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J C Gillen

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PubMed1992

Potential influences of residencies' health risk policies on their rankings by Ohio applicants.

Residents' health risks constitute an area of increasing concern for hospitals and residencies. This study examined the importance of health risk policies in the context of students' selection of residencies. In 1991, all 836 fourth-year students in six Ohio medical schools were surveyed about their attitudes regarding residencies' policies on drug screening, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) testing, and smoke-free workplaces. Of 763 surveys able to be delivered, 341 (45%) were returned. Substantial subsets of the students indicated that they would rank lower or not at all a program that required pre-residency drug screening (22%) or HIV testing (31%). Conversely, almost half the students (48%) responded that they would rank a program higher whose institution has a smoke-free policy. A discussion of potential factors affecting these findings is presented, with recommendations for hospitals, residencies, and residency applicants.

AIDS Serodiagnosis↗
PubMed1989

Family physicians and referral for psychotherapy.

This study examines the factors influencing family physicians' patient referrals for psychotherapy. A questionnaire designed from a pilot study of the full-time family practice faculty at Wright State University was mailed to all members (154) of the voluntary family practice faculty at Wright State University with a 63 percent return rate. Results indicated the most important factors in determining whether a patient is referred for psychotherapy include the severity of the problem, the threat of suicide, and the need for specialized treatment. The most important therapist characteristics looked for by a family physician are ability, availability, appreciation of the person as a whole, interaction skills, and experience. The article also discusses the ways in which family physicians find a psychotherapist, the feedback desired by the family physician from a psychotherapist, and type of psychotherapist discipline preferred by the family physician for handling various patient situations.

Family Practice↗
PubMed1986

Recurrent Legionnaires' disease: a case report.

In 1979, an isolated case of legionnaires' disease in a 46 year old Caucasian male Ohio physician was reported. Diagnosis was later confirmed by a fourfold increase in indirect immunofluorescent antibody titer level. Recovery began rapidly after the administration of erythromycin therapy and appeared to be complete. The following year the same patient suffered an apparent reinfection, once again realizing prompt and total recovery upon receiving erythromycin therapy. Although not commonly reported, the possibility of reinfection with the Legionella bacterium is a reality. The source of human innoculation need not necessarily be a common water supply or large cooling system reservoir (as was previously thought). Erythromycin continues to be widely regarded as the treatment of choice for infections with the Legionella bacterium even though this case demonstrates that it does not prevent reinfection.

Air Conditioning↗
PubMed1981

Family practice undergraduate education.

A survey conducted by the Wright State University School of Medicine indicates that family practice has become a fully integrated curriculum component in the majority of US medical schools. Results indicate that family practice courses are offered most often as outpatient experiences and are taught by both full-time and volunteer faculty.

Career Choice↗
PubMed1977

Profile of full-time family practice educators.

This paper presents the first study of characteristics of full-time family practice educators in the United States. The majority of family practice educators entered the teaching field within the 1972 to 1975 time period, having done so after a period of ten to 20 years in the private practice of family medicine. Group practice (124) marginally outnumbered solo practice (102) with internal medicine and pediatrics representing the greatest percentage of patient care in all previous practice settings. A large majority of family practice educators have had two years of graduate training and are diplomates of the American Board of Family Practice. The respondents expressed a high degree of personal and professional satisfaction in their present positions, but many desired continuation of personal patient contact.

Adult↗