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J J Chapman

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PubMed1980

The role of the medical school dean's wife: report of a study.

The role of the medical school dean's wife was studied through a questionnaire distributed to wives of U.S. medical school deans. Responses of the wives are presented and discussed. Topics discussed include role orientation, perceived expectations, activities, resources, priorities, and satisfaction. A conceptual model is presented in the form of a three-part typology to describe the approaches used by wives as they play the role. The typology deals with the initiation, extent, and degree of role involvement in medical school activities by the wife of the dean.

Administrative Personnel↗
PubMed1979

Further observations on noise levels in infant incubators.

The purpose of this study was to conduct an acoustic analysis of incubator noise under two conditions: when the incubator was associated with different types of life-support equipment; and when impulse noise was created by striking the side of the incubator or by opening and closing the doors of the storage unit. It was found that the life-support equipment increased the overall noise levels of incubators by as much as 15 to 20 dB. Much of this increased energy was in the high frequency region. Impulse signals created by striking the side of the incubator ranged from 130 to 140 dB. A representative impulse for opening the incubator was 92.8 dB, whereas closing the door produced a peak amplitude of 114 dB.

Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced↗
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Impact of EMS education on emergency medicine ability and career choices of medical students.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a course in emergency medical services (EMS) impacts on the perceived ability of medical students to render care in emergencies such as choking and cardiac arrest, and affects their choice of emergency medicine as a career. METHODS: An eight-question pre- and postcourse survey was given to first- and second-year medical students. The elective course lasted a semester (four months) and dealt with prehospital emergency care, including ambulance rides and helicopter observation. Surveys were collected over a period of seven semesters. The eight-question survey assessed the student's experience, interest, and perceived competence. Precourse and postcourse results were compared using a chi-square with p<0.05 considered significant. RESULTS: Two hundred ten students enrolled in the EMS course. A total of 384 surveys were completed, 190 precourse and 194 postcourse surveys. Eighty-three students (44%) had a family member in the medical profession, five students (2.6%) had experience as an EMT or EMT-P, and 67 students (35%) had worked in any capacity in an ED. There was a statistically significant positive shift in the responses to both questions relating to self-perceived competency (p<0.01). Thirty-eight students (20%) precourse and 58 students (30%) postcourse were interested in emergency medicine as a career (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION: A course in EMS has significant impact on the perceived ability and career choice of medical students. Further study of an EMS curriculum design is needed to determine what information is critical to medical students' education and valuable in their career choice decisions.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