Background: International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are commonly understood to move from low to high resource countries with motivations including improved financial situations and cultures of emigration. A presumable exception to the above themes would be the Japanese IMG population. The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of the Japanese IMG experience.
Methods: Using a grounded theory approach, we interviewed 19 Japanese IMGs working in the US and 16 Japanese IMGs working in Japan who had completed US clinical training. Questions addressed decision-making to pursue US clinical training, goals for the training, and career decision-making upon completing the training. Data collection and constant comparative analysis were conducted iteratively to identify emerging themes.
Results: The emerging model of the Japanese IMG experience is focused around pivotal experiences that often include dissatisfaction with the quality of Japanese clinical training and personal exposures to US clinical education. Further decision-making in the pursuit of US residency is influenced by educator training quality, and clinical training and career opportunities. The desire to improve Japanese clinical training commonly influences career decision-making after US training.
Conclusions: The Japanese IMG experience contrasts numerous perceptions of international physician migration and, in turn, enhances understanding of this paradigm. 相似文献
IgG4‐related disease (IgG4‐RD) has emerged as a new entity in the last decade. It comprises numerous conditions previously thought to be unrelated. Macroscopically, these diseases cause diffuse organ swelling and formation of pseudotumorous masses. Histopathologically, they are characterized by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with increased IgG4+ plasma cells and storiform fibrosis. Despite rapid progress within the last years, our knowledge on these conditions is still fragmented. To date, more than forty organs have been reported to be included in IgG4‐RD, and salivary gland involvement is amongst the most common organs affected [IgG4‐related sialadenitis (IgG4‐RS)]. Interestingly, IgG4‐RS shares commonalities with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), like glandular enlargement, sicca symptoms, arthralgias, hypergammaglobulinemia, hypocomplementemia, and circulating antinuclear antibodies. Nonetheless, they differ in that the incidence of anti‐Ro and anti‐La reactivity is not frequently found in patients with IgG4‐RS, their salivary glands are infiltrated by a large number of IgG4+ plasma cells and IgG4‐RS symptoms respond promptly to steroids. The aim of this review was to describe the clinical, serological, histopathological and pathophysiological aspects of IgG4‐RS in the context of IgG4‐RD and highlight the differences between IgG4‐RS and SS. 相似文献
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major form of chronic liver disease in adults and children. It is one of the consequences of the current obesity epidemic, and can progress to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), characterized by steatosis, inflammation, and progressive fibrosis, ultimately leading to cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease. The factors implicated in this progression are poorly understood. NASH is closely associated with obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Recent studies emphasize the role of insulin resistance, oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and cytokine release in the development of NASH. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the etiology and pathomechanism of NASH and the role of the metabolic syndrome in NASH development. 相似文献
We review 15 cases of secondary B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders that occurred among 2,475 patients who received allogeneic bone marrow transplants (BMTs) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle) between 1969 and 1987. The histopathologic findings in 14 of the 15 patients spanned a wide spectrum of lymphoproliferative lesions. One patient had features characteristic of angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genomic sequences were identified by Southern blot analysis in each of the 13 patients evaluated. Ten of the 12 lesions evaluated originated in donor cells. In two patients, who had mixed chimerism after transplantation, the lesions originated in host cells. The combined evidence from immunoglobulin light chain staining and the analysis of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement indicated that the lesions in most patients represented polyclonal proliferations that gave rise to clonal subpopulations. The results indicate an overall actuarial incidence of 0.6% for this complication in BMT recipients. Anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) treatment of acute graft-v-host disease (GVHD) and T cell depletion of the donor marrow were statistically significant risk factors, and GVHD appeared to play a contributing role, particularly in the setting of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) disparity. Two patients had no identifiable risk factors. Prophylaxis or treatment with acyclovir had no detectable effect in the patients; all but two died with uncontrolled lymphoproliferation. 相似文献
The molecular mechanisms involved in luteolysis are still unclear in the
primate. This study aimed to investigate the effect of induced luteolysis
on the ovarian luteinizing hormone (LH) receptor and the steroidogenic
enzyme, 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD) in the marmoset
monkey. Luteolysis was induced in the mid-luteal phase either directly by
systemic prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha), or indirectly by LH withdrawal
using systemic gonadotrophin releasing hormone antagonist (GnRHant)
treatment. The LH receptor was studied by isotopic mRNA in-situ
hybridization and in-situ ligand binding and 3beta-HSD expression was
studied using isotopic mRNA in-situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.
Induced luteolysis was associated with a reduction in the expression of LH
receptor (P < 0.0001) and 3beta-HSD mRNA, closely followed by a
reduction in the LH receptor (P < 0.05) and 3beta-HSD protein
concentrations within 24 h. There were no differences in the findings
whether luteolysis was induced with PGF2alpha or GnRHant. This study shows
that disparate mechanisms to induce luteolysis in the primate result in an
identical rapid loss of the LH receptor and 3beta-HSD. In conclusion,
induced luteolysis leads to rapid loss of the steroidogenic pathway in
luteal cells.
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To see whether kinetic assays of lipoamide dehydrogenase could be used for carrier detection or preclinical diagnosis, Michaelis-Menten constants (KmL and KmH) for the enzyme were determined in platelets from families with a form of recessive Friedreich ataxia and low activities of the enzyme. The KmL of patients' enzyme was 132 +/- 5 microM lipoamide (mean +/- SEM) versus 56 +/- 9 microM for controls (p less than 0.001), and KmH for the patients was 421 +/- 19 microM versus 147 +/- 14 microM for the controls (p less than 0.001). The activity and Km values of one patient's enzyme were abnormal 1 year before neurologic signs appeared. The Km values for the enzymes of the six parents were also elevated (average KmL, 105 +/- 10 microM; average KmH, 378 +/- 47 microM, p less than 0.02). The maximal activities of the parents' enzymes, relative to a mitochondrial marker, were intermediate between the mean maximal control activity and the mean activity for the affected offspring. The data suggest that the abnormalities of lipoamide dehydrogenase are inherited in a recessive pattern in these families. 相似文献
Background The National Health Strategy envisages a health system incorporating patient views; and providing accessible, consultant-led
dialysis services with patient choice of dialysis modality, in all regions.
Aims To describe patients’ experiences of renal services against National Health Strategy objectives.
Methods Telephone interviews with 192 dialysis patients from three hospitals in the Eastern region.
Results One-quarter of participants (16% of haemodialysis [HD] and 46% of peritoneal dialysis patients) lived outside the Eastern
region, and travelled there because dialysis was not available locally. Two-thirds (65%) had a choice of dialysis modality.
High satisfaction with interpersonal care was observed (83–98% satisfaction). Dissatisfaction with physical environment included
parking (39–56%), waiting areas (62–69%), HD unit space (74%). Regarding support services, dietary services were satisfactory
(92–95%), with lower satisfaction ratings for social and financial support services (62%).
Conclusions Structural and management issues must be addressed to advance a quality agenda for renal care in Ireland. 相似文献