Spurring High School Students to Medical Careers

Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Blog Viraj Patel and Carly Hirschberg, EiSci board members and second-year M.D. students at Einstein, visiting a Bronx high school class. What do you picture when you think of a doctor or scientist? We imagined that ninth graders at the Pelham Lab High School in the Bronx might[…]

Diagnosing why medical students look to US

Source: China Daily Members of the Shanghai USMLE Group at one of their gatherings yesterday. — Wang Rongjiang “Grey’s Anatomy,” the popular United States television series, is becoming a reality show for Shanghai medical students who want to become doctors in the US, but none will have the time watch it now. They are too[…]

When Med Students Get Medical Students’ Disease

Source: NY Times – Well Blog By BARRON H. LERNER, M.D. Each year hundreds of medical students think they have contracted the exact diseases they are studying. But they haven’t. “Medical students’ disease” refers to the phenomenon in which medical students notice something innocuous about their health and then attach to it exaggerated significance. It often[…]

AMA: Volunteers needed to conduct mock residency interviews

Source: AMA Wire The AMA International Medical Graduates (IMG) Section is seeking volunteer interviewers for its Mock Residency Interview Program for medical graduates going through the 2015 Match process. Physicians, residents and fellows with recent residency program interview experience are encouraged to participate. Mock interviews may be conducted in person, via telephone or over Skype. Guidelines, sample[…]