Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a safety hazard for people who work with hypodermic syringes and other needle equipment. These injuries can occur at any time when people use, disassemble, or dispose of needles. When not disposed of properly, needles can become concealed in linen or...
The first two years of medical school curriculum consists of a lot of basic science and medical knowledge before clinical training begins. However, during medical school, most medical students learn almost nothing about the tedious details and inner-workings of the health care system they are...
Noted for much of the early development and advancement of the PA profession in Missouri, Charles Drew Morten, passed away March 16, 2016. Drew and his wife moved to St. Louis, MO in 1977 where he completed a PA program and later earned a Master's Degree...
Between the proliferation of campus coffee shops, flavored energy drinks, or even just a 5-hour energy shot, caffeine has a natural place in every medical student's heart. Though widely popular, it is probably not the best idea to dose up on caffeine in order to stay...
“The NRMP had its inaugural Transition to Residency conference last year. It was received so well we decided to do it regularly.” NRMP correspondent. Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual Transition To Residency National Conference will be held next May in New Orleans (2017). Those who...
Cerritos, CA - Rushabh Doshi, a junior at Whitney High School, is now officially Johns Hopkins University bound courtesy of the Current Early Entrance Program this upcoming fall semester. Doshi plans to study Public Health with the goal of becoming a medical doctor. “My parents have...
The effects of mindfulness and meditation are more recently becoming an active area of research on the mental and emotional stability of health professionals. Mindfulness is the simply defined as the practice of being conscious and present as much as possible. Meditation, an extension of...
During his “Cancer Moonshot Initiative” speech at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago just a few weeks ago, Vice President Joe Biden announced the National Cancer Institute (NCI) database called the Genomic Data Commons (GDC) as the premier oncology resource...
According to a recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, researches found that though BMI was unaffected, early risers who got at least 6.5 hours of shut-eye a night were more likely, than late sleepers,...
According to a May report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, medical schools are dedicated to increasing diversity in their student body and increasing student interest in caring for underserved populations. Of the 137 schools that responded to a recent survey from the AAMC, more...
