Jan 9, 2013
Women comprise nearly half of all US medical students but they remain underrepresented in academic practice within surgical specialties. To see if this occurs in otolaryngology departments, the authors analyzed faculty listings from academic departments and compared academic rank and h-index by gender. The h-index was...
Jan 8, 2013
As defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), clinical practice guidelines are "statements that include recommendations to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of the evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options." In crafting their recent standards...