http://www.studentdoctor.net An educational community for students and doctors spanning all the health professions. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:21:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Medical Schools, Technology, and the Crisis in HIT Education By Glenn Laffel, MD, PhD Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs Practice Fusion Not too long ago, it seemed safe and reasonable to define health information technology (HIT) narrowly as the management of health information and its secure exchange between patients, providers, and ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/11/saving-yourself-from-health-information-tech-disasters/ Excerpted from White Coat Wisdom by Stephen J. Busalacchi The rancor over how to reform America’s healthcare system rages on, as millions of uninsured and underinsured people struggle to find affordable medical care. Meanwhile, volunteer health professionals from across the country, like those at the Greater Milwaukee Free Clinic, do their ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/11/white-coat-wisdom-discussion-with-dr-george-schneider/ The AMA Alliance is the volunteer voice for healthy families.  Its mission is to support medical families through advocacy and education.  For more information visit www.amaalliance.org. [caption id="attachment_2329" align="alignright" width="214" caption="AMA Alliance President Nancy Kyler"][/caption] The AMA Alliance is the largest organization representing the family of medicine in the United States. It ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/11/sdn-partner-spotlight-ama-alliance/ By Samir P. Desai, M.D., and Rajani Katta, M.D. Authors of The Successful Match: 200 Rules to Succeed in the Residency Match and 250 Biggest Mistakes 3rd Year Medical Students Make And How To Avoid Them For most residency applicants, the arrival of November marks the beginning of the interview season. This often brings ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/11/the-successful-match-how-to-succeed-in-your-residency-interview/ By Elizabeth Losada, MD SDN Staff Writer "Is there a doctor in the house?" is a Hollywood cliche.  But when it comes to the houses of the United States Congress, the answer is always "Yes."  Physicians have served in every Congress from the first in 1789 through the current 111th Congress.(1) Currently, there ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/10/a-doctor-in-the-house/ [caption id="attachment_2277" align="alignright" width="130" caption="Dr. William James"][/caption] By Samir P. Desai, M.D., and Rajani Katta, M.D. Authors of The Successful Match: 200 Rules to Succeed in the Residency Match and 250 Biggest Mistakes 3rd Year Medical Students Make And How To Avoid Them As the Paul Gross Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/10/the-successful-match-getting-into-dermatology/ by Lauren M. Simon , M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Director, Loma Linda University Family Medicine Residency Program [caption id="attachment_2254" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Treating a pediatric patient at a mission clinic in Albania (courtesy Joel Mundall)"][/caption] “In Africa, we wash and re-use the gloves,” said one of our resident physicians who was doing clinic procedures with ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/10/mission-medicine/ [caption id="attachment_1769" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Jessica Freedman, MD"][/caption] By Jessica Freedman, MD President of MedEdits Your son or daughter wants to get into medical school. Of course, you want to help, but how? Many parents, including those who are physicians themselves, are overwhelmed by the medical school application process. They want to guide ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/10/getting-into-medical-school-help-for-parents/ [caption id="attachment_2177" align="alignright" width="214" caption="Dr. Al Berg"][/caption] by William Burnett Alfred O. Berg, MD, MPH, is a professor at the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle.  He is board certified in Family Medicine and General Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Berg's research has focused on clinical epidemiology in ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/09/evidence-based-medicine-is-american-medical-care-based-on-science-or-politics/ [caption id="attachment_2155" align="alignright" width="140" caption="Alex Shalman"][/caption] by Alex Shalman AlexShalman.com - Practical Personal Development "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." ~Randy Pausch There are certain ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/2009/09/best-practices-for-overcoming-obstacles/