An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Health Care Team
Updated August 19, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to … Read more
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Articles are listed below in reverse date order:
The Successful Match: Oral Communication Skills
By Rajani Katta, MD and Samir P. Desai, MD Every aspiring physician knows the importance … Read more
Highs and Lows: Bipolar in Medical School
While many medical students struggle to grasp the complexity of mental illness and its management, … Read more
Clinical Clerkship Clues: Family Medicine
For many medical students the family medicine clerkship is one of the more enjoyable rotations … Read more
Family Medicine: Challenges for the Solo Physician
In the eyes of many medical students, the family physician is a solo physician with … Read more
Dealing With Conflict on Clinical Rotations
Nearly every medical student, at some point during training, will have a negative encounter with … Read more
20 Questions: William Baker, MD, Anesthesiologist
Dr. William Baker is an anesthesiologist working in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Baker was in private … Read more
20 Questions: David C. Hilmers, Med-Peds, Former Astronaut
David C. Hilmers, MD, EE, MPH, is an assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine … Read more
Before You Write Your Personal Statement, Read This
Essays and personal statements are an anxiety-inducing part of the application process for many postgraduate … Read more
20 Questions: David Russo, DO, Pain Medicine and Physiatry
Recently The Student Doctor Network interviewed David Russo, DO, who specializes in interventional pain medicine … Read more
Ethical Questions (Interview Advice Column)
To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system … Read more