Inter professional medical union
A New Doctors’ Union in the South Is a Model for Health Care Organizing
Doctors’ unions are rare in the US, and unions comprised of both physicians and other medical providers are even rarer. But in North Carolina, a group of medical providers has successfully organized an interprofessional union.
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Just thought I would share. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 21, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Future_Bone_Docta Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
WAMC 3.83 GPA, 510 MCAT / do I retake my MCAT?
1. GPA 3.83, science GPA is about the same but need to check
2. MCAT: 510 (127/127/128/128)
3. OR Resident
4. On second gap year - just got a job coordinating medical care for housing/health care in Portland
5. Spent last year serving with the National Health Corps at a free clinic helping patients get free medicine, did some patient navigation/care coordination (1700 hours in clinic)
--- Non clinical: taught citizenship class weekly
6. Have about 20-30 hours of shadowing hoping to do...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - October 12, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: CamilleM Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Concerns about Medical School
The University of Minnesota Medical School had the students pledge an oath.
Students began the oath by stating, "Our institution is located on Dakota land…We commit to uprooting the legacy and perpetuation of structural violence deeply embedded within the health care system."
"We recognize the inequities built by past and present traumas rooted in white supremacy, colonialism, the gender binary, ableism, and all other forms of oppression."
I was unaware schools made people pledge oaths. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - October 1, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Futuredoctorhope Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Atlanta Medical Center Closure
Impending Hospital Closure Rattles Atlanta Health Care Landscape and Political Races
The nonprofit owners of Atlanta Medical Center, a 460-bed Level 1 trauma center in the heart of the city, plan to close the hospital in November. As many community members worry about the hole the …
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Anyone from Atlanta care to comment on this disaster? This hospital was one of the two Level 1 trauma centers in the city and now the remaining center (Grady) will see an estimated increase of 2500 emergency room visits a month. They're setting up a "24 b...
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 23, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: rowsdower88 Tags: Anesthesiology Source Type: forums
Pending disaster in American health care system; shortage of supplies
It has shocked me how there has been no media coverage of the lack of the most basic medications and supplies in the past 6 months. Things are actually getting worse, not better, over time.
Many of us cannot get the most basic medications needed for a pain practice. Where is the news on this? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 25, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ligament Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
'How Complex Systems Fail' and mental healthcare system design
I recently ran across this short summary of considerations for 'complex systems' in healthcare and was struck by how relevant some of the points were in relation to attempts to design complex systems to, say, 'prevent suicide,' especially considering the role of health care provider. I think it's worthy of discussion and am interested in others' opinions on it, especially if you've been in the role of trying to apply increasingly complex protocols, procedures, and rules relating to suicide...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 20, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Fan_of_Meehl Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Extension
Has anyone had any luck getting an extension on GI Bill benefits for medical school?
It's formally called the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Program (38 USC §3320) for veterans studying medicine. This scholarship adds up to 9 months of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Although the scholarship is primarily for those in undergraduate studies, students enrolled “in a covered clinical training program for health care professionals" are also eligible.
In the 116th Congress, Rep. Lauren...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 16, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: asfhxmf Tags: Veterans' Benefits Source Type: forums
United Health Care - Bone Met
UNH requiring peer to peer for 3DCRT for 3 bone mets, single fraction, kV - kV matching...
What am I missing here? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 9, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: SneakyBooger Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Mental Health Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 7/31/2022
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Source: Student Doctor Network - August 1, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: AbnormalPsych Tags: Psychology [Psy.D. / Ph.D.] Source Type: forums
2022-2023 Kansas
Thank you to @reapplicant2021 for sharing this year's questions!
2022-2023 Kansas Secondary Essay Prompts (1000 character limit each)
1 ) Describe your health care experiences that involved direct exposure to physicians' clinical duties and how they have shaped your desire to apply to medical school.
2 ) Describe examples of leadership experience in which you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 25, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: wysdoc Tags: 2022-2023 MD Medical School-Specific Discussions Source Type: forums
Do not Disrupt, Rejuvenate! Re: Time to disrupt health care or is that impossible?
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
2022-2023 Connecticut
Thank you to @11199904 for sharing this year's questions!
2022-2023 Connecticut Secondary Essay Prompts (1800 character limit each)
1. Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician?
2. How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist?
3. Please take a moment to explain how the...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - July 15, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: wysdoc Tags: 2022-2023 MD Medical School-Specific Discussions Source Type: forums
Roe v. Wade: implications for psychiatrists?
Recognizing that this topic is a lightning rod, I am interested in hearing people's thoughts on the implications today's ruling has for us as psychiatrists. Particularly from folks who were practicing prior to the original decision, currently practicing in places with extremely limited access to reproductive health care, and people working in CL settings.
Not interested in a debate about rights and wrongs of the law, but rather how this change may impact our clinical practice. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 24, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Celexa Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Who needs GoodRx
This is a crazy story. I still think these coupon/discount cards will end up like the phone calling cards of the 90s. Remember those 10-10-321 commercials..lol
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/health-care/article262435157.html (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 13, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: VA77 Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
American Spectator Hit Piece on Pain Surgeons...
Perverse Health-Care Incentives Endanger Spine Patients - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
We have failed collectively as physicians when the Louisiana State Legislature must intervene to draft a bill making sure that...
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"Non-operative specialists, such as pain anesthesiologists and pain medicine physicians, are not trained to perform spinal fusions as the codes are written. They have not completed a surgical residency performing surgery or treating surgical patients. Pa...
Source: Student Doctor Network - June 12, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: drusso Tags: Pain Medicine Source Type: forums
