Objectives. To examine personal financial management among residents to answer three research questions: do residents make reasonable financial choices;why do some residents not save;and what steps can be taken to imp...
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Objectives. To examine personal financial management among residents to answer three research questions: do residents make reasonable financial choices;why do some residents not save;and what steps can be taken to improve residents' personal financial decisions. Methods. Portions of the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Consumer Finances were modified and piloted to elicit demographic, expense, saving, and income data. The final questionnaire was completed by 151 urology residents at 20 programs. Results. Comparing residents with the general population in the same age and income categories, the median debt/household income ratio was 2.58 versus 0.64. Residents had greater educational debt, greater noneducational debt, and lower savings. Resident participation in retirement accounts was 100% at institutions with employer-matching 401k or 403b plans, 63% at institutions with nonmatching 401k or 403b plans, and 48% at institutions without retirement plans for residents (P = 0.002). Fifty-nine percent of residents budgeted expenses, 27% had cash balances below $1000, 51% had paid interest charges on credit cards within the previous year, and 12% maintained unpaid credit card balances greater than $10,000. The median resident income was $58,400. Conclusions. A significant minority of residents appear not to make reasonable financial choices. Some residents save little because of a failure to budget, indebtedness, high projected income growth, or insufficient attention to personal financial management. Residents save more when they are eligible for tax-deferred retirement plans, particularly when their institution matches their contributions. Many residents would benefit from instruction concerning prudent financial management. UROLOGY 57: 866-871, 2001. (C) 2001, Elsevier Science Inc.
We modified an inexpensive, easily prepared model using a postmortem pig eye for training ophthalmology residents to perform continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis, To reduce the tension and elasticity of the porcine an...
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We modified an inexpensive, easily prepared model using a postmortem pig eye for training ophthalmology residents to perform continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis, To reduce the tension and elasticity of the porcine anterior lens capsule, 0.05 mL of formalin mixed with hydroxyethylcellulose or a viscoelastic material is injected into the anterior chamber via the corneal limbus to fix the surface of the central anterior lens capsule of the pig eye in situ. One or 2 minutes after the injection, only the anterior lens capsule is fixed and corneal transparency is maintained. The reduction in tension and elasticity of the anterior lens capsule caused by its fixation increases the resemblance of the simulated cataract to the human cataract. J Cataract Refract Surg 2001;27:814-816 (C) 2001 ASCRS and ESCRS.
Study objective: We sought to determine whether working 5 serial night shifts in the,emergency department results in a decline in physician performance as measured with an intelligence test. Methods: This study compar...
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Study objective: We sought to determine whether working 5 serial night shifts in the,emergency department results in a decline in physician performance as measured with an intelligence test. Methods: This study compared the cognitive functioning of emergency physicians who worked the day shift (7 AM to 5 Pm) with those who worked 5 consecutive night shifts (11 Pm to 7 AM). The Fluid Scale of the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult - Intelligence Test (KAIT) was administered to 16 emergency medicine residents. Half of the residents (group A) were tested while working day shifts, and the other half (group B) were tested after working 5 consecutive night shifts. After a minimum interval of 2 months, the residents were retested in reverse order, with group A tested after working night shifts and group B tested while working day shifts. Results: A total of 16 emergency medicine residents were tested. A paired t test was used to determine whether day-shift KAIT scores are different from night-shift KAIT scores. The mean day-shift KAIT score was 119.1 (SD=7.7), and the mean night-shift KAIT score was 107.2 (SD=10.2). This difference was significant (mean difference=11.9;95% confidence interval 7.0 to 16.8;P < .001), with the day-shift scores being statistically higher than the night-shift scores. Conclusion: Working a series of 5 night shifts results in a substantial decline in cognitive performance in physicians working in the ED.
The Bahamas is an archipelago of 700 islands with the majority of the population concentrated on just 2 islands: New Providence and Grand Bahama, Most emergency medical services are provided by Princess Margaret Hospi...
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The Bahamas is an archipelago of 700 islands with the majority of the population concentrated on just 2 islands: New Providence and Grand Bahama, Most emergency medical services are provided by Princess Margaret Hospital and Rand Memorial Hospital located respectively on those 2 islands, A detailed description of the delivery, training, and organization of emergency medicine, as well as out-of-hospital care, is provided. Furthermore, disaster preparedness and the future direction of emergency medicine are discussed.
OBJECTIVES: We compared pain perception and procedure time in abortions performed by residents and faculty using a manual vacuum aspirator and electric vacuum curettage devices. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a randomized...
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OBJECTIVES: We compared pain perception and procedure time in abortions performed by residents and faculty using a manual vacuum aspirator and electric vacuum curettage devices. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a randomized trial of 114 women undergoing first-trimester abortions. Patients assessed the level of pain with visual analog scales. RESULTS: The mean procedure times were 5.7 and 6.9 minutes, respectively, with electric vacuum curettage and manual vacuum aspirator. Faculty took less time than residents to perform both procedures. Patients reported a higher pain level with cervical dilatation before resident electric vacuum curettage procedures. Patients undergoing electric vacuum curettage thought that the procedure noise increased their pain. CONCLUSIONS: First-trimester abortion procedures can be performed more quickly by experienced surgeons. The procedure time for the manual vacuum aspirator is greater than that for the electric vacuum curettage. Patient pain perception with aspiration by these two techniques is not different. The level of pain after aspiration did not vary significantly in patients who had abortions performed by residents or faculty.
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