This summer the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) was chosen to be the Data and Research Support Center for the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program, a landmark study of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting the health of a millions...
A residency is a postgraduate training program which allows the resident to perform as a licensed practitioner while under the supervision of an experienced teacher. Usually thought of as the domain of physicians and pharmacists, residencies for nurse practitioners are starting to trend. Although they...
High rates of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes across the country have led many to request a call-to-action from our nation's medical educators. According to StateofObesity.org, almost 38% of adults are obese and the CDC predicts that one-in-three adults will develop diabetes by 2050. Not only are these health...
Anyone who has ever attended formal schooling -- from middle school classes to advanced medical courses -- knows the struggle of paying attention during a prolonged lecture. For even some of the most avid learners and skilled notetakers, it can be challenging to keep a sustained focus on...
When exploring the history of of Emergency Medicine Residency Training, one word comes to mind - explosive! It’s almost unfathomable how far EM training has come in so little time - 65 years to be exact - and though it’s been a circumstantially fast-tracked journey, it’s...
Who doesn't love unexpected gifts? Any hardworking medical student certainly deserve sthem. Students have a varied schedule, and a multitude of different tasks they have to juggle everyday- clinicals, academia, and extracurriculars, all in the pursuit of walking across the stage and gaining those prestigious letters behind...
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...
Medical school can be stressful and intimidating, but it can also be fun, right?! Here’s 29 more med school Tweets to get you laughing. See our last post of the "20 Funniest Tweets About Medical School". 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. ...
Medical school is stressful, overwhelming, and involves copious amounts of studying. But most of all, it is rewarding. Here are 6 tips for getting through medical school happy, healthy, and sane. Congratulate yourself on how far you’ve come, and continue to do your best to be...
With a severe physician shortage already affecting healthcare in the United States, the American Association of Medical Colleges now projects a 94,000 doctor deficit within the next decade. What has enhanced this problem is the fact that many medical students are now choosing to enter subspecialties, as opposed...
