Tag: medical education

Matthew Henry (2 Posts)

Contributing Writer

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Matthew is a third year medical student at Wayne State University School of Medicine. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience in 2016, he spent one year in New York City before enrolling in medical school. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys spending time hiking and camping. If you cannot find him in the hospital, sports stadiums, or outdoors, he is likely at the local ice cream parlor.

The Role of Third-Year Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published by Matthew Henry

On March 17, 2020, the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) jointly issued a statement supporting “medical schools in placing, at minimum, a two-week suspension on their medical students’ participation in any activities that involve patient contact.” The joint recommendation leaves thousands of third-year medical students, who will soon enter into their final year of school, contemplating their role in the face of this evolving pandemic.

SARS-CoV-2 Virus Receptor Pathophysiology: A Review for Medical Students

Published by Chris J. Zhang

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, shares a high degree of homology with SARS-CoV, including sharing the receptor protein ACE2. We hope our medical student readers will find this review helpful, informative and concise.

Medical Student Organizing in the Time of COVID-19

Published by Emily Lane

Working with other medical students at our university, and with others all across the country, we have developed an initiative designed to match students with health care workers in a longitudinal one-to-one relationship to adhere to social distancing guidelines and provide necessary services such as childcare, petsitting, and errands.

Should Medical Students Continue Clinical Rotations During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Published by Canon Brodar

In recent days, some medical schools have begun canceling rotations in the face of a growing pandemic. The halls of my own school have been abuzz with conversations of deans and students alike about how a medical school must operate during an outbreak.

Restrained

Published by Madeline Fryer

I proposed a deal to my fellow student on our surgery rotation. “You can have all the other cases today if I get the laryngectomy.”

“Are You Worried About Coronavirus?”: A Medical Student Perspective

Published by Samuel Rouleau, MD

This is a question that I have been asked dozens of times over the last several weeks. Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency, news media has integrated COVID-19 into the news cycle constantly.

Well, it happened: Step 1 will become pass/fail. Where do we go from here?

Published by Pranav Reddy, MD, MPA

Last week, the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) announced that Step 1, the first of three required licensing examinations for medical trainees, will stop reporting three-digit scores and instead report only a pass/fail designation as early as January 2022.

Insight from a Then Cancer Survivor, Now a Medical Student

Published by Neda Amirmokhtari

When I was told I had a mass in my chest, I was shocked. Like most people who are told that they have cancer, I was blindsided. But it was even more shocking because I had been going to multiple doctors over a period of six months complaining of pain in my chest, right arm, and right shoulder.

Does Changing Your Facebook Name Really Help? What Medical Programs Look for Online

Published by Benjamin Meyers

Friends on social media are changing their names into weird spellings or middle names, which can only mean one thing: another cycle of medical school and residency applications.

A Beginner’s Guide to Operating Room Terminology

Published by Michael Spears

A terminology guide to help you become more comfortable and familiar with the operating room. Hopefully this enhances the practical side of your experience!

Two Summers Abroad

Published by Kathryn Norman

I never expected to have such a similar experience of being immersed in a new language while remaining in the US exactly five years after my summer in France. But the hospital is truly a world of its own, complete with its own vocabulary.

Kathryn Norman (2 Posts)

Contributing Writer

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Kathryn Norman is a fourth-year medical student at University of Massachusetts Medical School class of 2021. She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Harvard University in 2015. Before starting medical school, she worked as a CDC Public Health Associate in Modesto, CA, where she discovered her love for both local health policy and hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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