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Specialty Roundup: What is a Hospitalist?

GOOD INCOME + PREDICTABLE SHIFT WORK = HOSPITALIST The American Board of Physician Specialists defines hospitalists as “…physicians who have dedicated their careers to hospitalized

Specialty Roundup: Nephrology

A FASCINATING SPECIALTY IN DEMAND Fascinated by urine, the kidney, and complex renal physiology? Nephrologists are masters of fluid, electrolytes, and acid–base homeostasis. After all,

Do Family Doctors Deliver Babies?

THE FAMILY DOCTOR DOES IT ALL Many students enter medical school wanting to specialize in obstetrics and gynecology, but find that they love the broader

What is Aerospace Medicine?

ADVENTURE + MEDICINE = AEROSPACE MEDICINE Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers

Specialty Roundup: Emergency Medicine

A CAREER IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE = ACTION AND LIFE SAVING PROCEDURES Nearly all medical students have watched emergency room physicians save lives and cure disease

Specialty Roundup: Rheumatology

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

Why you Should Specialize in Psychiatry

PSYCHIATRY: THE MEDICAL SIDE OF MENTAL HEALTH As physicians who treat the mentally ill, psychiatrists have some of the most rewarding long-term relationships with their

What is Forensic Pathology?

SHERLOCK HOLMES + DR HOUSE = FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST Do you love the idea of being a detective and a doctor? Do you love procedural crime