As COVID-19 and the coronavirus continue to spread throughout the country, countless fields are being turned upside down – education being one of them. After all, the global pandemic hits just as final-year medical students are preparing for residency, third-year medical students are considering options for residency applications and preclinical students are readying to work …
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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 a recent survey by Doximity, an online networking service for medical professionals, the industry has grown by some 20 percent each year from 2015 to …
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. Physician Employment Report reveals these cities are among those not only boasting highest physician salaries in 2019, but also showing the highest compensation growth. Research …
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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 on social media. The accompanying words were poignant: “We are our ancestors’ wildest dreams.” Snapped by photographer Abedoyin Johnson, the image quickly racked up tens …
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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 American Medical Association. Multiple factors may be at play, including “more applicants with disabilities being admitted to medical school, more existing students disclosing disability, better …
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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 are the trailblazers in their families, are increasing in number and finding success despite unique struggles and without the benefits that their continuing-generation peers enjoy. …
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Considering medical school? If so, you may already have resigned yourself to the notion you’ll have to leave your hobbies behind in favor of hitting the books 24/7. That’s a bad idea. In fact, success in your studies may well depend, in part, on how passionately you also pursue outside interests. Here’s why: Your passions …
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While a relatively high pay check certainly is a draw, most medical students say that primary driver for choosing a career in medicine is the chance to make a positive difference in their future patients’ lives. One often overlooked and growing opportunity is in correctional medicine, providing care for incarcerated populations in US jails and …
While the vast majority of medical students are in their 20s and working toward their initial career choices, recent years have seen an increase in first-year medical residents in their 30s or older throughout the US and Canada, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Many of these nontraditional students are opting for …
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Once upon a time, a standout GPA and high MCAT score might have been enough to land you an interview at the medical school of your choice. But since 2015, more than two dozen medical schools across the United States have added to the battery of tests you’ll need to pass in order to land …
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