Telemedicine on the Rise
The continued advancement of global communications technology is paving the way for unprecedented growth in the field of telemedicine, the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients via telecommunications. According to…
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Family Medicine Tops List of Most In-Demand Specialties
The much discussed physician shortage, predicted to surpass 120,000 by 2032 according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, paired with the upswing in the US economy throughout 2019 represent…
US Cities Offering the Highest Physician Compensation and Pay Growth
If you’re a future physician with an eye on practicing in New Orleans, Cincinnati, Hartford, Atlanta or Minneapolis, your future already looks promising financially. Data collected in Doximity’s latest U.S….
Women Outnumber Men in Medical School and in Multiple Medical Specialties
It’s no secret that medicine has long been a male-dominated industry. Though Elizabeth Blackwell chipped the first crack in the glass ceiling more than a century and a half ago…
Wait-Listed? Three Things to Know While You Await a Final Decision from your Top-Choice Medical School
When waiting to hear whether you’ve been accepted to the medical school of your choice, it may prove dismaying to get the notice that you’ll simply have to wait a…
Viral Image Shines Light on African American Medical School Enrollment
A recent image of 15 black Tulane University medical students donning their white coats and posing in front of the former slave quarters of a historic Louisiana plantation went viral…
Number of Medical Students with Disabilities Surges
The number of medical students who report having a disability rose 69 percent between 2016 and 2019, according to a new survey published this week in the Journal of the…
First-Generation Medical Students a Growing Minority
The vast majority of medical students who choose careers in healthcare are following in footsteps of parents or other family member who also became doctors. But first-generation students, those who…
3 Questions to Ask Your Prospective Medical School
When choosing where to study medicine, students often are most focused on how they’ll answer questions asked of them by school recruiters and admissions screeners. But just as important are…
First Graduates of Kansas Rural Medical School Head to Work
In 2011, the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Salina opened in a one-building campus in the heart of wheat country. The aim: to help produce just a few skilled and…
