It’s become increasingly more common for premeds to take at least one gap year between their undergrad and medical school. In fact, 62.6% of entering MD students in 2017 reported taking at least one gap ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 24, 2022 by AAMC Staff
As a researcher at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA, I have a front row seat to the rapidly evolving field of medical genetics. If my time at the Broad has taught me anything, it’s ... Read more
Julia Bauman
Updated February 1, 2019 by Julia Bauman
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of life in the lab. These articles aren’t for the superhuman Nature-publishing, Nobel Prize-winning MD/PhDs out there, but rather for ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 24, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
The educational requirements needed to become an occupational therapist (OT) are continually changing to improve the notoriety and efficacy of the profession. The Board of Directors at the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) discuss ongoing ... Read more
Brittany Ferri
Updated February 1, 2019 by Brittany Ferri
A full-term female infant is born to a healthy 34-year-old woman. Newborn examination reveals a broad chest with widely spaced nipples, a webbed neck, and lymphedema of the feet. Investigations including a karyotype analysis are ... Read more
Figure 1
Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
A look at the people valued more as functioning machines than as people This past week, the Carver College of Medicine hosted its 12th annual Examined Life Conference. Our featured presenter, journalist and memoirist Sarah Smarsh, grew up ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast