Monthly Archives: January 2008

20 Questions: Michael Rack, MD [Sleep Medicine]

Posted on January 30, 2008 by admin

by Sarah M. Lawrence SDN Staff Writer Michael Rack, MD grew up in Southern California. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 1997. He completed combined residencies in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University-Morgantown …

Posted in Internal Medicine, Medical, Physician Profiles, Psychiatry | Tagged 20 Questions, interview, physician | 25 Comments

Forum Remix: Trauma Care in the Prehospital Setting

Posted on January 23, 2008 by admin

by Alison Hayward, M.D. SDN Staff Writer Mark J. Seamon , M.D. is the director of trauma research at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He has a keen interest in pre-hospital care and how pre-hospital interventions affect trauma patients, and …

Posted in Medical | Tagged feature article, healthcare | 4 Comments

Essay Workshop 101: Lesson 4: Question Specific Themes

Posted on January 20, 2008 by admin

Please select from the following common medical school topics: Why I Want to Be a Doctor Why I am an Exceptional Person Why I am a Qualified Person Note: These essays have not been edited. They appear below as they …

Posted in Audiology, Dental, Medical, Optometry, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Psychology, Rehab Sci, Veterinary | Tagged applications, essay, personal statement | 2 Comments

Sell, Sell, Sell! Investing for Healthcare Providers

Posted on January 19, 2008 by admin

by Ivan Edwards, D.O. SDN Contributor “Never buy a plane or horses just out of residency!” said my soft-spoken attending, staring at me intently. “I did, and I learned my lesson well.” Indeed, he did. He was newly married, had …

Posted in Audiology, Dental, Medical, Optometry, Pharmacy, Podiatry, Psychology, Rehab Sci, Veterinary | Tagged finance | 34 Comments

Evaluating Medical Resources: Ten Things to Know

Posted on January 16, 2008 by admin

Reprinted with Permission The number of Web sites offering health-related resources grows every day. Many sites provide valuable information, while others may have information that is unreliable or misleading. This short guide contains important questions you should consider as you …

Forum Flashback: “Should I become an EMT?”

by Michael Barnum, M.D. and Michael O’Brien, M.A., NREMT-P SDN Staff Writers Often in the Pre-Hospital and Pre-Allopathic forums, we encounter questions that interest many users. Many such inquiries come from users wanting to know if getting involved in Emergency …

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