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Med students practice on pigs feet during skills lab

Medical students at Indiana University School of Medicine at Evansville practiced blood drawing, IV catheter placement and intubation during the school’s skills lab. They also practiced airway management, pig feet suturing and basic clinical exam skills.

Medical Students
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Peer advising panel lets students be teachers

Medical students flexed their teaching muscles with a peer academic advising panel in which second-year students who were top performers in their pathology course helped first-year students prep for the course.

Medical Students
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Why you should attend your medical student region meeting

As a busy medical student, it’s hard to dedicate time to attend the AMA’s Annual and Interim meetings. Check out your AMA Medical Student Section Region Meeting to experience a more locally-focused program, and connect with your peers.

Medical Students
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Medical students teach healthy habits to local community members

Students from the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School promoted healthy habits and health literacy to more than 200 families and children at a recent community health fair, earning the school an AMA Section Involvement Grant (SIG) award.

Medical Students
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Medical school's Freshman Orientation Lunch event earns recognition

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport’s Freshman Orientation Lunch, in which the local AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) hosted a meal for the incoming class of medical students to learn about the AMA, earned the school an AMA Section Involvement Grant (SIG) Event of the Month award. 

Medical Students
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How to reconcile patient misconceptions, evidence-based medicine

The AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) Committee on Scientific Issues presented common situations physicians in training may face in practicing evidence-based medicine while also helping patients feel satisfied with their experiences.

Medical Students
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Future physicians present research at largest AMA symposium

Seven young medical researchers claim the distinction of being named Saturday as winners of the 2014 AMA Research Symposium, one of the most competitive and largest symposiums in the event’s 12-year history.

Residents & Fellows
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Medical school's From Tots to Docs event earns recognition

The University of Florida College of Medicine’s weeklong From Tots to Docs event, in which the local AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) hosted educational sessions for kids, earned the school an AMA Section Involvement Grant (SIG) Event of the Month award.  

Medical Students
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How these med students transformed their summer

Medical students at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences spent their summer vacation in a unique situation: delivering care to more than 600 patients in León, Nicaragua, one of the poorest countries in Latin America.

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