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What Can Nursing Schools Do To Attract More Men?

Kathryn Norcutt had a rewarding career in nursing and now is spending her time writing and passing along knowledge gained from years of experience and research. If you are interested in becoming a travel nurse, take advantage of her wise insights regarding the nursing profession. What Can Nursing Schools Do To Attract More Men? In today’s society, there are still job-related stereotypes tha... Read More »

5 Steps Crucial to Get into Medical School

5 Steps Crucial to Get into Medical School Today we have a guest post from Joe Baxter on the crucial steps to getting into medical school. Enjoy! Joe Baxter worked in medical research for the majority of his life. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling abroad, working in his wood shop and freelance writing about medical news. You can read all the stories you want about preparing for Medical school... Read More »

A Window into the life of a Traveling Clinical Psychologist

Today we have a guest post from Vance Hobbes, a freelance writer and former medical researcher about the life of a traveling clinical psychologist. I was a clinical psychologist for 21 years, and was fortunate enough to travel to some very unique places around the world. I mainly worked with unfortunate children, whether that because of recent turmoil within their home country or trouble at home, ... Read More »

Career Comparison Shopping With Locum Tenens Positions

Today we have a guest post about locum tenens positions submitted to us by Adam Ghosh. This is very valuable information to keep in mind about your future career and how to decide what job situation is right for you. Adam Ghosh has over twenty years’ experience as a researcher in the medical field. In that time he has worked with allergists and vascular surgeons, and everyone in between. Now he ... Read More »

Medical Students With Disabilities Can Succeed

We came across an inspiring article in the Globe and Mail written by Anthony Vo, a second year medical student with a learning disability.  Anthony attends the University of Ottawa medical school and tells his story of living, and succeeding, with a learning disability. We strongly recommend checking out the article here. Do you or someone you know have a learning disability?  Have you been able... Read More »

Medical Schools Considering Shortening Curriculum

An article about medical school in Public Radio International recently caught our attention.  The author writes that New York University, along with a group of other medical schools will start offering select students the option of completing medical school in only three years, instead of the traditional four year curriculum. The article quotes Art Caplan, director of medical ethics at NYU. ... Read More »

What type of premed are you?

Andy Liang, opinion editor of The Tech, a newspaper at MIT, recently wrote about stereotypes that premed students at his school face.  The article can be found here.  He writes that there are 2 types of premed students at his school: those who are relentlessly competitive and those who realize they are imperfect but challenge themselves to do their best. He writes that too often premeds fall und... Read More »

What Obamacare Means for Medical Students

The admissions consultants Veritas Prep recently wrote an article on US News about the pros and cons of Obamacare for medical students.  A link to the original article can be found at the bottom of this post.  Here’s our take on the article and what Obamacare means for you. With the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the majority of the Affordable Care Act in June and with Obama winn... Read More »

Admissions Officers Support New MCAT

According to a recent article in the Harvard Crimson, nearly nine out of ten medical school admissions officers support the changes coming to the MCAT in 2015.  Of the notable changes coming to the exam, perhaps the most controversial is the addition of a new section on Behavioral Sciences.  This section will require students to have a knowledge of psychology and sociology.  In addition, the tr... Read More »

Residency Accreditation Groups Now Unified

Beginning in July 2015, all residency programs in the US will be accredited by a single body.  Up until now, residency programs were either accredited by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).  This system had long been confusing for students, physicians, and patients, as it was often difficult to distinguish competency expecta... Read More »

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