The application period for 2026-27 B/C/C volunteer leadership roles is open now through April 30 | LEARN MORE
Fellowships are becoming more popular in this new generation of physicians, and sports medicine is one that can be pursued from a number of specialties, including family medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, pediatrics and osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine.
Estimates of the current number of active U.S. pathologists vary considerably; recent estimates provided in this study range from nearly 13,000 to more than 21,000 physicians, depending on which subspecialties are included in the count. A 2019 study reported that the number of American pathologists has been decreasing in recent years.
The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) recently shared their result of a national needs assessment focused on documenting the experiences of discrimination faced by Latina/o/x/e, Hispanic or of Spanish origin (LHS+) identified medical students applying to residency programs.
To get into medical school, premeds are typically expected to be involved in a number of different activities; these can include hospital experience, volunteering, leadership and shadowing. Students are often misled into thinking they are finally finished with extracurriculars and can now finally focus only on schoolwork.
The fourth year of medical school is often the most enjoyable time for many medical students. For me, like other students who graduated in 2020, our post-match social life was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With an abundance of medical journals and research studies that are relevant to DOs and the work they do, keeping abreast of the latest medical research can be challenging.
Growing up in the 1960s (please don’t do the math), I was fortunate enough to experience the heyday of what used to be called “monster movies.” Indelibly embedded in my hippocampus is the Godzilla series of Japanese films, all of them marked by shameless overacting, bad dubbing and cheesy (compared to today) special effects. They … Read More
The following list of recently deceased osteopathic physicians includes links to obituaries and online memorials if they’re available. Readers can notify the AOA of their deceased colleagues by sending an email to [email protected]. View a list of past In Memoriam columns here.
I had a psychic aura reading done for fun in December 2021. One of my main colors was yellow, which symbolizes optimism and positive energy. I laughed out loud when I received my results because I thought I was leaning more pessimistic. Being rejected from medical school for basically three application cycles can do that … Read More