Dr. McDowell is a graduate of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the UPMC neurosurgery program. He undertook fellowships in endoscopic skull-based surgery and pediatric neurosurgery. Currently, Dr. McDowell is faculty at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, specializing in skull base and cranial cervical junction disorders. He ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated August 2, 2022 by Laura Turner
Dr. Perri Klass is a pediatrician and journalist for the New York Times, an author, and a professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University. She obtained her BA in biology from Harvard University (1979) ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Over the holidays, dental school students all over the nation put down the books, hung up the scrubs, and went home to spend time with family. Despite every effort to forget about school for a ... Read more
Colson Smith
Updated June 26, 2022 by Colson Smith
Dr. Shane Quinonez is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at The University of Michigan. He earned his MD at The University of Michigan and then completed ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Updated February 17, 2022. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and formatting. Clinical practice guidelines are the backbone of evidence-based medicine. While there are literally thousands of published guidelines, a few of ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
The transition from eager-to-learn-everything MS3 to self-assured MS4 with a clear residency goal comes much easier for some than others. I had planned on going into Family Medicine throughout the better part of medical school, ... Read more
Michael Cafarchio
Updated June 26, 2022 by Michael Cafarchio
Central to the skillset of every physician is the differential diagnosis; this is the process by which new patients are evaluated to establish the most likely diagnosis. Similarly, the first clinical year of medical school ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Despite being on the top of a hill, the hospital was remarkably unimposing and unimpressive: just one floor high and composed largely of corrugated iron and brick. It consisted of a handful of wards, an ... Read more
Emma Cox
Updated June 26, 2022 by Emma Cox
Dr. John Hunt discusses his varied career as a pediatric asthma specialist, military physician, academic, novelist, and entrepreneur, and offers some advice for students.
Student Doctor Network
Updated July 22, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Marion Mass shares advice for students and gives perspective on the field of pediatrics
Justin Angelo
Updated March 19, 2022 by Justin Angelo
Sapna Kudchadkar shares advice for students and gives perspective on the field of pediatric critical care medicine and anesthesiology
Juliet Farmer
Updated May 2, 2023 by Juliet Farmer
Pediatrician Maggie Kozel discusses her journey in and out of medicine.
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
An interview with Dr. Su-Ting Li, program director of the University of California Davis pediatric residency program and Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics.
Rajani Katta and Samir Desai
Updated June 27, 2022 by Rajani Katta and Samir Desai
Michelle Au, MD, is an attending physician of anesthesiology at St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, and author of "This Won't Hurt a Bit".
Juliet Farmer
Updated August 8, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Dr. Dennis C. Stokes is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Program in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine at Children’s Medical Center-St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital-UT Health Science Center. He is also the Director of ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
David C. Hilmers, MD, EE, MPH, is an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, in the Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Section of Academic General Pediatrics. Hilmers attended Baylor College ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett