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4 Min Read

4 ways organized medicine helps medical students grow as leaders

Physician organizations such the AMA give medical students the chance to move medicine. Learn about hundreds of available opportunities.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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5 Min Read

How the switch to pass-fail scoring for USMLE Step 1 is going

Without a numerical score, the stakes associated with USMLE Step 1 are lower. Has it changed how medical students approach the test?

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
Succeeding in Medical School
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What I wish I knew in medical school about finding mentors

AMA member Laura Halpin, MD, PhD, shares what she wishes she knew about finding helpful mentors when she was in medical school.

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Med Student Health
Succeeding in Medical School
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4 Min Read

When errors happen, medical students must be empowered to speak up

Medical students have a role to play—and much to learn—in identifying and properly responding to medical errors. Learn about new training that helps.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
Kylee Borger
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For this medical student, patient advocacy is a family affair

Medical student Kylee Borger’s outsized impact as the AMA Government Relations Advocacy Fellow comes as little surprise. It runs in the family.

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Med Student Advocacy
Succeeding in Medical School
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5 Min Read

What I wish I knew in medical school about peer relationships

PGY-2 Oluwabukola “Bukky” Akingbola, DO, offers insight on what she wishes she knew about forming peer relationships early on in medical school.

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Med Student Health
Succeeding in Medical School
2022 AMA Research Challenge winner Leela Biswas and AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger
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4 Min Read

Top prize-winning research offers clues on infertility biomarkers

MD-PhD candidate’s research on potential genetic biomarkers of infertility lands $10,000 prize at 2022 AMA Research Challenge. Learn more.

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Awards
Succeeding in Medical School
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3 Min Read

Hone these good habits as an M1—it'll pay off

You can’t cram your way through medical school. Find out the habits to follow to avoid digging a hole for yourself as a first-year medical student.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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What I wish I knew in medical school about physician burnout

AMA Board of Trustees Chair Sandra Fryhofer, MD, explains what she wishes she knew in medical school about burnout and when to get help.

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Med Student Health
Succeeding in Medical School