medical marijuana

Pharmacy Careers You May Not Have Considered

December 19, 2019 by Sarah Lawrence

This article is the third in a series on pharmacy careers. In Part 1, we … Read more

Family Strife, Chuck’s Pro-Life, & the Ebola Bureaucracy Knife

June 24, 2022May 18, 2018 by The Short Coat Podcast

Our own Claire Castaneda won first place in the Carver College of Medicine’s Carol A. Bowman Creative Writing Contest for Medical Students, and her piece caught Dave’s eyes and heart. She talks with Aline Sandouk, Melissa Chan, and Tony Rosenberg about the dynamics of family strife and the pressure they can exert to follow one career path over another. Meanwhile, Aline expresses her feelings on being left behind by her original classmates as she continues her MD/PhD studies.

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What You Should Know: The Pros and Cons of Medical Marijuana

June 26, 2022January 19, 2016 by Brian Wu

What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare professionals.
The numbers alone make it a significant issue: as of 2015, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the use of medical marijuana – and 9 more states are currently working on legislation to do the same. Two more states – Washington and Colorado – have gone so far as to legalize its recreational use. It is likely, therefore, that medical students today will feel the effects of medical marijuana use when they go into practice for themselves.
Medical – and recreational – marijuana use is a complex issue with medical, political, and social implications. Below are evidence-based arguments for and against this use to give student doctors the opportunity to understand the finer points of this controversy.