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What Ophthalmologic Feature Is This Child Most Likely To Develop?

February 15, 2019February 27, 2019 Figure 1 623 Views Figure 1, pediatrics, quiz of the week

A 5-year-old male presents to his pediatrician for a yearly check-up and immunizations. On examination, numerous light brown macules are

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Do recognize this genetic disorder?

November 2, 2018February 27, 2019 Figure 1 268 Views 0 Comments case of the week, Figure 1, medicine, pediatrics

A full-term female infant is born to a healthy 34-year-old woman. Newborn examination reveals a broad chest with widely spaced

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Developmental Delay and Hypocalcemia—What’s the Cause?

April 27, 2018February 27, 2019 Figure 1 296 Views 0 Comments Figure 1, knuckle knuckle dimple dimple, medical, pediatrics, quiz of the week

Case Details A 9-year-old girl is brought to a new pediatrician by her mother over concerns regarding her weight. She

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Q&A with Dr. Perri Klass, Pediatrician and Journalist

January 31, 2018January 15, 2019 Gloria Onwuneme 459 Views journalism, medicine, pediatrics, Perri klass, physician-author, primary care, reach out and read

Dr. Perri Klass is a pediatrician and journalist for the New York Times, an author, and a professor of Journalism

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Decision in a Sea of Dental Residencies

January 24, 2018January 17, 2019 Colson Smith 1878 Views advanced education in general dentistry, aegd, dental residency, Endodontics, general practice residency, gpr, omfs, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, pediatrics, periodontics, prosthodontics

Over the holidays, dental school students all over the nation put down the books, hung up the scrubs, and went

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Q&A with Dr. Shane Quinonez, Pediatric Geneticist

August 7, 2017March 6, 2019 Christy Crisologo 425 Views 20 Questions, advice, clinical rotations, genetics, medical genetics, medical school, medical student, mentorship, pediatrics, physician profile, shane quininez

Dr. Shane Quinonez is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at The

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20 Clinical Practice Guidelines That Medical Students Should Know

July 21, 2017March 7, 2019 Guideline Central 581 Views clinical practice guidelines, clinical rotations, guideline central, Internal Medicine, medical school, medical student, Neurology, ob-gyn, pediatrics, Psychiatry, surgery

Clinical practice guidelines are the backbone of evidence-based medicine. While there are literally thousands of published guidelines, a few of

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Why Med-Peds? A Current Resident’s Perspective

December 6, 2016March 13, 2019 Michael Cafarchio 1066 Views career, choosing a specialty, clinical rotations, family medicine, Internal Medicine, med-peds, medical school, medical student, National Med-Peds Residents' Association, pediatrics, residency, specialty

The transition from eager-to-learn-everything MS3 to self-assured MS4 with a clear residency goal comes much easier for some than others.

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Pediatrics In Review: A Look at Clerkship #2

October 31, 2016February 28, 2019 Brent Schnipke 420 Views brent schnipke, clinical rotations, medical school, pediatrics, students, third year differential

Central to the skillset of every physician is the differential diagnosis; this is the process by which new patients are

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Reflections On An Encounter During My Elective in Vanuatu

October 27, 2016March 14, 2019 Emma Cox 222 Views child mortality, death, international rotation, medical school, medical student, pediatrics, vanuatu

Despite being on the top of a hill, the hospital was remarkably unimposing and unimpressive: just one floor high and

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What You Should Know: Talking to Parents about their Obese Children

March 22, 2016March 16, 2019 Brian Wu 671 Views doctor-patient relationship, family medicine, feature article, healthcare, medical school, medicine, obesity, pediatrics, physician, premedical, residency, students

According to the Center for Disease Control, childhood obesity is reaching what some are calling an epidemic proportion in America:

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What You Should Know: Connecting With Pediatric Patients

January 6, 2016March 16, 2019 Brian Wu 810 Views feature article, healthcare, medical school, medicine, pediatrician, pediatrics, rotations, Specialties, successful match

What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare

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The Med-Peds Residency: Big and Small, We Care for Them All

August 31, 2015March 16, 2019 Eric Chow and Christopher Terry 449 Views career, clinical rotations, feature article, healthcare, Internal Medicine, match, med-peds, medical school, medicine, National Med-Peds Residents' Association, NMPRA, pediatrics, physician, residency, students

As third year medical students you’re rotating through your general specialties and you think you’re seeing familiar faces but in

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Talking to Parents About Vaccines

February 16, 2015March 19, 2019 Brian Wu 263 Views family medicine, feature article, healthcare, measles, medicine, pediatrics, physician, vaccination, vaccines

Well Baby visits can be stressful for both physicians and the new parents – not to mention the baby! Discussions

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20 Questions: John Hunt, MD, Peds Pulmonology/Allergy/Immunology

May 23, 2014March 20, 2019 Student Doctor Network 501 Views 20 Questions, Allergy and Immunology, career, feature article, Health Care Policy, healthcare, medical school, medicine, pediatrics, physician, politics, students

Dr. John Hunt discusses his varied career as a pediatric asthma specialist, military physician, academic, novelist, and entrepreneur, and offers some advice for students.

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20 Questions: Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, Pediatric Anesthesiology

January 27, 2013March 5, 2019 Juliet Farmer 985 Views 20 Questions, Anesthesiology, feature article, pediatrics

Sapna Kudchadkar shares advice for students and gives perspective on the field of pediatric critical care medicine and anesthesiology