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A stressed student looks at her computer

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A stressed student looks at her computer

No, a Step 1 failure won’t doom your medical career

July 7, 2020

Group of diverse doctors

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Group of diverse doctors

We need more doctors

July 1, 2020

Joseph Kerschner, MD, dean of the school of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, shares a laugh with students during the school’s 125th anniversary celebration in September 2018

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Joseph Kerschner, MD, dean of the school of medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, shares a laugh with students during the school’s 125th anniversary celebration in September 2018

The pandemic has disrupted medical school admissions. I urge you to apply anyway

June 22, 2020

A mother and son have a telemedicine visit with a doctor

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A mother and son have a telemedicine visit with a doctor

Telemedicine paradoxically deepened our connections with patients

June 18, 2020

Community health worker Orson Brown (right) reviews health-related goals with a patient during a pre-pandemic home visit in Philadelphia

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Community health worker Orson Brown (right) reviews health-related goals with a patient during a pre-pandemic home visit in Philadelphia

Want to help battle COVID-19? Bring in more community health workers

June 9, 2020

Protesters gathered on H and 16th streets in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 3, around 6:30 p.m. to protest police brutality

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Protesters gathered on H and 16th streets in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 3, around 6:30 p.m. to protest police brutality

Academic medical leaders and learners reflect on police brutality, racism, and the path forward

June 5, 2020

The author and her sister Denise Fair, MPH, MBA, chief public health officer at the Detroit Health Department, attend services at their church, which has been hit hard by COVID-19

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The author and her sister Denise Fair, MPH, MBA, chief public health officer at the Detroit Health Department, attend services at their church, which has been hit hard by COVID-19

Why is my community suffering more from COVID-19?

May 20, 2020

A woman in a mask sits at a computer taking an exam

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A woman in a mask sits at a computer taking an exam

The MCAT® exam: Changes, flexibility for 2020 examinees

May 8, 2020

Tasnim Ahmed doesn't venture out past her yard, volunteering only from home, to avoid potentially exposing her family to the novel coronavirus

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Tasnim Ahmed doesn't venture out past her yard, volunteering only from home, to avoid potentially exposing her family to the novel coronavirus

Unnerved and uncertain but still finding meaning as a medical student during COVID-19

May 5, 2020

Selwyn Vickers, MD, senior vice president of medicine and dean of the University of Alabama School of Medicine, talks with students before the pandemic

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Selwyn Vickers, MD, senior vice president of medicine and dean of the University of Alabama School of Medicine, talks with students before the pandemic

Medical students need to learn about health disparities to combat future pandemics

April 30, 2020