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So you’re trying to figure out which medical school is right for you. You may be getting ready to apply, or lucky enough to be in the position to have to choose which medical school’s offer to accept. After all, it is spring, when all premeds come to life with the realization that either their Read more

What does it take to succeed in medical school from start to finish? Loaded question. We know. Just getting in is a hurdle. According to 2012 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, more than 43,000 applicants submitted more than 636,000 applications last year. That means, on average, each applicant applied to at least 14 U.S Read more

Our recent blog post questioning the value and ethics of physician shadowing has unleashed an avalanche of comments, divergent perspectives – and even spawned a blog post of its own. On February 14, 2013, Dr. Elizabeth Kitsis, a physician and bioethicist, openly questioned whether high school or college students considering a career in medicine or Read more

Changes in the past few months to the definition of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have led to speculation and confusion. Hoping to shed much-needed light on the revised classification, developmental pediatrician Lisa Shulman answered questions about ASD on a Twitter chat organized by Everyday Health. Dr. Shulman is director of the Rehabilitation, Evaluation & Learning for Read more

The outreach email began in earnest as shaky fingers hovered nervously over the “send” field: “As you may know, we’re expanding our social media footprint yet again with the launch of a blog, titled The Doctor’s Tablet. . . . We would be delighted if you would participate and are reaching out to seek your blog Read more