The results of a study on women physicians' timing of pregnancy are reported, with 70 percent of the respondents considered "after completion of residency" to be the best time to become pregnant. Only a third reported that their training or work sites had maternity leave policies. (Author/MLW)

Although progress has been made in the last 15 years in the development of medical school departments with interests in the various behavioral science fields, including anthropology, based on this study only five percent of U.S. medical students had the opportunity to attend lectures in the field of medical anthropology. (Editor/JT)

A questionnaire survey was sent to the 2,270 Iranian physicians in the United States in 1973 to determine intentions to return to Iran and reasons for not returning. Results from the 760 returns show the most frequently cited reasons for not returning were professional, particularly lack of medical facilities and equipment in Iran. (JT)

Presents the findings of a survey on factors that physicians said were important in locating their practices, supplemented with data on specialty distribution obtained from the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician Masterfile. This is the eighth in a series that included every fifth American medical school graduating class since 1915. (JT)

A national survey of physiology, pharmacology, and surgery departments found that while laboratory exercises using animals are common, they are not universal, and that the widely available alternatives assume diverse forms, including films, computer models, lectures, readings, and clinical clerkships. (MSE)

The author discusses national survey data showing that seven of 107 medical schools have a full-term course in the area of death and dying, 44 have a minicourse, 42 have a lecture or two, and fourteen have no formal courses. A multidisciplinary approach tends to be stressed by the majority. (JT)

A National survey of 113 medical schools revealed that most have special programs in child psychiatry distinct from adult psychiatry. Content involves clinical evaluation of children, information on child development and psychopathology, assigned reading, and liaison with pediatrics. Most schools have full-time psychiatrists on the faculty. (JT)

Advantages and disadvantages of academic tenure for clinical faculties, including an appraisal of its financial burdens, the utility of modified or alternative systems, and the issue of abolition of tenure, were examined through a questionnaire survey of 106 U.S. medical schools. (Editor/LBH)

The number of U.S. seniors who enrolled in the National Resident Matching Program in 1986 decreased. The most competitive programs were in emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery, and diagnostic radiology. A new match, called the Medical Specialties Matching Program, is underway for fellowships. (MLW)

A study of the effects of the gender composition of U.S. medical school classes on the specialty choices of graduates during 1970-76, the period of greatest growth in female medical school enrollment, shows only weak statistical effects. The variation in specialty choice patterns across schools suggests a need for further investigation. (MSE)

The management of patients with primary hypertension remains a significant problem for the medical profession. In spite of this, specific programs for education in hypertensive vascular disease have been poorly organized. A survey to determine the level of training in this discipline is discussed. (MLW)

Records maintained by the Association of American Medical Colleges were examined to determine the nature and major sources of academic training received by U.S. medical deans who served during the years 1960-1980. Harvard led the list, followed by Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern. (MLW)

A survey, by the Department of Teaching Hospitals of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), of income, expenses, and general operating data for university-owned members of AAMC's Council of Teaching Hospitals is reported. The current survey was based on data for fiscal 1978. (Author/MLW)

An academic affairs committee submitted a questionnaire to the 116 U. S. medical schools to obtain specific information concerning the existence of National Board of Medical Examiners' part 1 preparatory review programs and the organization and methods of such courses. Only 25 percent of the respondents indicated an organized program of board…

Members of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH) responded to the annual survey covering stipends, fringe benefits, sources of training support funds, "nights-on" scheduling of house staff, and ethnic minority and female representation on house staffs. (LBH)