General Medicine and Bioethics Research | Department of Internal Medicine | UC Davis Health

Participation in the SMART Program was associated with significant improvements in clinician well-being that persisted six months following program completion and was positively associated with the number of stress-management tools used and meditation practice.

Individuals with dementia have a heightened hip fracture and fall risk but whether markers of brain injury are associated with hip fracture and falls is unknown. This study tested the hypothesis that higher circulating brain injury markers were associated with increased risk of hip fracture and fall hospitalizations.

This study developed and evaluated a named entity recognition (NER) framework that enables automated extraction of nuanced language information from clinical narratives with high accuracy and generalizability. This work supports large-scale, language-focused research and has practical implications for improving patient-provider communication, interpreter service allocation, and equitable healthcare delivery.

Commentary on Yang et al., 2025: Underrepresentation of Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesians Among US Allopathic Medical Students.

This retrospective cohort study assesses opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing trajectories associated with overdose. For both opioids and benzodiazepines, overdose risk was increased with both decreasing and increasing short-term and long-term trajectories relative to stable doses.

While the value of medical student involvement in the care of pediatric patients is widely recognized, challenges and risks may limit learning. Given the need for students to gain this specific skillset, programs must develop strategies to ensure learning occurs in ways that maximize the benefits to children and families.

Institutional review boards (IRBs) are charged with conducting risk-benefit analysis for early phase clinical trials that often involve high levels of uncertainty regarding a trial's potential risks and benefits. Our study used a survey of IRB chairs to explore how IRBs conduct risk-benefit analysis, the unique facets of risk-benefit analysis for early phase clinical trials and specifically for early phase neurology trials, and what facilitates high-quality risk-benefit analysis.

Since Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) overturned Roe v. Wade (1973), thus returning abortion policy decisions to state governments, abortion access across the United States became fragmented, with some states enacting near-total bans and other states strengthening protection. As a parallel, the Republic of Ireland's (ROI) 2018 repeal of the Eighth Amendment and the United Kingdom's (UK) longstanding framework of care offer informative historical examples. This qualitative study explores the perspectives and experiences of abortion-trained physicians in California (CA), Texas (TX), ROI, and the UK, focusing on how legislation shapes physicians' ability to deliver comprehensive abortion care.

Students with disabilities with intersecting identities experience different types of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and sex, emphasizing the importance of addressing multiple, overlapping forms of discrimination in medical education.

The study provides insight into the dynamics of vaccine hesitancy and factors that play into the decision-making process in under-resourced communities, underscoring the role of trust in healthcare providers. These findings are vital for tailoring community outreach strategies to create trust, address barriers, and enhance vaccine uptake within free community clinics.