What You Should Know About the ACME Initiative
In 2013, the American Medical Association, in response to demands from the medical community, developed ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: November 29, 2017
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Popular Specialty Areas – and What Med Students Should Know About Them
For medical school students, perhaps one of the most difficult choices to be made in ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: May 15, 2017
A Med Student’s Guide to Becoming a Physician-Scientist
When medical students start to think about areas of practice to specialize in once they ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: March 21, 2017
Balancing Medical Education and Parenthood
One thing most people will agree that medical education and parenthood have in common is ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: March 15, 2017
Drug Use Among Medical Students
Updated November 15, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: February 6, 2017
Residency Caps: What Medical Students Should Know
Updated December 26, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and technical ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: January 24, 2017
What You Should Know: Understanding Immunotherapy Techniques for Cancer Treatment
The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2015, there were 1,658,370 new cases of cancer diagnosed in ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: January 4, 2017
What You Should Know: Exploring Techniques for Nonpharmacological Pain Control
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: December 13, 2016
Medical Students and Mental Health
Mental health is a topic which is discussed more openly in our society in recent ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: December 5, 2016
Scary Smart: The Widespread Use of “Study Drugs” on American Campuses
While the American college experience can be a time of great discovery and learning, the ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: November 16, 2016
Humanitarian Opportunities for Medical and Pre-Med Students
Although repeated to the point of being cliche, “to help people” is one of the ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: October 10, 2016
Post-Bacc Program Guide
Post-baccalaureate or “post-bacc” programs, for short, are often discussed among pre-med students. While post-bacc programs ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: June 28, 2016
Diversity in Med School: What Minority Applicants Need to Know
While getting accepted into medical school is more difficult than ever in America, there are ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: June 22, 2016
Sleep Deprivation and Residents: Are We on the Right Track?
The tradition of long hours on the floor is an old one in American medical ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: June 20, 2016
Who Makes a Good Doctor? How Medical Schools Around the World Try to Find the Best Candidates
One of the continuing challenges for medical schools both here in the United States and ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: June 17, 2016
Should Medical Students be Sued for Malpractice?
An Ongoing Dialogue Between Medicine and Law It is no wonder why medical schools across ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: June 13, 2016
Choosing a Residency That’s Right for You
If you are in medical school, you have been making choices for a long time ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: June 6, 2016
Staying Healthy During Medical School
Medical students and health professional know the importance of teaching others to stay healthy, especially ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: May 30, 2016
Marriage and Medical School: The Pros and Cons of Balancing Both
Updated January 9, 2022. The article was updated to correct formatting and minor grammatical errors. ... Read more
Written by: Brian Wu
Published on: May 26, 2016