Differentiation of cognitive abilities and the Medical College Admission Test - ScienceDirect
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886917306608 (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - November 14, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine: A Growing Share Of The Physician Workforce
Conclusion
The doctor of osteopathic medicine workforce is growing rapidly with no signs of decreases in the quality of students accepted or their success in matching into a residency training program, which has been steadily rising. Given the doctor of osteopathic medicine workforce’s higher likelihood of practicing in rural communities and of pursuing careers in primary care, doctors of osteopathic medicine are on track to play an increasingly important role in ensuring access to care nationwide, including for our most vulnerable populations.
Note 1
Since some residencies are jointly accredited by both the ACGME and th...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 23, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Edward Salsberg and Clese Erikson Tags: Health Professionals Population Health doctors of osteopathic medicine osteopaths physician supply Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, August 21st 2017
This study didn't measure whether receiving the cardiosphere-derived cells extended lifespans, so we have a lot more work to do. We have much to study, including whether CDCs need to come from a young donor to have the same rejuvenating effects and whether the extracellular vesicles are able to reproduce all the rejuvenating effects we detect with CDCs."
Cardiac and systemic rejuvenation after cardiosphere-derived cell therapy in senescent rats
Cardiosphere-derived cell (CDC) therapy has exhibited several favourable effects on heart structure and function in humans and in preclinical models; however, the ...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 20, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Oxidative Stress and Cellular Senescence in the Progression of Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a common age-related degenerative joint condition in which cartilage and bone are lost, though in the earlier stages of the condition, changes in cartilage are more subtle and complicated in their effects. While not traditionally seen as an inflammatory condition, as there is no evident, visible joint inflammation as occurs in other forms of arthritis, there is nonetheless a strong case for considering osteoarthritis to be driven by localized inflammation. Recently, the increased number of senescent cells in aged joint tissue has been shown to contribute directly to the development of osteoarthritis. Inde...
Source: Fight Aging! - August 16, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Why I got into medical school and chose not to go
Imagine taking the MCAT, applying to schools, getting interviews and even being accepted into medical school. How would it feel knowing your dedication has paid off? I felt great, as I had studied hard and made sacrifices others were unwilling to make. As I saw the finish line for what would be the beginning of medical school, I began to ask myself, “Should I continue onwards toward medical school or not?”
When I was in my master’s program, I made the difficult decision to not continue on my journey towards medical school because I was not fully in it anymore. I had come as far as finishing the medical school process...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 8, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/armando-quintana" rel="tag" > Armando Quintana < /a > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
Here ’s what it’s really like when your spouse is a doctor
June 30 is a date that those in the medical world know well; it’s the official end of the medical training calendar year. July 1 represents new beginnings: beginning of the academic year, an internship, a residency, or a fellowship. This year was our tenth and final passing through the medical new year. Looking back, I realize that we never would have predicted what we were going to learn and experience along the way.
My husband, Lee, used to be firefighter. He worked two 24-hour shifts/week, had a union job and was respected and admired by many, especially kids. During his paramedic training, several mentors encouraged ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 30, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/emily-loeb" rel="tag" > Emily Loeb < /a > Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
Being Latina, a physician, a mother and a runner: by the numbers
To a runner, numbers are everything. It’s data. It’s workouts. It’s goals. It’s pace. It’s winning or losing. To a physician, numbers are everything as well. Before you get into medical school, numbers are your schedule, your GPA and your MCAT. In medical school, numbers are your grades, your board scores and your rank in the class. It goes on and on. As a practicing physician, it’s your patient’s’ lab results, your RVUs, your payments, your patient satisfaction score, and your bottom line.
1.8.
It’s a number that resonates in my head. It’s a really small number. It was the number of seconds that Ap...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/monica-verduzco-gutierrez" rel="tag" > Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
I just lost my son to suicide. What can I do?
Dear Dr. Wible,
I lost my beautiful son Evan to suicide four weeks ago. He was a second year internal medicine resident — a very smart, loving and funny man! He left a lengthy letter and in it he stated, “I do not want any attention drawn to this.” I have been crying all day reading your book and blog and I’ve seen the trailer of the film you all are making. I admire your work and if I can help one student, resident or doctor to seek help it will be worth ignoring his wishes.
You see Evan was always a really bright child. He was very caring and compassionate. I never saw any signs of depression. He did well in ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 20, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/pamela-wible" rel="tag" > Pamela Wible, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
How I went from the bottom to the top 1 percentile on board exams
Most doctors are very bright people. I believe that what often sets apart those who perform well on the job and on exams isn’t raw intelligence but rather the ability to learn effectively.
