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• Future Summer Health Professionals, Revisited

• Created August 17, 2017 by The Short Coat Podcast
• CCOM’s Summer Program for Future Health Professionals Was a Success. While Dave was on vacation, Teneme Konne got together with some folks we talked to back in July, pre-health students in UI’s Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), a program that offers minority students and others access to mentorship and insight into future health careers....VIEW >

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• Quiz of the Week: How Would You Manage This Suspected Overdose?

• Created August 17, 2017 by Figure 1
• A 75-year-old female is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an unknown amount of acetaminophen. Approximately four hours earlier, she was found distraught with empty pill bottles nearby. Her daughter explains her mother was recently diagnosed with dementia, has arthritis, and typically takes extended-release acetaminophen for pain relief throughout the day. After initial assessments,...VIEW >

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• What Medical Students Should Know About the 2017 Heart Failure Guideline Changes

• Created August 17, 2017 by Guideline Central
• As medical students, many of you are already aware that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in US. Heart Failure (HF) prevalence alone has increased from 5.7 million to 6.5 million in Americans ≥ 20 years of age, and projections show prevalence will increase by 46% from 2012 to 2030 resulting in more...VIEW >

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• Ending Premed Naivety: Understanding the Realities of a Medical Career

• Created August 16, 2017 by Nicole Hawkins
• The only real recollections I have of visiting the hospital before college were once as a child undergoing a tonsillectomy and once as a preteen to visit my newborn cousin. Fast forward ten years or so and suddenly I was a freshman in college shadowing a medical professional and trying to decide if I wanted...VIEW >

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• How to Ace CASPer Without Reading a Single Book on Ethics or Improving Your Typing Speed

• Created August 15, 2017 by Behrouz Moemeni
• Before I give you some specific strategies to ace CASPer, it’s important to step back and talk about where this test comes from and what it’s all about. CASPer stands for Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics. Yes the name is unusual, but it’s much better than the original name: “CMSENS”!...VIEW >

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• Which Health Profession Fits YOU Best? Find Out During Health Professions Week!

• Created August 14, 2017 by Student Doctor Network
• “I think what I learned the most through Health Professions Week [2016] is how valuable all types of health professions are.  We’re all working together in one way or another to heal and enrich the lives of our patients.  No matter which health profession you go into and fits you best, you’re going to be...VIEW >

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• Crushing It With Mental Illness During Med School

• Created August 11, 2017 by The Short Coat Podcast
• [We’re re-releasing this episode because when it was first posted the file was screwed up.  Enjoy!] Much like America, doctors are afraid of mental illness. Photo by darcyadelaide  Physicians are no better than the rest of us at dealing with mental illness, even as they work valiantly to get their patients to recognize and get treatment for their conditions....VIEW >

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• Quiz of the Week: Do You Recognize the Clinical Triad in This Pediatric Patient?

• Created August 11, 2017 by Figure 1
• A 3-year-old female presents to her pediatrician with a one-week history of abdominal pain and a rash. Her mother mentions that the rash developed following recovery from an upper respiratory tract infection and that she has also been complaining of knee pain. On examination, a purpuric rash is seen on her legs and feet. Urinalysis...VIEW >

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• 5 Tips for Finding and Working With a Mentor

• Created August 10, 2017 by AAMC Staff
• Do you know anyone who raves about their mentor? A mentor can offer you expertise and motivation as you work toward your goal of entering medical school and becoming a doctor. A medical student, professor, physician, or anyone with experience and knowledge in the medical field who is able listen, relate, and help invest in...VIEW >

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• Q&A with Physician-Author Femi Oyebode

• Created August 9, 2017 by Gloria Onwuneme
• Dr Femi Oyebode is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Birmingham and a published poet. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Ibadan (1977), followed by his MD at University of Newcastle, and his PhD in Wales (1998). In November 2016, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Royal College...VIEW >

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