Have you heard? The USMLE Step 3 exam made a few changes in November. As always, Doctors In Training is here to support you throughout your medical education, especially when it comes to USMLE and COMLEX exam prep. Being informed … Continue reading
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Doctors In Training is releasing a USMLE Step 3 Review Course!
Available to you November 3, 2014, the brand new Doctors In Training Step 3 Review Course will address the updated exam content through high-yield clinical questions and videos. Continue reading
Google Glass in the Operating Room and Beyond
Can an innovative piece of hardware significantly alter the medical industry? Google Glass, a tiny computer and camera built into a pair of glasses with a monitor right above the user’s right eye, is a relatively new development that is undergoing testing by several surgeons throughout the United States. Continue reading
Pharm Ad and Research Abstract Questions on Step 2 CK
The United States Medical Licensing Board has announced that there will be new items added to the Step 2 CK examination as early as August 3, 2011. These new items’ formats will assess an examinee's ability to appropriately interpret information presented both in the form of a research abstract and a pharmaceutical advertisement.
Students should be prepared to be able to analyze a pharmaceutical advertisement and answer multiple choice questions about the following areas as related to the pharmaceutical covered in the ad:
a) Biostastistics/epidemiology
b) Pharmacology/therapeutics
c) Development and approval of drugs and dietary supplements
d) Medical ethics
e) Decisions about individual patient care
In addition, students will be asked to interpret a clinical or experimental research abstract and answer questions related to:
a) Biostatistics/epidemiology
b) Use of diagnostic studies
c) Pharmacology/therapeutics
d) Decisions about patient care
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Human Capital Contracts May Eliminate Med School Debt
Another proposal to mitigate the damages of the pending shortage of doctors is in the works – it aims to eliminate medical school debt and with it the potential barrier to applying to medical school for many students. Under the … Continue reading
Paying Doctors to be on Call
An article published in the December issue of Academic Medicine highlights the increasing shortage of doctors who are willing to be on-call, even for pay, and the reasons for and solutions to the crisis.
On-call duties were traditionally performed without pay by doctors in exchange for hospital admitting privileges. Today, residents at...
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Medicine and Depression - Updates in the News
Do you often feel sad, down, can’t get out of bed and drag yourself to class? Do you suffer from depression, or think you might? If you do, you’re not alone...
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