What Kind of Clinical Experience Should Premeds Get?
Medical School Admissions Offices Weigh In What kind of clinical experience do you need to ... Read more
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What’s Causing This Cancer Patient’s Painful Rash?
A 44-year-old female recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia presents with a five-day history of ... Read more
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Updated February 4, 2021 by Figure 1
Racism in US Healthcare: An Introduction
Welcome back to Equity Matters! In this monthly column, I hope to explore a range ... Read more
Christina Amutah
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christina Amutah
Q&A with Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy, Senior Medical Director at WebMD
Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy is the Senior Medical Director at WebMD; the Senior Medical Correspondent for ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 24, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
What To Do During A Gap Year
It’s become increasingly more common for premeds to take at least one gap year between ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 24, 2022 by AAMC Staff
Opinion: “Right to Try” Legislation and the Responsibility of Physicians
The “right to try movement” is often presented as an altruistic effort to provide patients ... Read more
Adil Menon
Updated June 24, 2022 by Adil Menon
Do you recognize these ring-shaped lesions?
A 69-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome presents with multiple ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
5 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Global Health Experience
Learning about a new culture, seeing how healthcare is done in another country, and building ... Read more
Christina Amutah
Updated August 23, 2022 by Christina Amutah
Ambien Dreams
This week, listener Jen sent us an article from JAMA in which the author bemoans his tendency ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Self-Care Is Not Selfish
We’re a few months into the new medical year and wherever your spouse is at ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
How Research Can Maximize Your Residency Match Success
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 24, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
Shadowing: The Basics
A number of articles have previously addressed the importance of shadowing as a medical student ... Read more
Adil Menon
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adil Menon
What Skinny Doctors Don’t Get About Their Obese Patients
Let’s just keep talking about treating obesity Fifi Trixiebell (not her real name) wrote to [email protected] asking ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
What will exacerbate this patient’s condition?
A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents with a fever and severe pain ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Are physicians hopeless in the face of the obesity epidemic?
Obesity may not be hopeless, but it is very difficult for physicians and sufferers Listener ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Q&A with Physician-Writer Sandeep Jauhar
Dr. Sandeep Jauhar is a cardiologist and director of the Heart Failure Program at Long ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christy Duan
How would you manage this acute abdominal pain?
A 24-year-old sexually active female presents with a three-day history of severe right upper quadrant ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
How to Write a Prescription (with Examples) | 7 Steps for Safety
The Seven Parts of a Prescription Are you learning to write a prescription? It’s not ... Read more
Kunal Sindhu
Updated October 26, 2025 by Kunal Sindhu
Handling Sexual Harassment as a Medical Student
Changing dressings on diabetic ulcers is not particularly pleasant. The oozing, the meticulousness of laying ... Read more
Renee Marinelli
Updated June 24, 2022 by Renee Marinelli