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M A Bowbeer

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PubMed1989

Characteristics of medical schools and their affiliated institutions.

Survey data from a sample of 58 U.S. and six Canadian medical schools were used to describe the current network of medical schools and their affiliates. Results showed that each medical school in the study averaged over 11 affiliates. The largest percentages of affiliates reported were in the categories of "community" hospitals (that is, the nongovernmental, not-for-profit hospitals), Veterans Administration hospitals, and city hospitals. Characteristics of the medical schools, such as class size, ownership, year established, and the presence of a university hospital, were not related to either the number or the kind of affiliates. However, the sizes of the affiliated institutions were associated with the year the medical school was established, the presence of a university hospital, and the class size of the medical school.

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Screening for diabetic retinopathy in communities.

Twelve retinopathy screening clinics serving 489 diabetic patients were conducted in three Michigan communities as part of the outreach effort of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center. Screening activities were initiated by local diabetes educators who conducted a program designed to promote detection of diabetic eye disease and increase patient and health care provider awareness of accepted ophthalmic evaluation guidelines. This experience suggests that retinopathy screening clinics can be successfully conducted if health care professionals in the community consider diabetic retinopathy to be a serious problem, one individual is willing to oversee the organizational aspects of the clinic, and an ophthalmologist with laser treatment capability is present or nearby. These clinics are effective in detecting diabetic eye disease and facilitating subsequent patient visits to an ophthalmologist for evaluation in accordance with national recommendations.

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