title: Research news and notes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. roitberg@uic.edu
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roitberg
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000193:education*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*