In the MCAT and USMLE steps 1, 2, and 3, I did poorly and barely passed. In 2009, I took my family medicine in-training exam and fell below the minimum passing score. After taking almost five years away from residency for healing and to run an orphanage in Africa, I returned to residency and quickly improved my performance to the level that I recently scored in the top 1 percent in the country on my in-training exam. My score isn...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 24, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/kenneth-acha" rel="tag" > Kenneth Acha, MD < /a > Tags: Education Residency Source Type: blogs
I ’m retired, but I’m disgusted with medical schools. Here’s why.
The year was 1976. I was graduating from a small branch of my state university with a bachelor’s in chemistry when I first applied to medical school. I was living at home and paying my own tuition. There were no physicians in my family, but I became interested in medicine after I was impressed with a surgeon who had operated on my shoulder. I had a better-than-the-medical-school-acceptance-rate average on my grades and MCAT scores, stellar recommendations and tons of extracurriculars, so I was confident. Still, I heeded the advice of a professor who advised me to apply to a graduate program where I could get a master...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 10, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/thomas-d-guastavino" rel="tag" > Thomas D. Guastavino, MD < /a > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
A Reset For Physicians?
By PAUL KECKLEY
Last week, the nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma testified before the Senate Finance Committee. She conveyed a message akin to that of her new boss, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, a physician and House of Representatives veteran: the federal government has made life miserable for providers adding unnecessary complexity and cost.
She challenged the value of electronic health records especially in small practices and rural settings and likened interoperability to a bridge too far. And she observed that Medicare and Medicaid, that cover 128 million Amer...
Source: The Health Care Blog - February 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Caribbean medical schools: It ’s not all palm trees and sunsets
Did you know that several Caribbean medical schools provide postgraduate premed courses so students can complete their science requirements? At least one school’s nearly year-long premed curriculum includes 8 hours per day of classroom work, rudimentary general chemistry and organic labs, and a physics lab with 40-year-old equipment. The fee is more than $30,000 cash, no loans. That’s a lot to pay for courses that are not accredited and credits transferable only to other Caribbean schools.
The goal of these premed programs is to prepare students to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). However, some schoo...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 18, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/skeptical-scalpel" rel="tag" > Skeptical Scalpel, MD < /a > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
This medical student ’s biggest regret? Not watching enough college basketball.
I made it through the rigors of pre-med. I made it through (almost all of) med school, with a few scars to show for it. And now that I’m a big, bad MS4, I finally have the time and the distance to reflect on all the literal blood, sweat, and tears it took to get here.
I am a loud and proud Duke Blue Devil. It was my dream school despite my born-and-raised New Yorker parents saying, “South of the Mason-Dixon line? Absolutely no way!” My four years there surpassed my wildest expectations. But I failed to live all of my Duke dreams out.
I’m proud of the person that I have become as a result of persevering through the ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/leah-croll" rel="tag" > Leah Croll < /a > Tags: Education Medical school Source Type: blogs
Directions...
Wow. It ' s been three months since I last checked in with you, my loyal readers. All 3 of you. As you might guess from reading my ranting over the past 11-plus years, I ' ve been in the midst of a dilemma, in this case trying to figure out what my future should hold. There are many directions to go, many options to consider, and many needs to satisfy. But I think I ' ve got it. Finally.To be totally honest, my basic instinct was to retire completely at the end of the year. Which was my intentionlast year, but somehow I stayed on. And I will indeed continue to work for another year, although I ' ll cut back my weeks e...
Source: Dalai's PACS Blog - October 5, 2016 Category: Radiology Source Type: blogs
What this family physician learned from his dog
I, much like many others, made a terrible decision on my 21st birthday. Mine, however, didn’t involve alcohol; I adopted a dog.
She was a scruffy, brindle-coated, malnourished 30-pound terrier puppy. So in between organic chemistry, physics, Spanish, studying for the MCAT, and multiple other classes, I had to housebreak a puppy. Those glorious visions I had of dog ownership hadn’t included several key aspects, like cleaning up accidents, cleaning up dog hair, cleaning up more accidents, replacing roommates’ shoes, fixing carpet, buying new electrical cords, apartment pet fees, toenails ripping my car seats, etc...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/justin-reno" rel="tag" > Justin Reno, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Primary care Source Type: blogs
