A year ago, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) reported that, for the first time ever, female medical school entrants outnumbered male entrants. The report revealed that women made up 50.7 percent of the 21,338 students entering medical school in 2017, up from 49.8 percent in 2016 and just enough to finally tip the …
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Internet search engine giant Google recently announced a $115,000 donation to Charleston’s Medical University of South Carolina to fund a student-run rural health clinic. Funds will cover expenses involved with setting up the CARES Medical Clinic, which will run on weekend at a St. Stephen middle school. The project is an expansion of an existing …
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Over the past few years, Association of American Medical Colleges has projected potentially critical shortfalls of trained doctors in multiple areas and specialties, including primary care. Now, an updated report warns of increasing shortages in both primary and specialty care. In 2016, the AAMC estimated the coming shortage of primary care physicians at up to …
For many medical career hopefuls, a top barrier is the steep financial investment in education and training. After all, the average medical school graduate’s debt hit $190,000, with some 25 percent of graduates carrying debts topping $200,000. Of course, the payoff is lucrative – eventually. Even the lowest-earning doctors, such as pediatricians and family doctors, …
Not everyone who attends medical school opts to become a doctor or surgeon post-graduation. In fact, there are a myriad of career choices that can be built on the study of medicine, including careers in medical law, media, education, policy and advocacy. Now, those who have interests in both health and engineering are enjoying increasing …
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It’s no surprise that medical school is pricey. The most recent statistics by the American Medical Student Association estimate that over 86 percent of graduates in the medical field carry educational debt, compared with overall 70 percent of debt-carrying graduates across the board. Plus, the amount of debt is growing. In 2011, the average medical …
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For well over a century, becoming a doctor in the US required a minimum four-year medical school commitment. That standard was set in 1910 when Abraham Flexner published a highly influential report that established modern medical practices and, despite no supporting empirical evidence, advocated for four years of training – two years of classroom and …
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New guidelines recently approved by the Association of American Medical Colleges mean changes to two key aspects of the medical school admissions process: timelines and waitlist decisions. At first, applicants won’t notice a difference, outside of schools announcing new timelines. But come next April, changes will be evident. First, on April 30th of next year, …
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