During COVID-19, professional networking for doctors goes virtual.
With conferences and meetings canceled, have all the opportunities for professional networking for doctors dried up?
A guide to pimping in medical education.
You’re sure to encounter pimping in medical education during medical school and residency training. Here are some tips on how to navigate this practice.
Mastering your boards: How USMLE practice tests can help.
Before the real thing, taking USMLE practice tests can help you target your study plan, track your progress and manage your anxiety.
Dating in medical school: How to make it work.
Dating in medical school can ultimately be rewarding, but it requires communication and patience from both people.
Coping with homesickness? Try these four tips.
Coping with homesickness in medical school can feel overwhelming. Try these tips so you can stay focused while making time for family and friends.
Falling behind in medical school? Catch up with these 5 steps.
We’ve all heard the metaphor of trying to drink from a fire hydrant. It’s not so far off when describing medical school, particularly in the first year.
Does cramming have a place in USMLE prep?
Getting ready to study for Step 1? Use these tips to keep cramming out of your USMLE prep strategy.
How to identify a toxic residency program.
All interns can attest to the challenges of residency training. But for some, these challenges may be exacerbated by being in a toxic residency program.
Case studies evaluating travel and infectious disease.
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the relationship between travel and infectious disease into sharp relief. Case studies help unpack the connection.
Ethical dilemmas in healthcare: respecting the rights of patients, residents and employees
In a 2018 talk, Dr. Matthew K. Wynia shared tips on ethical dilemmas involving infectious diseases that remain incredibly relevant today.
Physicians dating colleagues: Know what you’re getting into.
Physicians dating other physicians and healthcare professionals makes sense. After all, most doctors enter the field of medicine during young adulthood, a time in life when many are forging romantic relationships and getting ready to build families.
What physician support looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On May 5, 2019, my friends and I became physicians. We were set to travel across the country to begin residencies in fields ranging from psychiatry and neurosurgery to orthopedics and pediatrics. We were committed to our future patients and to our own career paths.
A look at away rotations: Setting yourself up for success.
Interested in applying for away rotations? Not quite sure? Here’s what you need to know about this promising opportunity.
How far should residents live from the hospital?
How far should residents live from the hospital? This is one of the first questions soon-to-be physicians have after Match Day, yet it can also be one of the most complicated to answer.
What are health disparities in the United States? An introduction.
In the ultimate goal of providing excellent care to patients, health disparities act as a roadblock, impeding both the delivery of equitable care and the achievement of good health outcomes. They create a complex problem that must first be fully understood before it can be solved.
Make early patient interactions count.
Early patient interactions are the foundation of physician-patient relationships. So take a thoughtful approach, from setting the tone to providing value.
Four reminders for caring for patients from different cultures.
When caring for patients from different cultures, it’s best to listen, acknowledge, validate, and support. Be an advocate and a cheerleader for your patients.
Medical school loan repayment: How to start planning now.
The profound sense of accomplishment you feel when you get into medical school cannot be overstated. But if there’s anything that could dampen the mood, it’s the thought of the loans you’ll have to pay back when you graduate.
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Ogie M. Cox (Ezeoke), MD 