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Why Interpersonal Skills or People Skills Are Very Important in the Medical Profession
When aspiring medical practitioners get too engrossed into their medical textbooks and scientific concepts, they tend to forget that one of the most important qualities that every doctor must have is people skills. What does this mean? Being a doctor, you are not only expected to diagnose patients, perform operations or administer medication. The medical [...]
Medical Graduates in the Corporate World
It is a common thought that all medical graduates pursue medical practice. This however is not true to all graduate of medical school; some end up joining the corporate world. This does not mean though that you have put to waste what you have learned during your four challenging years in medical school. Medical education [...]
Glossary of Common Terms Associated with Hospital Staff
The TV drama Grey’s Anatomy is one of the popular television shows in the US today, which focuses on surgery. Viewers who have a limited background in the medical profession will probably get confused when they watch the show because of the differing titles of the doctors. Why are Meredith and her friends called “residents,” [...]
The Most Competitive Medical Specializations
Are you still undecided on what medical specialization to pursue? If so, it is wise to start checking your options now. To be able to select a medical specialization that fits your interest and enhances your skill, planning and assessing are necessary just like preparing your personal statement medical school. One basic thing is to [...]
Popular Medical Specializations
Aside from the pressure and stress of medical school and residency, doctors confront another rigid challenge in their medical career – to select medical specializations. Listed below are some of the most popular medical specializations: * Plastic surgery Plastic surgery is one of the most popular medical specializations. Medical students need to understand however that [...]
Best Teaching Hospitals in the USA
The learning process doesn’t stop with your graduation from medical school. As new breeds of disease evolve and technology advances, the learning process needs to continue. Thus, doctors, especially the newly graduates, need to learn more about professional medical practice. To respond to this situation, various medical experts began to set up teaching hospitals. The [...]
Medical Schools with the Lowest Student-Teacher Ratio
The student-teacher ratio contributes to the effectivity of transferring knowledge by the teacher to the students. This refers to the number of teachers compared to the number of students in a specific academic institution. The ideal student-teacher ratio is between 10:1 and 15:1 to attain such a goal. Below are some examples of medical schools [...]
Government or Private Hospitals: Where to Work after Medical School
After four years from medical school, where to work is another significant decision to make. To join private hospitals or government hospitals is your decision and not any other person. There would be various factors that you need to consider, such as the facilities, the equipment, or salary. So after graduating you will have to [...]
Paying off Student Loans in Medical School
Having finally received your school diploma means looking back on what factors have helped you through college. One major factor that comes out in these assessments is student loans, a major reason why you were able to make it through medical school. Paying off school loans dose not require you to be a big time [...]
Alternative Careers for Medical School Graduates
There comes a time when one needs to reflect and re-assess. What happens if after graduating medical school you suddenly realize you are not willing to spend more sleepless nights and sacrifice your only time to rest for emergency calls? Your parents or family will not definitely like that at all having spent much of [...]