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A former Navy fighter pilot. A chef. A kindergarten teacher. For some students, medicine is a second – and sometimes even a third – career.

March 16, 2023

Sophia Matos, MD, poses with her parents after her graduation from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She is now an ENT resident at SIU.

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What it’s like to not match into a residency program

Sophia Matos, MD, didn’t match the first time. The next year, she matched into medicine’s most competitive specialty — otolaryngology.

March 13, 2023

African American doctor and patient talking viewing tablet

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Physicians learn to partner with Dr. Google

As patients increasingly diagnose their ailments online, doctors see opportunities to improve care but challenges from those who resist their medical advice.

March 2, 2023

Two women site at computers in a virtual intensive care unit.

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Teaching hospitals are facing thousands of nursing vacancies. Here's how they're…

From virtual ICUs and paid education to pipeline programs, academic medical centers are stepping up to fill the need for more trained nurses.

February 28, 2023

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What’s your specialty? New data show the choices of America’s doctors by gender, race, and age

More women are becoming doctors, doctors of different racial backgrounds prefer different specialties, and sports medicine keeps growing, according to AAMC data

January 12, 2023

Female doctor showing an x-ray image of man's lungs to her colleagues

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First-generation medical students and The Match®

Medical students who were the first in their families to graduate from college look forward to finding out where they will match for residency training.

March 17, 2022

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WATCH: How the pandemic has impacted medical students now and in the future

Medical students share how the pandemic has shaped their training experiences and their futures as physicians.

March 3, 2022

Russyan Mark Mabeza, a student getting his MD-MPH at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, poses for a photo with some fellow medical students.

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A data-based look at America’s physicians and medical students, state-by-state

What states have the highest concentrations of active physicians, female doctors, and medical students? The AAMC’s physician workforce data report has answers.

January 13, 2022

Group of doctors talking at the hospital and wearing facemasks

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Paving the way for DACA recipients in health care

The co-winners of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare discuss their work to support immigrants in health care professions.

November 10, 2021

Darrell Kirch, MD, former AAMC president, poses with Denisse Rojas Marquez, MD, MPP, and Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn, MD, MPH, winners of the Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare at Learn Serve Lead 2021: The Virtual Experience, on Nov. 9.

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Three-year medical school programs are growing. Here’s why

Student debt and physician shortages are fueling three-year med school options. One leader explains how they work and how to know if you’re a good candidate.

October 14, 2021

Joan Cangiarella, MD, director of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s accelerated three-year MD pathway, and John Colavito, MD, a program graduate and NYU resident, examine pathology slides.

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Hospitals innovate amid dire nursing shortages

COVID-19’s latest surge exacerbates long-standing forces driving nursing shortfalls, prompting an all-hands-on-deck scramble to maintain patient care.

September 7, 2021

A nurse in hospital scrubs looks up from her checklist

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Report urges major reforms in the transition to residency

The residency application, selection, and transition process is complex and stressful. Now, a committee of key stakeholders proposes dramatic changes.