What do medical students and graduated physicians think about infectious disease specialists?

International audienceObjectives: This study evaluated the social representation and stereotypes on infectious disease (ID) specialists among medical students and physicians in France after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A survey applying the hierarchical evocation model assessed the social representations (SRs) of ID specialists. Results: All in all, 372 answers were analyzed. The positive elements related to the personal and professional qualities of ID specialists (‘intellectual prestige”, “open-mindedness”), in contrast with negative stereotypes related to their perceived daily life and practice characteristics (“hospital-based”, “intense”, “overspecialized”). Variables such as “I would not have chosen (or I won't choose) ID after the national ranking exam” and “I know someone who is an ID specialist” were associated with worse SR scores (p < 0.001 and p = 0.022 respectively). Conclusions: These findings provide insights into the attractiveness of ID as a specialty. Rounds in ID departments may enhance the interest of the specialty as a possible residency choice

Mental health and working conditions among French medical students: A nationwide study

International audienceBackground: Medical students' mental health is a public health problem that has worsened with COVID 19's pandemic. There is a lack of French data. The principal aim was to assess French medical students' mental health. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was performed between May 27 and June 27, 2021. An anonymous questionnaire was sent via academic email addresses by medical faculties and secondly on social media. We assessed 7-day anxiety and depressive symptoms were evaluated with the Hospitalization Anxiety and Depression scale, 12-month major depressive episode (MDE) with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form, burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory, 12-month suicidal ideation, humiliation, sexual harassment, and sexual aggression during their curriculum. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify main MDE associated factors. Outcomes: 11,754 participants (response rate: 15.3%) were included. Prevalence of 7-day anxiety symptoms, 7day depressive symptoms, 12-month MDE, and 12-month suicidal thoughts were 52%, 18%, 25%, and 19% respectively. Burnout syndrome concerned 67% of clinical students and residents and 39% of preclinical students. Prevalence of humiliation, sexual harassment, and sexual abuse during their curriculum were 23%, 25%, and 4%, respectively. Having important (OR = 1.44, IC 95 [1.31-1.58], p < 0.001) or very important financial issues (OR = 2.47, IC 95 [2.15-2.85], p < 0.001), experienced humiliation (OR = 1.63, IC 95 [1.46-1.81], p < 0.001), sexual harassment (OR = 1.43, IC 95 [1.28-1.59], p < 0.001) and sexual abuse (OR = 1.52, IC 95 [1.24-1.85], p < 0.001) were associated with an increased risk of MDE. Interpretation: This is the largest study on French medical students' mental health. These results point to very particular conditions in French students environment that need to be addressed to improve their mental health

How do medical students, residents and graduated physicians really perceive radiologists? A cross-national study

International audienceBackground: Radiology has always been an attractive specialty for residents, but its attractiveness has recently decreased in France regarding the median choice rank after at the National Residency Board. Aim: To study Radiologists' perceptions and social representations (SRs) among a group of medical students, residents and graduated physicians in France, to better understand the view of Radiologists to debunk stereotypes. Methods: The nationwide web-based survey was based on valid hierarchical evocation methods. We determined the corpus's central core and SRs’ principal themes with prototypical and correspondence factor analysis (CFA), respectively. Results: Overall, 419 answers were analyzed. Radiologists' SRs were divided into 3 classes: negative stereotypes of Radiologists, negative stereotypes of the Radiologists’ daily practice and Radiologists’ skills. After multivariate analysis, variables that seemed to have a positive influence on Radiologists’ SRs were considering radiology as a potential choice of specialty (p < 0.001) and the existence of practical experience in Radiology (p = 0.008). Women seemed to have a more negative SR of Radiologists than men (p = 0.035). Discussion: This was the largest qualitative study on the subject and the only one among medical students, residents and graduated physicians, allowing a global picture. SRs of Radiologists seemed to be negative, potentially caused by poor knowledge of the Radiologists’ profession. Conclusion: SRs of Radiologists among medical students and graduated physicians appears to be negative. Promoting the specialty among medical students and encouraging their immersion in a Radiology department could help to debunk many stereotypes about the daily life and missions of Radiologists

Biallelic PRKAG2 Truncating Variants Are Associated with Severe Neonatal Cardiomyopathies

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MOOC on Bioinformatics in Genomic Medicine (BiG MOOC)

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