4 year’s of college with a 4.0 GPA (Well, maybe 3.5 yrs if you dismiss the blackouts) – Check MCAT’s- Check 4 years Medical School- Check USMLE’s – Check And now finally getting into this wondrous part of our career called Residency. Working side by side with fellow physicians while helping, learning, growing, saving lives,[…]
H.R. 1201: Training Tomorrow’s Doctors Today Act This bill should be followed by all IMG’s and AMG’s alike. It’s still some way from completion, but representative Aaron Schock @repaaronschock), senator of Illinois, has introduced this in hopes of increasing the residency positions by 15,000 over the next 5 years (3,000 new slots a[…]
Increasing Cultural Competency The thing that makes the healthcare industry so sought after here in the U.S. is the diversity. You have physicians from all over the globe, with different cultural backgrounds and experiences, prepared to go through the cut throat competition to successfully acquire a seat in a graduate medical education program, aka residency[…]
Increasing Cultural Competency The thing that makes the healthcare industry so sought after here in the U.S. is the diversity. You have physicians from all over the globe, with different cultural backgrounds and experiences, prepared to go through the cut throat competition to successfully acquire a seat in a graduate medical education program, aka residency[…]
Very interesting read about the realities of a profession that is always portrayed to be part of the ‘Elite’ and ‘Arrogant’. Source: KevinMD I am writing this letter because I feel that our leaders and lawmakers do not have an accurate picture of what it actually entails to become a physician today; specifically, the financial,[…]
ATTENTION NYACP Members Involved in Medical Research … An Invitation to Get Involved A small group of NYACP physician members involved in medical research recently met via conference call and expressed interest in a Chapter focus on research activities. We invite you to get involved. If you are currently conducting, considering or actively exploring formal research[…]