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Latest posts Feb. 2, 2017
Best foot forward
Lights, camera, action: How to write a compelling personal statement
Envisioning your essay as a movie trailer and avoiding common storytelling pitfalls can help your writing stand out, experts say.
Workforce issue
After executive order, WVSOM students worried about leaving the US
Green-card holders Amir Eslami, OMS IV, and Yalda Eslami, OMS II, worry that future changes could threaten their ability to re-enter the U.S.
Standing by foreign-born physicians
AOA is concerned by immigration executive order
The AOA is concerned about the Administration’s recent executive order on immigration and the impact it could have on physicians and health care access.
News residents can use
A short breakdown of loan repayment options for residents: Part 2
Two residents share their recommended loan repayment strategies and their thoughts on refinancing.
Wide open spaces
Rural docs and specialists pool knowledge in OSU-COM’s Project ECHO
The interactive online program empowers rural health professionals to care for patients who have limited access to specialist care.
Research findings
Misdiagnosis of foot and ankle injuries may result in complications
JAOA review highlights importance of additional imaging, second opinions for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
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Inspiring female physicians
National Women Physicians Day is Feb. 3
On Feb. 3, physicians across the country will celebrate women in medicine.
News in brief
ER doc and Ultimate Men’s Health Guy returns from teaching ultrasound in Peru
Jedidiah Ballard, DO, who was recently featured on TV’s The Doctors, helped teach a four-day diagnostic ultrasound class in Lima, Peru.
And the winner is
James M. Andriole, DO, earns AAOE award for lifetime achievement
Dr. Andriole, who serves on the NBOME Board of Directors, received the award during the AOA’s OMEL Conference in Tampa, Florida.
Quoted
“Medical vignettes with a boastful, ‘Thank God I was there’ tone are almost always a deal breaker for me.”
—William Fraser, DO, residency program director, on personal statements
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