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Factors to Consider When Selecting a Specialty (part 2)

TEN FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A SPECIALTY Last week we talked about the first five factors to consider when choosing a medical specialty. This

February 8, 2021

What is Wilderness Medicine?

LOVE THE GREAT OUTDOORS? WILDERNESS MEDICINE MAY BE RIGHT FOR YOU If you love spending time in the great outdoors — whether in the Sierra

February 1, 2021

Factor to Consider When Selecting a Specialty (part 1)

TEN FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A SPECIALTY The proliferation of specialties (and subspecialties) means that every physician practices a different type of medicine. Even

February 1, 2021

Medical Pioneers: Abu Al Qasim Al Zahrawi

PIONEER OF MODERN SURGERY The pioneer of modern surgery, known in the West as “Abulcasis”, Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahrawi was not just a pioneer in surgical

January 26, 2021

You Never Know When Your Skills Will be Needed

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PREPARED You may have heard the Boy Scout motto, “Always be prepared!” I recently learned the importance of this motto in

January 1, 2021

Mental Hack for Better Memory: Spaced Repetition

Want to study better, not harder? Here’s how with spaced repetition Even in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment, such as that used by UHSA, there

November 30, 2020

Medical Reads: Books About Becoming a Doctor

Great Reads Inspire Great Lives As many of you know, my desire to be involved in medicine dates to when I was quite young, and

November 3, 2020

My Family Doc

A Fractured Ankle I was sitting in one of Dr Haddock’s examination rooms waiting for him to review my x-ray. I was nervous. Four weeks

October 21, 2020

Grand Rounds: Lethargic Child in the ED

What are Grand Rounds? In the late 19th century, Sir William Osler, the father of modern medicine, one of the founders of Johns Hopkins Medical

October 16, 2020

He’s not breathing! Are energy drinks dangerous?

No Pulse! Shock Recommended! The patient wasn’t breathing, and I couldn’t find a pulse! My hands shook as I used my EMS shears to cut

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