2011
Almost Internists: Analysis of Students Who Considered Internal Medicine but Chose Other Fields
Durning SJ, Elnicki DM, Cruess DF, Reddy S, Kernan WN, Harrell HE, Schwartz MD, Fagan MJ, Battistone M, Hauer KE. Almost Internists: Analysis of Students Who Considered Internal Medicine but Chose Other Fields. Academic Medicine 2011, 86: 194-200. PMID: 21169784, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3182045ee5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceCareer ChoiceClinical ClerkshipCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansInternal MedicineLogistic ModelsMaleSpecializationStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsEducational experienceCareer choiceCareer decisionsFourth-year medical studentsMedical student career choiceAnalysis of studentsNumber of studentsStudents' career choicesInternal medicineIM clerkshipStudent characteristicsMedical studentsU.S. institutionsStudentsIntellectual challengePatient's internistCareerAuthors' modelImportant underpinningExperienceChoosersPolicy makersSpecialtiesPercentage of varianceClerkship
2008
Factors Associated With Medical Students' Career Choices Regarding Internal Medicine
Hauer KE, Durning SJ, Kernan WN, Fagan MJ, Mintz M, O’Sullivan P, Battistone M, DeFer T, Elnicki M, Harrell H, Reddy S, Boscardin CK, Schwartz MD. Factors Associated With Medical Students' Career Choices Regarding Internal Medicine. JAMA 2008, 300: 1154-1164. PMID: 18780844, DOI: 10.1001/jama.300.10.1154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudents' career choicesCareer choiceEducational experienceCareer decision makingIM clerkshipMedical studentsFourth-year medical studentsMedical student career choiceGeneral internal medicineUS medical schoolsMedical student interestSubspecialty internal medicineInternal medicineStudent interestPrivate schoolsUS physician workforceMedical schoolsFavorable impressionStudentsCareerPhysician workforcePractice environmentClerkshipFavorable feelingsSchools
2005
Altruism as a reason for participation in clinical trials was independently associated with adherence
Rosenbaum JR, Wells CK, Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Kernan WN, Horwitz RI. Altruism as a reason for participation in clinical trials was independently associated with adherence. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2005, 58: 1109-1114. PMID: 16223653, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsBetter functional statusStudy medicationMedical regimenRecruitment of participantsClinical featuresStroke trialsFunctional statusWomen's EstrogenStratified analysisMultivariable regressionClinical researchEstrogenTrialsAdherenceBaseline featuresSocial supportFurther investigationWomenParticipantsAltruistic reasonsPossible contributionHigh levelsPlaceboMedicationsPrevalence of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Following a Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke
Kernan WN, Viscoli CM, Inzucchi SE, Brass LM, Bravata DM, Shulman GI, McVeety JC. Prevalence of Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Following a Transient Ischemic Attack or Ischemic Stroke. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 227-233. PMID: 15668371, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.2.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overBlood GlucoseCohort StudiesFemaleGlucose IntoleranceGlucose Tolerance TestHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPrevalenceProbabilityPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionStrokeConceptsTransient ischemic attackDiabetic glucose toleranceImpaired glucose toleranceAbnormal glucose tolerancePlasma glucose levelsRecent transient ischemic attackGlucose toleranceIschemic strokeGlucose levelsIschemic attackPhysician-diagnosed diabetes mellitusOral glucose tolerance testStepwise logistic regression modelIncident vascular diseaseRecurrent brain diseaseVascular disease mortalityHistory of diabetesClinical Research CenterGlucose tolerance testLower waist circumferencePlasma glucose valuesForward stepwise logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsEligible patientsAntihyperglycemic therapy
2003
Major Risk Factors for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Young Are Modifiable
Broderick JP, Viscoli CM, Brott T, Kernan WN, Brass LM, Feldmann E, Morgenstern LB, Wilterdink JL, Horwitz RI. Major Risk Factors for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Young Are Modifiable. Stroke 2003, 34: 1375-1381. PMID: 12764233, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000074572.91827.f4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesCocaine-Related DisordersCohort StudiesComorbidityCooperative BehaviorFemaleHumansHypertensionLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioPhenylpropanolamineRisk FactorsSex DistributionSmokingStrokeSubarachnoid HemorrhageThinnessUnited StatesConceptsAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageSubarachnoid hemorrhageRisk factorsLower body mass indexIndependent risk factorCurrent cigarette smokersPrevalent risk factorsBody mass indexMajor risk factorCase-control studyYears of ageRandom digit dialingWarrants further studyHemorrhagic strokeIntracerebral hemorrhageCigarette smokersMass indexPreventable diseaseWomen 18Multivariable modelFamily historyCase subjectsAssociation of caffeineCocaine useHemorrhageInfluence of race, clinical, and other socio-demographic features on trial participation
Corbie-Smith G, Viscoli CM, Kernan WN, Brass LM, Sarrel P, Horwitz RI. Influence of race, clinical, and other socio-demographic features on trial participation. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2003, 56: 304-309. PMID: 12767406, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(03)00046-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrial participationPrevious estrogen useClinical trial participationHistory of hysterectomyEstrogen useClinical characteristicsStroke trialsWomen's EstrogenClinical trialsConsent ratesCognitive impairmentSocio-demographic featuresMultivariate modelInfluence of raceHysterectomyEstrogenWomen's decisionsTrialsEthnic groupsImpairmentVisitsWomenUse of Ephedra-containing products and risk for hemorrhagic stroke
Morgenstern LB, Viscoli CM, Kernan WN, Brass LM, Broderick JP, Feldmann E, Wilterdink JL, Brott T, Horwitz RI. Use of Ephedra-containing products and risk for hemorrhagic stroke. Neurology 2003, 60: 132-135. PMID: 12525737, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000042092.20411.5b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research