It’s been called the deadliest drug crisis in American history and it’s changing the way medical schools train students. Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under age 50 – outpacing both guns and car accidents – and opioids alone are driving figures upward at an alarming rate. Recent research reveals some …
Continue reading “Opioid Crisis Prompts Medical School Changes”
According to the American Medical Association’s Physician Masterfile, there are upwards of 800,000 practicing physicians throughout the United States and the vast majority – roughly 750,000 – are MDs (Doctor of Medicine). But a growing number of medical professionals are opting to practice as DOs (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). A report released last year by …
With news of the impending shortage of qualified physicians, thanks in large part to the expected mass exodus of retiring Baby Boomers over the next decade, medical schools nationwide are seeing unprecedented increases in the number of applicants vying for spots. Data from the Association of American Medical Colleges shows that between 2006 and 2016, …
Over the past decade, medical school programs increasingly have incorporated art studies into their course offerings – an innovative move that has garnered much anecdotal success. Now, results of a high-profile study commissioned by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) prove that this creative approach …
Continue reading “New Research Shows Art Studies Improve Medical Students’ Observation Skills”
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria already have cut swaths of devastation throughout the United States and the Caribbean, killing dozens and leaving tens of thousands homeless. And more storms may be brewing, weather experts say. Meanwhile, scores of individuals and organizations are working together to help ease the burdens of those most affected. Among both …
Continue reading “Medical Schools Step up in Wake of Devastating Hurricanes”
According to statistics compiled by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), a nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, immigrants make up a sizeable portion of the nation’s health care workforce – and for those aiming for a medical career, a handful of states offer the most opportunity. In 2015, foreign-born professionals comprised nearly 17 percent of …
Continue reading “New York, California, New Jersey Lead in Foreign-Born Medical Workers”
If you were scheduled to take your MCAT exam in an area hit by Hurricanes Harvey or Irma, take note. Numerous MCAT test centers in storm-affected areas throughout Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands remain closed, pending repairs. And for some centers, those repairs may take significant amounts …
Continue reading “Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Close Multiple MCAT Test Centers”
A once purely functional space near the escalator that takes student from the University at Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences into the Allen-Medical Metro Rail station has taken an artful turn with a biomedical twist. Dubbed “Gut Flora” and commissioned by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, the brightly hued sculptural work is …
Continue reading “Art Meets Microbiology at University at Buffalo’s New Medical School Building”
Statistics from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation reveal that African American medical school graduates numbered 1,061 in the 2015-2016 school year. That figure represents just a tenth of white medical school graduates, who numbered 10,992 the same year. In fact, just five percent of US doctors are black, though African-Americans account for 12 percent …
Continue reading “Top Medical Schools for African American Students”
There’s no arguing that obesity rates in the United States are troubling. Fortunately, America’s medical schools are responding in ways that could positively impact patients nationwide. Since 1980, childhood obesity rates (ages 2 to 19) have tripled, with the rates of obese 6- to 11-year-olds more than doubling from 7 percent to 17.5 percent and …
Continue reading “Medical Schools Boosting Obesity Education”
