You know that person in your class who can't seem to sit still? The one who always seems restless, tapping their pen, jostling their legs, and just fidgeting around? Maybe that person is even you - either way, it turns out that fidgeting can actually...
More than just an intriguing concept in medical education, entrepreneurial medical school has the potential to both revolutionize the physicians' journey and improve value for patients. According to a recently published article by Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA, the goal of these entrepreneurial medical schools is...
A new type of energy drink is taking energy boosting far beyond caffeine or other typical carb and sugar loaded products to fuel athletes for longer sustainable during exercise. A team of researchers led by Pete J. Cox of the University of Oxford in the UK, took a...
Established in 1952, the match system was designed to cater to a high demand for doctors, and served the healthcare industry well on both ends - doctors could choose and pursue their specialties of choice, and patients received treatment from happier and more fulfilled professionals....
As simulation continues to voraciously permeate the medical educational landscape, nursing students have been starting to benefit from the innovative learning stratosphere it provides. The methodologies traditionally used in nursing school has begun to shift from textbooks, lecture halls, heavily highlighted class notes, to a modern nursing classroom,...
What’s the difference between “health” and “medicine” - as in replacing medical humanities with health humanities? A recent urge by healthcare providers to change those words as modifiers has spurred a variety of responses, from charges of academic nitpicking to sheer bewilderment. Words definitely matter, although...
If you're human, then there is a pretty good chance that you're going to have some nerves during your medical school interviews! That is completely normal and expected, but fear not: this bridge has been crossed by many before you, including your interviewer. With this in mind,...
A team of researchers from VU University in Amsterdam aim to apply the findings from their most recent study to help children with cerebral palsy, and even improve the rehabilitation of adults suffering spinal cord injury, by analyzing the brain patterns involved as babies take their first steps. The...
I vividly remember the first time I went camping. After pitching our tent, checking out the nearby Columbia River, and toasting a few marshmallows on the fire, I wandered aways into the forest, and looked up for the first time. I saw the sky as I...
Our ability to rationalize and make good decisions can be adversely impaired once a single hormone is produced when we experience hunger, according to a team of researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Findings showed that rats given the ghrelin hormone were...
