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ChangeMedEd Initiative

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4 Min Read

How medical students can benefit from coaching in medicine

Never heard of a medical school academic coach? Learn how medical students can take advantage of this increasingly common resource.
Vijaya Appareddy, MD

Leadership

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3 Min Read

Vijaya Appareddy, MD: From assisting her father to helping patients

AMA member Vijaya Appareddy, MD, was first introduced to medicine by watching her father, a plastic surgeon, treat his patients.
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Physician Health

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3 Min Read

Medical resident bullying: Here's how often it happens

A minority of internal medicine residents report being bullied, but for those who get picked on the consequences are often severe.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Next step for girl with heavy menstrual flow

This USMLE Step 2 prep question deals with a 14-year-old patient with heavy periods. Based on the physical exam and blood work results, students are asked to determine the appropriate next step in managing the case.
Haidn E. Foster

Leadership

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Haidn E. Foster: Members Move Medicine: Advancing LGBTQ medical education

Medical student Haidn E. Foster chose a career in medicine after finally being diagnosed and treated for a longstanding chronic condition. He knew he had to help others find wellness too.
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Ethics

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3 Min Read

How to assess quality of life in reconstructive transplantation

Reconstructive transplantation is elective and conducted to improve patients’ quality of life. Yet ethical inquiry into quality of life is lacking. Find out more from the AMA.

Behavioral Health

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3 Min Read

Fighting stigma, building a career treating substance-use disorders

Learn how AMA member Alena Balasanova, MD, is helping to fill the gaps in addiction psychiatry and medication-assisted treatment in Nebraska.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Abnormality on contrast-enhanced chest CT

This USMLE Step 1 exam question deals with a 66-year-old man brought to the emergency room after recent discharge following a Whipple’s procedure for pancreatic cancer performed seven days prior.