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Specialty Profiles

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What it’s like to specialize in obesity medicine: Shadowing Dr. Stanford

Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, feels that there is nothing more gratifying than to see patients have an improved outlook on life when they achieve a healthier weight.
Graphic illustrating constant fraction for half life of a drug

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: What’s half-life of investigational drug?

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: The pharmacokinetics of a newly synthesized drug are studied in healthy volunteers. What is the half-life of the drug?
David T. Tayloe Jr., MD

Leadership

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David T. Tayloe Jr., MD: Advancing the primary care medical home

AMA member David T. Tayloe Jr., MD, is a fifth-generation physician who has worked with his community for more than 40 years to ensure the best care for children.

Specialty Profiles

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What it’s like to be a pediatrician-scientist: Shadowing Dr. Hotez

Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, always wanted to be a physician scientist focused on vaccines. Now he runs a large laboratory developing neglected-disease vaccines.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 2 prep: Dypsnea, wheezing, cough. What’s next?

The case: A 40-year-old woman with a nine-year history of scleroderma has had shortness of breath and a dry cough for four months. What’s the next step in diagnosis?

Specialty Profiles

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What it’s like to specialize in otolaryngology: Shadowing Dr. Jones

The specialty involves an exciting variety of in-office and procedural care for everything from tonsillectomies to serious head-and-neck cancer cases.
Ronit Katz, MD

Leadership

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Col. Ronit Katz, MD: Born in Israel, dedicated to treating U.S. vets

AMA member Col. Ronit Katz, MD, makes service to U.S. veterans a major portion of her medical work as a preventive medicine, occupational and environmental medicine physician.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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Kaplan USMLE Step 1 prep: Man has tender blisters on arm and side

Prep with help from Kaplan Medical. The case: A 60-year-old man has tender blisters on his arm and flank, worsening over the last few months. What condition do they likely portend?