized that more women than men would be interested in this option. DESIGN A Web-based survey soliciting demographic inform...

Macario Camacho, MD Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Sleep Surgery and Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI, USA Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD Department of Psychiatry, Division of Sleep Medicine, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Redwood City, CA, USA Robson Capasso, MD Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sleep Surgery Division, Stanford University Medi...

Address: 1Consultant Surgeon, General, Emergency and Transplant Surgery DPT, St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy and 2Chief, Trauma Services, Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center at Denver Health Medical Center Chief, Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical, Center Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery,...

SUMMARY Developing countries have been attracting more international patients by building state-of-the-art facilities and offering sought-after healthcare services at a fraction of the cost of the US healthcare system. These price differentials matter most for elective procedures, including cosmetic surgeries, which are paid for out of pocket. It is unclear how this rise in medical tourism will...

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida; Division of Cardiac Surgery Research, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachussetts; School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle Washington; Department of Surgery, Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, Massachussetts; Department of ...

Abstract Aim At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals medical students begin their clinical career in Year 3 and are posted General Surgery for 4 weeks, a relatively short period to experience the wide variety of surgical specialities operative techniques. A skills course - Surgical Skills Medical Students (LTHSSMS) was designed piloted. The aim assess student LTHSSMS conducted at 2019. Method This all...

atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent permanent arrhythmia. it may be associated with other cardiac pathologies which need surgical treatment. various types of surgery including the traditional cut-sew operations and operations using different energy sources are currently in use. in comparison with medical treatment, surgery is safe, effective, and has reliable results.