YOUR GUIDE TO LOAN REPAYMENT Medical school involves a significant investment of time and money. For many students, their desire to help others is tempered by the need to pay back students loans. Medical students who may be strongly interested in careers in primary care specialties – family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics – often…
FIRST FEMALE PHYSICIAN IN THE UNITED STATES Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) was the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. This British native was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States and the first woman on the UK Medical Register, a list of all practicing physicians in…
LUNG-SHAPED BLOOD CLOT The New England Journal of Medicine recently published the strange tale of a man who coughed up an exact cast of his lung’s bronchial tree made of blood. The 36-year-old male was being treated for a heart condition with blood thinners which increased his risk of bleeding. During a bout of coughing…
LOVE AND MEDICINE IN RESIDENCY For those that subscribe to the belief that love conquers all, you will be happy to know that love can even triumph over the dreaded residency Match. During 4 years of education, medical students who are single often have more on their minds than memorizing drugs and bugs and reading…
RHEUMATOLOGY: DISEASES OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMS Rheumatologists treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system such as osteoarthritis and gout in addition to complex systemic diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology is a subspecialty, meaning that you must first train in another specialty before undertaking a fellowship to become a rheumatologist. There are two routes to…
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY Many years ago, as some of you already know, I worked in a rural area in the intermountain northwest. We provided 911 services, as well as a small primary care clinic. We were literally the only providers in an area the size of Rhode Island. It…