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USMLE® Step 3

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USMLE Step 3: What’s next to treat a 58-year-old’s chest pain?

A 58-year-old woman with a history of coronary artery disease is complaining of pain on the left side of her sternum. What should be done?
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HIPAA

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CHIP extension, IPAB repeal part of federal budget deal

Congress keeps government running, extends CHIP for 10 years, approves key Medicare pay provisions and kills the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
A comic book drawing of a doctor in a medical coat, tie, and stethoscope around their neck.

Ethics

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3 Min Read

Comics give health care experiences meaningful commentary

Graphic medicine gives insight on the social, cultural, and ethical landscape where patients, caregivers, clinicians, and learners intersect. 

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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4 Min Read

USMLE Step 2: How should AAA repair complications be managed?

A 71-year-old man is reporting abdominal pain and has bloody diarrhea following the repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What should be done?

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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USMLE Step 1: What’s next when NSAIDs are ineffective?

A 54-year-old man’s progressive rheumatoid arthritis is unresponsive to high dose NSAIDs. Considering his family history of diabetes, which test is to be recommended?
State capitol building.

Research

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Proof of physicians’ economic impact sways policy at state level

When state medical societies such as the Idaho Medical Association do their advocacy work, they enter with numbers detailing how physicians boost the local economy.
Small town medical practice building.

Research

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Texas town a case study on how doctors generate community jobs

Medicine’s positive economic impact can ripple far past the practice door. It can be felt by nearby businesses and support for community development.
Overall economic output of physicians, lawyers, and higher education graphic

Research

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Economy gets bigger boost from doctors than lawyers, higher ed

Physicians support more jobs, wages and benefits than comparable counterparts in industries such as legal services, higher education and other health care providers such as nursing homes and home health care.