Medical School

World Wish Day 2012: Why Granting Wishes Isn't Just Nice -- It's Necessary

Paul Allvin | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Chris Greicius, Granting Wishes, World Wish Day, Make a Wish Foundation, Slidepollajax, Make a Wish America, Medical School, Cancer, Terminal Illness, Impact News

Wishes that come true, parents say, create moments where the children regain their identities separate from illness, and take back enough control of their lives to force a return to normalcy for the entire family.

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Medical Humanities: Extracurricular Activity or Critical Curricular Component?

Jennifer Adaeze Anyaegbunam | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Association of American Medical Colleges, Medical School, Humanities, Medical College Admission Test, Mcat, Aamc, College News

Proposed changes to the MCAT give weight to the fact that coursework or experiences in the humanities are an invaluable part to a future physician's education.

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Ruth Lavigne on Becoming a Doctor at Age 45

BJ Gallagher | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Women, Cathy Conheim, San Diego State, University of Cincinnati, Breast Cancer, Oncology, Mesa College, Reinventing Yourself, Medical School, Late Bloomers, Reinvention, Women News

"I want to tell my kids that they can be anything they want to be when they grow up, but how can I do that with any credibility?"

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America's Best Medical Schools

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Ranking, Best Colleges, Slidepollajax, US News & World Report, College Rankings, Medical School, Graduate School, 2012 List, College News

U.S. News & World Report released their annual rankings of the best research medical schools in the country on Tuesday. Harvard University retained...

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How I Fulfilled A Dream Dashed 40 Years Earlier

Laura Rowley | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Reinvention, Baby Boomer, Mercy Hospital, Nurse-Wife, Going Back to College, Mercy Hospital Chicago, Going Back to School, Medical School, Sharon Handelsman, Slidepollajax, Dr. Sharon Handelsman, Second Careers, Fifty News

Earlier this year, Dr. Sharon Handelsman, a Chicago physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, took her orals –- the last step to becoming...

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I Am Doctor. Hear Me Roar.

Priya Malhotra | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Scrubs, Women, Doctor, Chicago, Medical School, Women Doctors, Nursing, Nurses, Women in Medicine, Chicago News

On days I've worn scrubs in public, strangers often comment on my monochromatic cotton garb. The most common comment I get is this: "you must be a nurse."

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How Can Doctors Become Part Of The Obesity Solution?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 02.04.2012

With a nod to my many colleagues who are genuinely expert in weight management counseling, and have long addressed it well -- and especially to those who taught me to do so -- I must acknowledge that the track record for the large majority of our clan is not pretty.

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Discussing Med Student Problems With @MedStudentProbl

Priya Malhotra | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Medical School, White Girl Problems, Medstudentprobl, Medical Students, Doctors, Twitter, Medicine, Chicago News

Despite my studying-induced bouts of psychosis, I do take comfort in the fact that I'm not alone on this stressful (but rewarding) journey. Case in point: @MedStudentProbl.

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A Pre-Medical Student's Journey Across the Globe

VyVy Trinh | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: India, Medical School, Trivandrum, Gap Year, Travel in India, Study Abroad, Pre-Med, College News

What better way to learn about a place than through its people?

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The Facts and Fiction of On-Screen Medicine

Priya Malhotra | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Medical School, Grey's Anatomy, Contagion, Scrubs, House, Movie Reviews, Contagion Review, Medical Dramas, Medical TV Shows, Medical Accuracy, Chicago News

Although Contagion generated feelings of hypochondria, I found the movie's medical validity very satisfying. And when I say "satisfying," I mean I squealed with delight every time I heard a Microbiology 1650 buzzword.

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Are Med Schools Ignoring LGBT Health?

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Lgbt, LGBT Health Care, Video, Med School, LGBT Health Issues, Healthy-Living-Health-News, Medical School, Doctors, Doctor/Patient Relationship, LGBT Health, Healthy Living News

Medical students spend hours learning about human health, behavior and how to provide good patient care. But when it comes to caring for lesbian, gay,...

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An Unusual Gift That Let's This 13-Year-Old Find Belonging At Med School

AP | By MARTHA IRVINE | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Education, Indiana University Northwest Medical School, Indiana University Northwest, Medical School, Gifted Students, Asperger's Syndrome, Good News, Gifted Children, Asperger's, Education News

GARY, Ind. -- He is about half the age of other students in the room. Yet 13-year-old Noah Egler is completely in his element, wearing powder blue med...

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The Common Ailment of Cockroach-in-Ear

Priya Malhotra | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Ears, Insects, Doctors, Medical School, Cockroaches, Infestation, Chicago News

I'm not easily grossed out. This is why I'm in medical school. I won't be able to reply with a heteronormative "ew!" if a patient shows me an infected wound, complains of bloody stools, or vomits on my Cole Haans.

