It goes without saying that medical school will prove one of the busiest, most challenging yet rewarding times of your life. Your studies will be intense and, to maximize your time and effort, you’ll need to be able to focus. That’s why choosing the right living arrangement for you will be crucial to your success. …
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Some of the most important work in the medical field doesn’t involve treating patients. In fact, it takes place long before a patient walks into a doctor’s office. That’s because every new treatment, every new or improved medication or medical device, every groundbreaking advance in healthcare happens via medical research, and much of that research …
The coming shortage of physicians means a plethora of opportunities for those planning careers in medicine. But make no mistake – competition for those tens of thousands of open job spots will remain fierce, as will competition for coveted spots in America’s best medical schools. That’s because each year, many more qualified individuals apply to the …
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A recent report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) shows that by 2025, the United States will see estimated shortages of between 14,900 and 35,600 primary care physicians, plus 37,600 and 60,300 non-primary care specialty physicians. All total, the shortage could hit between 61,700 and 94,700 physicians, with elderly patients placed at the …
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Per the latest research by the Association of American Medical Colleges, projected shortages of primary care physicians range between 14,900 and 35,600 by 2025. That’s critical because primary care typically is the initial point of contact for a patient when an illness, injury or other health concern arises. Primary care physicians not only treat patients …
It certainly isn’t a common occurrence to see someone – anyone – spontaneously break into song and dance in a medical school classroom. But that’s just what happened recently when Anthony Tobia, Professor of Psychiatry of Rutgers’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, arranged for a live streamed presentation of portions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famed …
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Becoming a practicing physician isn’t the only reason to earn a medical degree. And for many students who do plan to practice medicine, an additional degree may prove a boon to their careers. Here are five reasons to consider studying on a dual-degree or joint MD track. You’d like to work in medical media: Television shows …
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While strides toward improving diversity in medical schools and, ultimately, the medical profession have been made over the past decades, there remains much room for improvement, statistics show. Currently, about 55 percent of medical school applicants are white and of them, 54 percent of them are male. Hispanic or Latino students make up eight percent …
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All the talk at Oklahoma State University Medical School lately is about 23-year-old Cody Miller and his 46-year old mom, Terresa Miller. That’s because the duo is a rare occurrence of a parent and child attending school together – and the elder Miller is proof positive that it’s never too late to pursue a dream career. …
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When choosing a physician specialty to study and ultimately practice, medical students may want to consider just how in-demand and beneficial their chosen line of work will be to a potential employer. A new survey by Merritt Hawkins, a Dallas-based physician research firm, may help shed some light on the subject. Researchers asked a group …
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