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Kevin Connolly King, MD

Leadership

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Kevin Connolly King, MD: Revitalizing residency training programs

AMA member Kevin Connolly King, MD, volunteered for five years and knew medicine was the profession he wanted to pursue.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Persistent left shoulder pain, diaphoresis

The case: 75-year-old man with these symptoms is patient gets sublingual nitroglycerin. What changes will it cause?
Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD

Leadership

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Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD: Advocate for reproductive health

Ob-gyn and AMA member Veronica M. Alvarez-Galiana, MD, moves medicine by improving access to contraception and reproductive health for all women.
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Med School Prep

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September 2020: Kaplan MCAT stumpers put premeds to the test

NADPH function, biochemical pathways and immune response. Prep for the Medical College Admission Test with these questions from Kaplan.

USMLE® Step 3

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Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: What is this 43-year-old man’s diagnosis?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A man comes to the emergency department because of a six-hour persistent erection. What’s the likeliest diagnosis? 
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Ethics

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When using behavioral architecture, ensure ethical application

When behavioral architecture changes care delivery, what should be the roles of ethics? Learn more from the AMA Journal of Ethics.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Woman stung by wasp on right hand

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 19-year-old woman comes to the emergency department after a syncopal event one hour ago. What is the next step?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Understand bell-curve distributions 

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: If 200 people are randomly selected, how many are eligible for membership to a high-IQ society assuming a normal IQ distribution?