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Promoting Life Skills Early: Lessons From Stanford, UCLA, And Harvard

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Multiple Mini Interview, Medical School, Doctors, Global Economy, Ellen Galinsky, Patients, Life Skills, Ethics, College News

Top universities are now screening applicants for competence in life skills as a part of the ticket for admission.

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Healthcare Reform: Solving the Medical Student Debt Crisis Through Human Capital Contracts

Anand Reddi | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Anand Reddi, University of Colorado School of Medicine, American Medical Association, Medical School, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Spending, Health Care, Association of American Medical Colleges, Primary Care, The New York Times Op-Ed, The New York Times, Politics News

Despite the enactment of healthcare reform by the United States Congress in 2010, organized medicine has yet to successfully tackle the issue of medical student debt.

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'Why Not To Pick A College Major Based On A Salary Chart'

Daily Finance | Loren Berlin | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Humanities, College, Nonprofit Organization, Salary, Degrees, Medical School, College Majors, Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, Graduate School, Engineers, Business News

The numbers aren't surprising. Poets aren't known for their obsession with material wealth. Public school teachers don't secretly think they'll get a ...

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The 10 Most Popular Medical Schools (PHOTOS)

Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, US News and World Report, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Slidepollajax, Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 10 Most Popular Med Schools, Most Popular Medical Schools, Medical School, Med School, Stanford Yield, Osteopathic Medicine, College News

What determines how popular a medical school is? It isn't the number of friends the school has, or how often it is invited to parties. It is actually...

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Foundations, Insiders and IPOs: Back Door Influence and Abuse

Vivian Norris | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Ipos, Research Subsidies, Hedge Funds, Non-Profits, Medical School, Capital Gains, Political Influence, Biotech, Tax Evasion, Giving, Offshore, Wealth Gap, Foundations, Business News

The wasteful, immoral use of "nonprofit" foundations as ways to funnel monies, evade taxes and influence politics not just at home but abroad, needs to be investigated.

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3 Ways Healthcare Reform May Impact Medical Education

usnews.com | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Healthcare Reform Bill, Health Care Reform Education, Medical School, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Reform 2011, Healthcare Reform Timeline, Healthcare Reform Pros and Cons, College News

Healthcare reform has been all over the news lately. Wherever your beliefs lie on this issue, there's one certainty: Healthcare reform will have a sig...

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What Med Schools Aren't Teaching

The Huffington Post | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health, Health Policy Med School, Medical School, Med School, Public Health Med School, Public Health Medical School, Health Policy Medical School, Home News

Med students are taught about everything from pathology to microbiology, but are they asked to learn enough about public health policy? Maybe not, t...

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Ask Rod, Episode 28: Should I Pursue An Advanced Degree?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 01.26.2012

Read More: Rod Kurtz, Angel Investors, Starting a Business, Ask Rod, Venture Capital Investment, Raising Capital, Medical School, Wharton, Venture Capital, Small Business Video, Angel Investment, Video, University of Pennsylvania, Investment Tips, Graduate School, Wharton School, Penn, Small Business News

Executive Editor Rod Kurtz advises students at the University of Pennsylvania about graduate school, angel investors and venture capital. Go Quakers! ...

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Is Health Care Inflation Inevitable? What Are the Consequences?

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor Costs, Commonwealth Fund, Rising Costs, Gdp, Hewitt Associates, Columbia University, Medical School, University of Chicago, Atul Gawande, Health Care, Home News

Cable news commentators regularly announce that the United States has, "by far," the best health care system in the world, while Republicans work to halt any modifications by Obama. Bon santé!

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What's Wrong With Medical Education Today?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Medical School, School Reunions, Med School, Medical Training, Health, Healthy Living News

Anatomy class in medical school has been reduced to a mere eight weeks during the first year of medical school, instead of the full year that comprised my education 40 years ago.

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Foreign-Trained Doctors Match Performance Of U.S.-Trained Doctors

businessweek.com | Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical School, American Trained Doctors, Foreign-Trained Doctors, Foreign Medical Schools, u.s.-Trained Doctors, Health, College News

Foreign-born doctors practicing in the United States who earned their medical degrees abroad performed as well or better than their U.S.-born counterp...

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The White Coat Ceremony: Induction Into the World of Medicine

Timothy Dempsey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doctors, Medical School, Health Care, College, Medical Education, College News

For many students, dreams of putting on the white coat begin the day they are accepted into medical school. Yet the moment I actually put on my coat, I could not have taken it off fast enough.

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