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Assessing recent trends in MD/MBA programs in the United States.
Examine changes in the number of MD/MBA programs and the number of matriculants into these programs over the past five years in order to draw conclusions about trends in graduating physician early career interest in management education.

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Assessing changes in the neurosurgery job marked using a help wanted index methodology.
Retrospectively examine supply and demand trends for neurosurgeons by analyzing changes in the job market over the past 8 years using a help wanted index methodology looking at the number of advertisements placed for neurosurgery positions during this time period. Any correlations with publicly available median income data for neurosurgeons will also be evaluated.

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Determining what characterizes academic neurosurgery departments that achieve high levels of NIH funding.
Determine what characterizes academic neurosurgery departments that secure large amounts of external funding for research by examining the characteristics of those institutions with NIH funding and comparing the 'top tier' institutions to the 'lower tier' institutions (as determined by dollars of NIH funding) to provide departments with information that may help them increase their external research funding.

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Examining the attractiveness of neurosurgery to graduating medical students.
Examine the relative attractiveness of neurosurgery as a specialty to medical students by analyzing trends in the residency match over an 8 year period of time as compared to a help wanted index and salary data. Determine any associations between shifts in specialty preference and overall employment market prospects.

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