Q&A with Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy, Senior Medical Director at WebMD
By Gloria Onwuneme Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy is the Senior Medical Director at WebMD; the Senior Medical Correspondent for Medscape, where
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Taking Medical School Prerequisites as a Nontraditional Student
A look at the pros and cons of a post-baccalaureate program, self-designed program, classes as a community college, and a
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An Episode Of Questionable Things
May the Slap Chop save us all. As medical science progresses, it not only answers questions but generates even more.
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Which Malignancy Is This Patient At Risk For?
A 62-year-old female presents with a new non-pruritic rash and muscle weakness. She mentions having trouble carrying her young grandchildren
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What To Do During A Gap Year
By AAMC Staff It’s become increasingly more common for premeds to take at least one gap year between their undergrad
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Genetics Education: Training Physicians for the Future of Healthcare
By Julia Bauman As a researcher at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA, I have a front row seat to
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Research Mentors: How to Find One, Keep One, and Reap the Rewards
By Trevor C. Hunt Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of
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What Does the Entry-Level OT Doctorate Mean For You?
By Brittany Ferri The educational requirements needed to become an occupational therapist (OT) are continually changing to improve the notoriety
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A full-term female infant is born to a healthy 34-year-old woman. Newborn examination reveals a broad chest with widely spaced
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Poor: A Deadly Diagnosis In America, Ft. Sarah Smarsh
A look at the people valued more as functioning machines than as people This past week, the Carver College of
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Surviving Without A Medical Community
How to find friends outside of the medical world By Amy Rakowczyk A big part of surviving medical school and
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Why Recent Medical Graduates Should Not Rush Into Homeownership
By Justin Havre Several years ago, banks and mortgage lenders began targeting doctors who recently graduated from medical school or
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Welcome To Our House: A Dental School Virtual Tour
By Abbey Tadros Dental students spend more time at school than their own houses with people they see more often
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A-Earners vs Life-Long Learners
The struggle of dental students to find academic balance By Kelsey Gwin It’s the morning of an exam. My fourth
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A 24 year-old female presents with a history of multiple ankle sprains and complains of difficulty keeping up with her
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Hit By A Bus
Our newest co-host has already had a taste of fame. Abby Fyfe joins the crew this time, along with Aline
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Doctor, What Should I Eat?
Part 1: Do Physicians Really Need Nutrition Education? By Casey Paton It is a well-known adage that one should not
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OT Practice Setting Pros and Cons: School Systems and Psychiatric Facilities
By Brittany Ferri So far in this series, we have covered the main settings of occupational therapy (OT) and challenges
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ED Procedures Medical Students Should Know
By Emily Millet Emergency medicine draws many students towards it because of the lifestyle-friendly aspect, shift work, and variety of
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Opinion: “Right to Try” Legislation and the Responsibility of Physicians
By Adil Menon The “right to try movement” is often presented as an altruistic effort to provide patients with terminal
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