Medical Moonlighting as a resident physician Benjamin Shapiro Posted onJul 2, 2020 at 10:00 AM 3 Comments Although it sounds like something a werewolf may do, “moonlighting” is actually a way to earn extra cash outside of … Read more…
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Medical Three Tips to Help Doctors Go Beyond “Book Smart” Sanjay Sharma Posted onDec 11, 2018 at 9:21 PM 1 Comments Early in my career as a surgeon, one of my technicians pulled me aside and told me a patient wanted … Read more…
AudiologyDentalMedicalMoreOccupational TherapyOptometryPharmacyPhysical TherapyPodiatryVeterinary Medicine The Physician Gender Bias—What Every Female Doctor Has Faced Karen Tran-Harding Posted onApr 2, 2018 at 9:44 PM 7 Comments A man and a woman step into an elevator wearing the exact same hospital scrub uniforms. The man’s pager suddenly … Read more…
Medical A Few Practical Thoughts for Dealing with Death in Medicine Katie Imbrock Posted onFeb 20, 2018 at 2:55 PM 0 Comments Death is an unfortunately common event in the field of medicine. How do you deal with it? How do you … Read more…
Medical Q&A with Dr. Lewis Potter, GP, Founder of Geeky Medics Gloria Onwuneme Posted onJan 8, 2018 at 3:15 PM 0 Comments Dr. Lewis Potter is a physician in Newcastle (UK) and the founder of Geeky Medics, the popular medical school revision … Read more…
MedicalPodiatry Surviving Your First Year as a Doctor AJ Nguyen Posted onNov 21, 2017 at 7:52 PM 0 Comments It’s your biggest dream and quite possibly your biggest fear at the same time. Your intern year. The year where … Read more…
MedicalPhysician Q&A Q&A with Dr. Ali Wong, Plastic Surgery Resident and Creator of Sketchy Medicine Gloria Onwuneme Posted onOct 17, 2017 at 2:58 PM 0 Comments Dr. Ali Wong is a plastic surgery resident in Nova Scotia, Canada and creator of the website Sketchy Medicine, in … Read more…
Medical Q&A with Dr. Emma Stanton, Psychiatry, Population Mental Health Gloria Onwuneme Posted onSep 4, 2017 at 8:12 PM 0 Comments Dr. Emma Stanton is a psychiatrist and Regional Chief Partnerships Officer at Beacon Health Options, a company which is uses … Read more…
AudiologyDentalMedicalMoreOccupational TherapyOptometryPharmacyPhysical TherapyPodiatryPsychology and Social WelfareSpeech-Language PathologyVeterinary Medicine Medical Families Affected By Hurricane Harvey Amy Rakowczyk Posted onAug 29, 2017 at 9:57 AM 0 Comments Today I woke up groggy after a night of restless sleep. I tossed and turned thinking about this storm – … Read more…
Medical 5 Tips for Finding and Working With a Mentor AAMC Staff Posted onAug 10, 2017 at 7:58 AM 0 Comments Do you know anyone who raves about their mentor? A mentor can offer you expertise and motivation as you work … Read more…
Medical Q&A with Physician-Author Femi Oyebode Gloria Onwuneme Posted onAug 9, 2017 at 2:44 PM 0 Comments Dr Femi Oyebode is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Birmingham and a published poet. He obtained his … Read more…
Medical Switching Specialties: Why It’s Never Too Late to Try Something Different Karen Tran-Harding Posted onJul 27, 2017 at 8:50 PM 0 Comments “So if you don’t mind me asking, why did you make the switch?” I get that question quite often. I … Read more…
Medical Jump Starting Your Job Search While In Medical School: Part 3 PracticeLink Posted onJul 25, 2017 at 1:57 PM 0 Comments Read about steps 1 and 2 in Part 1 of this series here. Read about steps 3 and 4 in … Read more…
Medical Immigrants, Insurance and Nonprofits: Our Generation’s Obligation Matt Agritelley Posted onJun 28, 2017 at 7:53 PM 0 Comments Republished with permission from here. The future of American health care remains uncertain. It was only a few weeks ago … Read more…
MedicalPhysician Q&A Q&A with Dr. Alison Stansfield, Learning Disability Psychiatrist Gloria Onwuneme Posted onJun 22, 2017 at 12:39 PM 0 Comments Alison Stansfield, MBChB, MRCPsych, MD is the clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist for the Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service (LADS). This … Read more…
Medical Financial Literacy for the Newly Minted Physician Part II: Introduction to Do-It-Yourself Investing CrispyDoc Posted onJun 13, 2017 at 8:36 PM 0 Comments In our last installment, we recognized the value of money as a means of allotting your time in accordance with … Read more…
Medical Residency Caps: What Medical Students Should Know Brian Wu Posted onJan 24, 2017 at 5:33 AM 0 Comments Due to their complexity, residency caps don’t make for scintillating news. Outside the medical field – where the debate rages … Read more…
MedicalPhysician Q&A Q&A with Physician-Authors Dr. Khurram Mehtabdin and Dr. Omar Mirza Christy Duan Posted onJan 9, 2017 at 7:38 PM 0 Comments Dr. Khurram Mehtabdin and Dr. Omar Mirza are doctors by day, comic book creators by night. Their series, Zindan: The … Read more…
Medical What You Should Know: Understanding Immunotherapy Techniques for Cancer Treatment Brian Wu Posted onJan 4, 2017 at 2:34 PM 0 Comments The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2015, there were 1,658,370 new cases of cancer diagnosed in this country and some 589,430 … Read more…