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Mayo Clinic medical students Elias Saba and Editt Nikoyan
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Much to learn when med students leave classroom, enter boardroom

Students at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine are exploring the world of health care innovation happening in private firms.

Med School Life
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Study reveals practice owners no longer the physician majority

A new AMA study found that less than half of patient care physicians had an ownership stake in their medical practice

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Best of 2016: Residents
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The top 5 stories residents should read

Compelling data on themes affecting individual residents—starting a family, recovering from shifts and more—struck a chord with readers.

Resident Wellness
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Salary comparison reminds residents: Plan now

A salary comparison between doctors and teachers highlights the need for medical residents to prioritize financial planning. When looking at the number of hours worked over a lifetime and student debt, physicians can make less per hour.

Transition to Attending
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Doctors who serve: Becoming a Navy flight surgeon

A flight surgeon in the navy trains alongside pilots. A future front line physician explains what it’s like to learn everything from learning how to fly a plane and helicopter to aerospace medicine and water survival.

Transition to Attending
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Pitching medical technology ideas to venture capitalists

You’ve a great tech idea to improve patient care but need investors. Pitching an idea to venture capitalists is outside a physician’s comfort zone. Besides a business plan, what else do you need to get their attention?

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The road less traveled: Non-traditional careers for physicians

Shaping health care outside the exam room can take many forms. Some alternatives include researcher, political adviser and medical director for a jail. Four physicians say why they chose to follow non-traditional career paths.

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Physician turned legislator: U.S. congressman and health care issues

Career options for physicians extend beyond the exam room. How else can you support health care in the U.S.? Rep. Tom Price, MD, a legislator, talks about affecting the practice of medicine

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Physicians in government: The FDA and public health

Career options for physicians in the public sector offer the chance to impact health care through government policy. John Whyte, MD, of the FDA, talks about how his medical training translates to working for the government.

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