Posted by:
Mel ·
02.16.2013 @ 11:45 pm ⋅
This post is filed under: Medical Education, Medical Ethics, Medical Students, Pre-Medical Students.
Students who are deaf can not only pursue medical school but they can successfully complete it. Especially when there are students and medical professionals who are working towards ensuring fair access to a medical education. However, technical standards written by each medical school to screen applicants can unfairly exclude students with disabilities who are otherwise [...]
Posted by:
Mel ·
02.8.2013 @ 7:25 am ⋅
This post is filed under: Featured, Interviews, Medical Students, Physician, Pre-Medical Students.
It is my pleasure to feature this interview with Rachel Kwon M.D., PGY-3, who is a general surgery resident residing in New York City. Rachel is an inspirational physician-in-training with a focused, positive, and honest outlook on the pursuit of a career in medicine and surgery. When I was a confused pre-med, I pestered her [...]
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! If your raison d’être is currently a textbook or some condensed notes, it’s understandable. I, on the other hand, could not help but get into the spirit and find some special gifts to celebrate a love of human anatomy and creativity! This list is for those people who [...]
I was just browsing through the internet, looking up ways to deal with stress and how to study a million things in just a few days, and I came across this metaphor. (Click the links to see the actual posts). Honestly, read up on the metaphors that I think will help future physicians put things [...]
Posted by:
Mel ·
07.21.2012 @ 1:17 pm ⋅
This post is filed under: Featured, Interviews, MD/PhD Programs, Physician Scientist.
It is my pleasure to share with you this interview with Dr. M. Kerry O’Banion, M.D., Ph.D. of University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. O’Banion, M.D., Ph.D. is a physician scientist researching neuroinflammation in CNS Injury and Alzheimer’s Disease who also directs the University of Rochester Medical Scientists Training (MD/PhD) Program. (Click [...]