If you’ve tuned in to CBS’s new medical drama Code Black, you’ll be most interested to know it’s helmed by someone much like you – a medical school graduate. Executive Producer Dr. Ryan McGarry graduated in 2009 from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residence at Los Angeles County General Hospital, known …
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83-Year-Old Surgeon Shows its Never Too Late to Learn
With upward of 40,000 surgeries under his belt over the course of his 37.5-year career in medicine, one might assume that Gino Mori, MD likely knew all there was to know about his profession. He disagrees. That’s why the 83-year-old surgeon re-enrolled in medical school six decades after he first graduated. Dr. Mori first graduated medical …
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Medical School Applicant, Enrollee Rates Hit All-Time High
It’s a great time to be a medical student, according to new data released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Research shows that the number of students enrolling in the nation’s medical schools has grown 25 percent since 2002, hitting a record 20,630. Also on the rise is the total number of med …
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10 Medical Schools That Enroll the Highest Percentages of Accepted Students
For medical school hopefuls, receiving an acceptance letter is a highly anticipated attainment. The only thing better? Receiving multiple letters of acceptance from several institutions. So which do you choose? A key deciding factor may be in looking at the percentage of accepted students that various schools actually enroll. According to statistics compiled by researchers at …
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Best Job in America Today: Physician Assistant
Each year, Mill Valley, CA-based Glassdoor, an online jobs and recruiting site, lists its top choices for our nation’s best careers. This year the physician assistant tops the company’s Best Jobs in America list. Commonly known as PAs, physician assistants practice medicine on teams under the supervision of physicians and surgeons, examining patients, diagnosing injuries and …
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What is a Veteran?
A veteran is person that voluntarily or maybe not so voluntarily, left their home and family to serve in a faraway land under less than vacation like circumstances. A veteran is a person that their first ride in an automobile, train, boat or plane likely had the United States Stars and Bars on the side of it. …
Does Size Really Matter When Choosing a Medical School?
Deciding to pursue a medical career is just the beginning. You’ll have many more decisions to make, and chief among them is choosing a medical school. Currently, there are 141 accredited MD-granting schools and 31 accredited DO-granting institutions in the United States. These range from small schools that admit a few hundred new students each …
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Three Anesthesiology Jobs to Consider
In our most recent blog, we brought you results of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates survey revealing that 16 of the top 30 highest paying jobs in America are in the medical field. Topping that list are anesthesiologists, those who specialize in the use of drugs or other agents …
Medical Jobs Dominate List of America’s Highest Paying Jobs
Those working the highest paying jobs in America don’t don power suits on a daily basis. Instead, they sport scrubs. In fact 16 of the jobs that made the list – including every one of the top nine – are in the medical field. What’s more, opportunity in each one of them is expected to …
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Tips for Shadowing a Doctor
Research by the Association of American Medical Colleges shows that 93.5 percent of the nation’s medical students who matriculated in 2014 have shadowed a physician or other healthcare professional. It’s a smart move that affords medical hopefuls a first-hand look at just what they can expect in their chosen profession and can significantly boost their …
