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Ryan Syrek

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Trending Clinical Topic: Fentanyl Vaccine

Trending Clinical Topic: Fentanyl Vaccine

Medscape — Each week, we identify one top search term, speculate about what caused its popularity, and provide an infographic on a related condition. If you have thoughts about what's trending and why, share them with us on Twitter or Facebook. When it comes to the ongoing opioid epidemic, good news is hard to come by.
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Medical Student Life & Education Report 2018

Medical Student Life & Education Report 2018

Medscape — Medical students from across the United States were asked about debt, work-life balance, harassment/discrimination, and other essential aspects of the educational experience. See how they responded.
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The Horror of Medical School Captured on Film

The Horror of Medical School Captured on Film

Medscape — What if the figurative terror faced by medical students was turned into literal, tangible horror? Phillip Anjum, a third-year medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus, Ohio, wanted to find a new way to demonstrate the stress, anxiety, and isolation experienced by medical trainees.
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Training Doctors to Draw: Increasing Patient Communication Through Illustration

Training Doctors to Draw: Increasing Patient Communication Through Illustration

Medscape — Dr Francois Luks leads an undergraduate class called 'Physician as Illustrator,' designed to help future doctors better communicate with patients via illustrations. Here is some of his students' work.
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Pro Baseball Player Turned Doctor Ready to Fight COVID-19

Pro Baseball Player Turned Doctor Ready to Fight COVID-19

Medscape — Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. As a kid, Mark Hamilton knew exactly what he would be when he grew up: a professional baseball-playing doctor. As improbable as that dream may have seemed, in early April, Hamilton got a medical degree to go with his World Series ring.
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Fraud and Deception During Residency Application

Fraud and Deception During Residency Application

Medscape — Although all medical students experience anxiety related to the residency match process, that anxiety rarely involves criminal authorities. In March 2016, Dr Bilal Ahmad endured an ordeal ripped from every student's worst nightmares, one that would involve the police and put his future in doubt.
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Are Residency Application Photos Used for Discrimination?

Are Residency Application Photos Used for Discrimination?

Medscape — In the November 2018 issue of Academic Medicine, Reid Waldman, MD, and his colleagues published "The Ethical and Legal Conundrum Posed by Requesting Residency Applicants to Submit Photographs of Themselves." The authors asserted that the nearly universal practice of encouraging medical students to submit professional headshots along with their residency applications opens them up to discriminatory judgments while providing little substantive positive value.
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Alcohol, Melatonin, and Other Top Clinical Topics of 2022

Alcohol, Melatonin, and Other Top Clinical Topics of 2022

Medscape — See which studies led to the most popular clinical topics of the year, with an infographic on each of the key findings.
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Trending Clinical Topic: Exercise Prescription

Trending Clinical Topic: Exercise Prescription

Medscape — Each week, we identify one top search term, speculate about what caused its popularity, and provide an infographic on a related condition. If you have thoughts about what's trending and why, share them with us on Twitter or Facebook. The fact that exercise is good for you isn't newsworthy.
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Trending Clinical Topic: Memory-Boosting Foods

Trending Clinical Topic: Memory-Boosting Foods

Medscape — Each week, we identify one top search term, speculate about what caused its popularity, and provide an infographic on a related condition. If you have thoughts about what's trending and why, share them with us on Twitter or Facebook. The end of the year and accompanying holidays are often tied to food.
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