Perspective From Medical Students: Important Lessons Patients Teach
After a long semester of studying and exams, it can be easy to forget what ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 24, 2022 by AAMC Staff
doctor-patient relationship
The Power of Listening: What I Learned From My Trip to Rwanda, Africa
I woke up abruptly from my jet-lagged sleep surrounded by a bed net, two fans, ... Read more
Crissey Tait
Updated June 26, 2022 by Crissey Tait
Four Ways to Practice Teaching as a Medical Student
During the first years of medical school, we are taught a huge volume of material, ... Read more
Jacob Adney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jacob Adney
The Year of Privilege: A New Perspective on Third Year
During my pediatrics clerkship, one of our core faculty gave a lecture during orientation. This ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Put Your Patients First When Choosing Clinical Attire
Dress like an intern, not a hipster, not an executive When I was in first-year ... Read more
Michael Mehlman
Updated March 12, 2019 by Michael Mehlman
The Power of the Patient-Doctor Bond: A Conversation with Michael Clearfield, DO
Some people develop the passion for medicine at an early age. Michael Clearfield, DO, was ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated March 16, 2019 by Suzanne Barston
What You Should Know: Talking to Parents about their Obese Children
According to the Center for Disease Control, childhood obesity is reaching what some are calling ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated July 11, 2022 by Brian Wu
What You Should Know: Lies in the Patient-Doctor Relationship
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Hysterectomy or SSRIs?
Reposted from here with permission She was a petite, otherwise well-appearing woman, apprehensively sitting at the edge ... Read more
Nita Chen
Updated June 26, 2022 by Nita Chen
Judgment in Medicine
While patients resist being “judged”, health care professionals must employ a certain level of judgment in order to properly evaluate the needs of each patient.
Edward Chang
Updated June 27, 2022 by Edward Chang