The Standardized Patient program at USC is one of the first in the country, founded in 1963. Actors are trained to play any number of symptoms: liver disease, terminal cancer, diabetes.
Medical schools can erode empathy in students. Pre-med school boot camps can help make better doctors by teaching empathy and related "soft" skills.
Being a medical student is a piece of cake. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
It is so obvious that you are a medical student. You might ask why I know this much to be true.
We should not find our inspiration from job titles and superficial appearances.
I see ritual in many things because I was taught to ritualize so much of my life, and I like to remember that the associations I make might not be the associations that my peers or my superiors make.
Pain and suffering together is a universal language. It is unspoken, one that a person of any age feels when they see a loved one die, or when someone sees another human being suffer when nothing more medically can be done.
Medical school rotations afforded me incredible opportunities to bolster not only my knowledge base but also my patient-related skills.
Imposter syndrome describes a person’s feelings of inadequacy despite their many achievements and accolades. This affects many students as they enroll in a professional or graduate program — first-generation, non-traditional, and students of color entering higher education also report experiencing imposter syndrome at higher rates. This may be because these demographics are not commonly represented...
As I’ve gotten older, I have learned that practice, in both the medical and legal fields, betters people’s lives on an individual level, and betters society on a systems level.
In a few short years, I will be a resident physician where I will encounter more situations like this one.
Watching a medical drama on TV showed me that, after a whirlwind couple of years, we’ve come a long way as medical students.
As my graduation date looms in the distance, I hope that these experiences will help me become a better physician.
Choosing a career in medicine is difficult, but it is truly honorable, so honor and take care of yourself.
Someone is going to tell you no. You can't do it. You're not good enough. You're not smart enough. I challenge you to take every one of those no's and embrace them.
These study techniques will help you become a star medical student.
You probably didn't know it at the time, but you played an integral role in getting me through medical school. I will soon have the privilege of displaying the letters "MD" behind my name, and this would not have been possible without each and every one of you.
Learn from two AMA members about why organized medicine is an ideal venue in which medical students can build their leadership skills.
If students maintain this perspective, they, like countless students before them, can improve the lives of patients in ways we cannot imagine.
If the time in a doctor's office or the hospital isn’t frightening enough already for most patients, some recent publications by MDs in prominent, peer-reviewed medical journals may ramp up that ...
Organizations must take steps to protect residents and medical students from sexual harassment.