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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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 …
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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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 …
Each year, the Association of American Medical Colleges releases its Matriculating Questionnaire, designed to collect and reveal a litany of information about the nation’s medical students, from their ethnicities to study habits to just when they decided to study medicine. Educators and administrators then use this information as benchmarking tools to tweak their educational programs …
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The days of patients being served by a single superstar doctor are long over. Today’s medical practice increasingly is a team effort, with multiple physicians of varying specialties often consulting on treatment options for a single patient. The expertise of nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, social workers and others also may play a role in …
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Last year, the Association of American Medical Colleges announced that the collective medical community expects a shortage of over 130,000 family physicians by the year 2025. Now, a new report further details the potential effects of that shortage and ways that those issues can be minimized. The report, commissioned by the AAMC by the Life Science …
Every industry undergoes technological and procedural advances over the years. Unfortunately, educational programs that prepare students to enter various fields of work don’t always keep up with real-world practice. And there are critics aplenty who say America’s medical schools are among those programs lagging behind in comprehensive, real-world preparation of students. But the times, they are …
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The nation’s approach to medical education is primed for a major transformation, thanks to the American Medical Association’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education Initiative. Launched in 2013 and already proving to have positive effects, the program awarded $1 million grants to each of 11 schools to develop and implement five-year plans for significantly transforming medical …
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Medical student hopefuls who recently took the MCAT likely got a bit of a shock. The Association of American Medical Colleges rolled out a fully restructured test that’s nearly double in length and includes new sections on biochemistry, psychology and sociology. The new exam is scored out of 528 possible points, up from just 45 …
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