Can the Fischer Clinic Save Primary Care?
By John Brewer Eberly, Jr, MD “0600. I’m biking from my home to see a patient with a bleeding gastric ulcer.
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9 Tips for Residency Interview Success
By Sarah Johnston You’ve got a lot riding on your residency interviews: a competitive undergraduate academic track + four years
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Considering a Combined Degree: MD-PhD, MD-MBA, MD-MPH
By AAMC Staff While the majority of medical students pursue a traditional MD degree, dual-degree programs are available to students
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Listeners Revolt!
We love listener feedback…even when it’s negative 🙂 And this whole obesity thing is really great for generating negative listener
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3 Things to Know About Medical School Waitlists
By Cassie Kosarek After months of ambiguity, wondering if you will receive interview invitations and if you have been accepted
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North Texas SDN Meetup
Hey Texans! If you live in the DFW area (or can get there), we want to meet up with you!
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Caring for Your Mental Health in Medical School
By Casey Paton Medical school is characterized, and often caricatured, by the immense levels of stress that plague students throughout
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5 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Global Health Experience
By Christina Amutah Learning about a new culture, seeing how healthcare is done in another country, and building your language
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Ambien Dreams
This week, listener Jen sent us an article from JAMA in which the author bemoans his tendency to let the electronic health
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Self-Care Is Not Selfish
By Amy Rakowczyk SDN Staff Writer We’re a few months into the new medical year and wherever your spouse is
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How Research Can Maximize Your Residency Match Success
By Trevor C. HuntWelcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of life
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Shadowing: The Basics
By Adil Menon A number of articles have previously addressed the importance of shadowing as a medical student and as
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Why Did These Lesions Appear?
A 58-year-old woman presents two days after a cardiac catheterization with malaise, fatigue, and new violaceous livedoid lesions on her
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What Skinny Doctors Don’t Get About Their Obese Patients
Let’s just keep talking about treating obesity Fifi Trixiebell (not her real name) wrote to [email protected] asking us to discuss what medical
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Going the Distance: How to Build Endurance for the MCAT (or a Marathon)
By Julia Bauman It is often said that the journey to becoming a doctor is a marathon, not a sprint. In
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OT Practice Setting Pros and Cons: Outpatient Therapy & Home Health
By Brittany Ferri Challenges and barriers are inevitably present in any job field. The particular obstacles may vary from setting
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Q&A with Dr. Sarah Lawrence, Pharmacist and Educator
By Crissey Tait Dr. Sarah M. Lawrence obtained her Bachelor of Arts in political science (magna cum laude) and her
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Research Basics: Should I Get Involved and How Do I Start?
By Trevor C. Hunt The year is 1921. A medical student toils away at a dimly lit lab bench deep
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A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents with a fever and severe pain in both his hands. Examination
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Are physicians hopeless in the face of the obesity epidemic?
Obesity may not be hopeless, but it is very difficult for physicians and sufferers Listener Hannah wrote in after shadowing
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