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humanities

The Meaning of Life: Finding Insights in the Humanities

December 5, 2024November 21, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD
Students discussing the humanities in a library

Generally, most health professionals thrive on being problem-solvers. When meeting patients, many professionals take on … Read more

Categories Pre-Medical Tags empathy, feature article, featured, humanities, liberal arts, medical education, medical humanities, prehealth, premed, Premed Competencies Leave a comment

Creative Writing in Medical School

June 24, 2022January 8, 2019 by Hillary Mullan
creative writing in medical school

It is Tuesday at 1:30 PM and the eight of us, two faculty leaders and … Read more

Categories Medical School Tags creative writing, humanities, medical school, medical student

How The Humanities Make Us Better Physicians

February 16, 2019December 19, 2018 by Yoo Jung Kim
humanities make us better doctors

At the end of sophomore year in college, I punched in my biology and chemistry … Read more

Categories Medical Tags humanities, medical school, premedical 1 Comment

4 Non-Science Classes Every Premedical Student Should Take

February 2, 2019November 8, 2017 by Cassie Kosarek
non-science classes

Demonstrating proficiency in the basic sciences is a hallmark of a good medical school application, … Read more

Categories Medical Tags art history, class, classes, critical thinking, english, foreign language, humanities, medical school, philosophy, premed, premedical student, student, writing

Differentials

June 26, 2022August 23, 2017 by Amara Frumkin
Redirecting arrows

Republished with permission from here. Summer It didn’t take long for the truth to come … Read more

Categories Medical School Tags choice, differentials, humanities, in-training, medical school, medical student, perseverance

The Dangerous Devolution of Physicians into Technicians

June 14, 2019April 27, 2016 by Amanda King
physicians into technicians

Reposted from here with permission. As I sat in my institution’s white coat ceremony this past fall, … Read more

Categories Medical Tags career, feature article, human condition, humanities, in-training, medical, medicine, physician, students

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