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Integrated cardiothoracic residency continues to be most challenging specialty to match

 E-Mail Boston, MA (April 30, 2021) - Research presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, shows that the six year Integrated Cardiothoracic (CT I-6) residency continues to be the most challenging to match, while the pool of applicants has become more diverse. The study, which aimed to identify applicant characteristics associated with a successful match, used data from the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for Thoracic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology (ENT), Plastic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery for 2010-2020. Data compared number of applicants and residency positions, gender, race, and qualifications among CT I-6 applicants with those of other competitive surgical subspecialties, including Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery. Competitive subspecialties analyzed include

Do time-outs work or are they toxic for your kids?

Photo: iStock/gahsoon David Rettew is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and associate professor of psychiatry and paediatrics at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. His new book, was released this year. Your four-year-old son has just thrown a block at his little sister for taking one of his toys. She’s crying, he’s yelling, and you’re right in the middle with a decision to make.  Now what? For years, parents have turned to the time-out as the appropriate response. The child is told to sit in a chair or go to his room for about four minutes (one minute per year of age) before there is a brief discussion about what happened and how to improve next time. Then all is forgiven. 

A heads-up about fainting spells | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Dr. Lewis First (Photo provided) Parents have been anything but faint of heart to ask me about what to do if their child or teenager should experience a fainting episode. Well, let me pass out some information on this particular topic. – – Fainting represents a temporary loss of consciousness as a result of blood not going to the brain due to a drop in blood pressure. It is characterized by dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, blurred vision and sweating until adequate blood can reach the brain. – – There are many reasons why a child or teenager can faint and most of them aren’t serious in young people.

Preventing child abuse is everybody s business | News, Sports, Jobs - Adirondack Daily Enterprise

(Photo provided) Since this month is national Child Abuse Prevention Month, I thought it wouldn’t be harmful for me to talk about this most serious topic. More than 1 million infants and children are abused every year in this country physically, sexually or emotionally. Additional sad facts are that children often know their abusers and the abuse usually occurs in the home making it tough for children to speak up. – – So, who is at risk for abusing a child? Unfortunately, there is no classic description. Abusers come from all walks of life and can include parents, other family members, family friends, teachers or coaches. Often, the abuser was abused during their childhood. While anyone with access to a child can mistreat a child, it’s important to remember that the vast majority of people don’t.

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