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Students Specialty Profiles

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What it’s like to specialize in forensic pathology: Shadowing Dr. Jorden

Being a forensic pathologist allows Michelle A. Jorden, MD, to tell the patient’s story of how they died and what symptoms they may have experienced prior to death.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Interpreting investigational study data

This USMLE Step 1 exam question deals with determining what parameter is being measured based on data from an investigational study of oral contraceptives.
Subhash Chandra, MD

About Leadership

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Subhash Chandra, MD: Helping psychiatric patients feel empowered

AMA member and IMG Subhash Chandra, MD, reminds patients and physicians of their right to mental, physical and spiritual well-being.

Students USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Woman with hypertension, shortness of breath

This USMLE Step 2 exam question deals with a 57-year-old female with a history of hypertension complains of shortness of breath. She’s experiencing progressively worsening dyspnea while climbing stairs.
Laughing man sitting in a cafe

Education ChangeMedEd Initiative

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Physician well-being: Developing a culture of wellness

Medical schools must provide their students with the resources and support needed to face burnout. The alternative could be tragedy.
Oluwafisayomi (Fisayo) Nwachukwu

About Leadership

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Fisayo Nwachukwu, DO, MPH: It’s about seeing my patients as a whole

Having grown up in a small town in Nigeria, AMA member Fisayo Nwachukwu, DO, maintains a unique lens for understanding challenges faced by medically underserved communities.
10 states with largest decrease in competition levels

Advocacy Access to Care

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10 states where health insurance competition has fallen the most

These states are part of a trend that increasingly puts patients and physicians at a disadvantage with large health plans.

Students Specialty Profiles

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What it’s like to specialize in lifestyle medicine: Shadowing Dr. Bansal

Ankush Bansal, MD, a lifestyle medicine physician and hospitalist, finds that the most rewarding part of his job is when patients feel they finally understand their condition.