Medical students candidly discuss where medical schools could do better with lectures in preclinical years and rotations in clinical years. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Med Students
2021 Match Sets Records: Who Matched and Who Didn’t?
Despite COVID upending the process, the NRMP reports record numbers, with total and first-year positions both up from 2020. Fill rates increased across the board, even as some candidates missed out. Medscape Medical News
How Dr Glaucomflecken Overcame Death to Get Internet Laughs
Will Flanary, MD, is the ophthalmologist behind the internet sensation Dr Glaucomflecken. His humor not only brings smiles to those in medicine, it helped him survive cancer (twice) and briefly dying. Medscape Medical News
How Face Masks May Be Hurting Doctors’ Bedside Manner
Face masks are changing doctor-patient interactions, possibly for the worse. Current and future doctors must consider how to prevent further straining this important relationship. Medscape Med Students
Med Students and Doctors Shouldn’t Sell Advice
Increased competition among medical school applicants has led to a boom in premed advising companies. Here’s why med students and faculty shouldn’t sell advice through these services. Medscape Med Students
Doctors Should Learn to Fight Injustice, Not Just Pandemics
Although critics point to COVID-19 as proof that medical educators should spend less time teaching social issues, others suggest that the pandemic proves a need for increased training in this area. Medscape Med Students
A 25-Year-Old Woman With Headaches and Vision Changes
A 25-year-old woman presents with recurrent headaches and transient vision changes. What’s the cause? Osmosis
COVID and Med Ed: Resident and Student Describe ‘New Normal’
The COVID-19 pandemic has also changed life for med students and residents who aren’t on the front lines. Two siblings–one a student, the other a resident–discuss what they have experienced. Medscape Med Students
A 25-Year-Old Woman With Headaches: USMLE Question
A 25-year-old woman presents with recurrent headaches and transient vision changes. What’s the cause? Osmosis
A Man With a Swollen Knee: Osmosis Question of the Week
A 20-year-old man presents with a painful, swollen right knee. Can you make the diagnosis? Osmosis
Osmosis Question of the Week July 22, 2016
Can you identify the cause of an 8-year-old boy’s itchy eyes? Osmosis
The New MCAT: Is It Right for Tomorrow’s Physicians?
A new version of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) debuted this past April. Is it an improvement on prior versions, and is it the best means to assess future physicians? Medscape Med Students