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Despite increased numbers of women in medicine, issues of gender continue to have a substantial impact on the medical education of female students. Institutions can design interventions about gender issues in medicine that expand beyond a focus on sexual harassment to address the complex ways in which students are affected by issues of gender.

Demetalation of Fe(III) microperoxidase-8 (MP8) by anhydrous HF gives metal-free MP8, a convenient starting material for a wide variety of metal-substituted MP8 derivatives, including Mn(III)MP8. Mn(III)MP8 was produced by treatment of metal-free MP8 with manganous acetate in aerated aqueous solution; it was characterized by mass spectrometry and UV−visible absorption spectroscopy. Resonance Raman spectra suggest that Mn(III)MP8 contains histidine and water axial ligands at neutral pH. The Mn(IV)O derivative is readily prepared by oxidation of Mn(III)MP8 with hydrogen peroxide or Ru(bpy)3 3+ (bpy = 2,2‘-bipyridine).

Existing national data may underreport the full burden of occupational injuries and illnesses. This study sought to provide more complete reporting and to assess disability that persisted following return to work. Workers (n = 205) with a musculoskeletal injury resulting in 5 or more days of lost time or restricted duty were recruited from three employers. Data on work status and functional limitations were derived from multiple sources including administrative records, medical records, and patient interviews at baseline and 6 months. Results indicate that many workers reported continuing difficulties functioning at work following return to full duty. Measures of health-related quality of life improved over 6 months, but bodily pain and physical functioning scores remained lower than expected based on national averages. Sixteen percent of workers were reinjured within a year following initial injury. Following return to work, many workers experienced reinjury or reported persistent limitations in function 6 months following injury. Based on study findings the conclusion is drawn that OSHA logs may provide accurate measures of initial episodes of time loss from work but may under-represent the full magnitude of lost time following work injury.