When to initiate treatment in patients with HIV
A 60-year-old man who is HIV positive presents with fever, dyspnea, and inflammatory lesions on ... Read more
Written by: Figure 1
Published on: March 17, 2018
Medical
Learn about medicine and how to become a physician in our articles for pre-medical students (including the MCAT), medical students, resident physicians, and practicing physicians.
On Moving Across the Country for Medical Training
Moving across the country for medical school was the scariest thing I ever did – ... Read more
Written by: Karen Tran-Harding
Published on: March 16, 2018
How to Maximize Medical School Second Looks
While most students dream of getting an acceptance letter from just one medical school, others ... Read more
Written by: Cassie Kosarek
Published on: March 14, 2018
Confessions of a Former Mediocre Premed Student
By Yoo Jung Kim, MD Candidate, Stanford University Many students start college gung-ho about going ... Read more
Written by: Yoo Jung Kim
Published on: March 13, 2018
10 Things To Do If You Did Not Match Into A Residency Position
By Monya De, MD MPH Medical students who did not match into a residency position ... Read more
Written by: Monya De
Published on: March 12, 2018
Q&A with Dr. Harris Eyre, Psychiatry Trainee, Pharmacogeneticist
By Gloria Onwneme, Medical Student, University of Nottingham, UK Dr. Harris Eyre, MD, PhD, Fulbright ... Read more
Written by: Gloria Onwuneme
Published on: March 12, 2018
Lack of Empathy: A Med School Dealbreaker?
Everyone knows: doctors have to have empathy…right? Listener Mo wrote to us at [email protected] to ... Read more
Written by: The Short Coat Podcast
Published on: March 10, 2018
Do you recognize this adverse drug reaction?
A 58-year-old male with a history of rosacea presents with blue-black discoloration on his neck ... Read more
Written by: Figure 1
Published on: March 10, 2018
So You Didn’t Match. Now What?
Last year, over a thousand American senior medical students, failed to Match into a residency ... Read more
Written by: Mohamed Gad
Published on: March 6, 2018
What Really Matters When Choosing Your Medical School
Many students don’t realize that the residency match should be top of mind when choosing ... Read more
Written by: Stacy Meyer
Published on: March 5, 2018
Another Student Fights Mental Illness Stigma
More and more students are speaking up about their mental illness struggles One of the ... Read more
Written by: The Short Coat Podcast
Published on: March 3, 2018
Quiz: How would you treat this tumor?
A 21-year-old female presents with a six-month history of irregular menses, decreased libido, impaired vision, and ... Read more
Written by: Figure 1
Published on: March 3, 2018
Q&A with Dr. James Doty, Neurosurgeon, CCARE Director
James R. Doty M.D., is a Professor of Neurosurgery and the founder and director of ... Read more
Written by: Gloria Onwuneme
Published on: March 2, 2018
Looking at Other Specialties
This column has been focused on providing clinical snapshots while exploring the factors that affect ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: February 26, 2018
Do You Recognize This Blistering Pruritic Rash?
A 4-year-old boy with known G6PD deficiency is brought to the pediatrician by his mother ... Read more
Written by: Figure 1
Published on: February 23, 2018
Recess Rehash: Bropocalypse 2017
[Dave had the flu on recording day, so we’re posting this awesome episode from the ... Read more
Written by: The Short Coat Podcast
Published on: February 23, 2018
Q&A with Dr. Priya A. Rajdev, Grey’s Anatomy Communications Fellow
When did you first decide to become a physician? Why? I was a little late ... Read more
Written by: Student Doctor Network
Published on: February 22, 2018
Q&A with Dr. Ahmed Hankir, Psychiatrist and Mental Health Campaigner
Dr. Ahmed Hankir MBChB PGCert (Psychiatry) PGCert (Epidemiology) is a specialty trainee in psychiatry in ... Read more
Written by: Gloria Onwuneme
Published on: February 21, 2018
A Few Practical Thoughts for Dealing with Death in Medicine
Death is an unfortunately common event in the field of medicine. How do you deal ... Read more
Written by: Katie Imbrock
Published on: February 20, 2018