DIFFERENCES IN THE NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MD’s BY STATE As of 2020, it is estimated that just under 25% of the physician workforce in the United States are international medical graduates. As the demand for physicians in the United States continues to grow, international medical graduates will also be in increased demand. This is great…
FAMILY DOCS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE It has been my experience that many of the medical students I’ve worked with over the years want to practice emergency medicine. Personally, having practiced pre-hospital emergency medicine, I am not sure why this is. But I can see the allure of the action of the emergency department tempered against…
ADVENTURE + MEDICINE = AEROSPACE MEDICINE Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed…
A CAREER IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE = ACTION AND LIFE SAVING PROCEDURES Nearly all medical students have watched emergency room physicians save lives and cure disease on popular television series. They witness the high drama, witty banter, cool procedures, diagnostic coups, and romance. Life (and medicine), though, is usually nothing like the TV show. Does the…
RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES NEED DOCTORS For those who read my blog, or who have been my student, you know that I am a big proponent of healthcare for rural and remote communities in the United States as well as elsewhere. Having lived and worked in rural and remote communities for the bulk of my…
YOUR GUIDE TO LOAN REPAYMENT Medical school involves a significant investment of time and money. For many students, their desire to help others is tempered by the need to pay back students loans. Medical students who may be strongly interested in careers in primary care specialties – family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics – often…