Category: Medical Specialties
Surgeons and Purchasing Decisions: Their Power is Increasing
Surgeons’ influence in hospital purchasing decisions is increasing and that may be a good thing for healthcare organizations, patient outcomes, an [...]
New Year’s Resolutions Trends: What Doctors Resolve To Do
With the rapidly approaching new year, there comes the question of New Year’s Resolutions. Are they to be made or ignored? Many physicians use the [...]
How to Switch Specialties Throughout Your Career
Have you ever considered switching specialties? Do you find yourself bored, tired, disenchanted with the specialty you chose and are you dragging [...]
Survey: Are Physicians Happy with Their Jobs?
For the eighth year, the results of the annual Great American Physician Survey have been released. Physicians Practice surveyed 826 physicians acr [...]
How to Decorate Your Hospital or Practice for the Holidays
The holidays don’t necessarily mean shorter hours for physicians and other staff. People still get sick, still need surgery, and still arrive at t [...]
See If You Can Answer These 4 Ophthalmology Board Review Questions
Are you looking at preparing for your Ophthalmology Board Exam? ;) Don't go into it blind, try your hand at these 4 ophthalmology board review que [...]
See the Big Picture: 5 Free COMLEX Sample Questions
The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) is known as the "big picture" medical exam; meaning, it's vague in providing [...]
Try Answering These 5 APMLE Part 2 Practice Questions
Are you preparing for your APMLE Part 2 exam? This test is notoriously hard with a first-time pass rate of 89%. Prepare yourself in the best way b [...]
4 Anesthesiology MOCA Sample Questions for You to Try
Are you gearing up for your Anesthesiology MOCA Exam? It's been awhile since you've been tested on your skills and another test might seem overwhe [...]
Interview with a Pathologist: “I’ve Performed Around 50 or so Autopsies”
As the weather cools, the pumpkins and skeletons emerge from their storage boxes, death becomes a regular topic of discussion. But we wanted to le [...]
Halloween Night Stories That Landed People in the ER
Halloween may have a well-deserved reputation as “fright night” when it comes to costumes and parties, but you haven’t seen anything until you’ve [...]
Can You Answer These 5 Surgery MOC Practice Questions?
Are you scrambling to complete your Surgery MOC credits and/or reviewing for your MOC Exam? We've got you covered. Try your hand at these five fre [...]
Fasting Before Surgery: An Unnecessary Evil?
If you are recommending that your patients fast for long periods of time before surgery, you are adhering to a practice created back in 1946. New [...]
5 Family Medicine MOC Practice Questions to Test Exam Readiness
Are you preparing for your Family Medicine MOC exam? This test is notoriously tricky. In 2015, we noted that the pass rate was 80.6%. Get ahead of [...]
Pass the Boards With 5 Free Nuclear Cardiology Sample Questions
In a sub-specialty where acronyms are as regular as heartbeats, cardiologists preparing for the nuclear cardiology boards pride themselves on havi [...]
You Know You Are a Pediatrician When…
As a pediatrician you give vaccines, check rashes, explain infant behavior to nervous new parents, diagnose screaming children, and tell parents w [...]
You Know You’re a Surgeon When…
Sometime between the rigors of medical school and your full-time practice as a surgeon, you may have realized that the profession changed the way [...]
An Interview with 2nd Year Surgical Resident James Park
Whether you're considering medical school, well into your undergrad, or trying to nail down a specialty, it's always beneficial to hear [...]
New Requirement: Mandatory Opioid Prescription Training
Beginning in January of 2018, all doctors in Georgia will be required to take three hours of continuing medical education on opioid prescription t [...]
Try Answering These Free Child Psychiatry MOC Board Review Questions
The Child Psychiatry MOC exam is around the corner. Are you ready for it? First thing first: don’t panic. You'll then want to figure out what you [...]