Ultrasound implementation into a physical diagnosis curriculum for year 1 medical students is feasible and may improve their overall traditional physical examination skills.

A perception of having been mistreated in medical school is related to students' career choices, a finding that may be useful to medical school administrators/faculty and students as mistreatment is addressed in program planning, counseling, and faculty recruitment.

Students who take a live, 3-4-week commercial coaching course to improve performance on Step 1 of the USMLE do not achieve higher scores than students who study on their own. Students should strongly consider whether or not a substantial investment in time and money for a commercial coaching course is justified in the light of such meagre returns.

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The findings highlight a specific area--foot complication evaluation and prevention--for improving the quality of diabetes care among adult Californians with Type 2 diabetes and SPD.