No one can deny that medical students today face an increasingly competitive environment with a strong focus on board scores and class grades as strong requirements for entrance into competitive specialties. Mirroring the trends in both primary and secondary school, a standardized test has become the yardstick by which all physicians-in-training are compared.
The most recent survey reported by the National Resident Matching Program, showed that scores on Step 1 of ...
Read more...
Past 6 Months
I am disgusted with our politicians who have used the pandemic as a political tool
Michele Luckenbaugh | PatientWe need to stop blaming the doctors
Cindy Rubin, MD | PhysicianWhy male circumcision should be delayed
Sumeet Dua, MD | ConditionsWe are making sacrifices for you. Please make a sacrifice for us.
Allison Ashford, MD | ConditionsEnd medical school grades
Adam Lieber | EducationRecognize the Trump that lies within each of us and try to heal him
Beck Ballentine, MD | Policy