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Cynthia E. Boyd, M.D., M.B.A., Chief Compliance Officer, Associate Vice President and Associate Professor of Medicine at Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center discusses how she became interested in Internal Medicine and emphasizes the importance of being a life-long learner in science and medicine.

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  • Raising a Family and Attending Medical School

    Natalie Casagrande , a Citizen Potawatomi Native American, is a second-year medical student at the University of Kansas Medical Center and the mother of four children.

    Theresa Adeliyi-Burcher is a third-year medical student at the University of Toledo, School of Medicine and the mother of one child.

    What you wanted to know about raising a family and applying to medical school

  • Applying to and Paying for Medical School in Today's Challenging Economy

    September 2009 - February 2010

    Julie Fresne: 

    Julie Fresne is the Director of Student and Resident Debt Management Services for the AAMC.

    Dr. Joetta Bradica:  

    Dr. Joetta Bradica is the assistant director for student aid at the Penn State College of Medicine and serves as the north east representative to the Committee on Student Financial Assistance for the AAMC.

    What you wanted to know about applying to and paying for medical school in today's economy

  • Post Baccalaureate (Post-Bac) Programs

    Summer 20008

    About Joy Phinizy Williams:

    Joy Phinizy Williams is the Associate Dean for Students and Special Programs at Georgetown University School of Medicine and has served as the director of the Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies program (GEMS) since 1979.

    About Loretta Walker, PhD.:

    Loretta Walker, PhD. is Director of Drexel University College of Medicine's Pathway to Medical School (DPMS) Program. She has over 6 year experience motivating and counseling high school, college and post-baccalaureate students.

    What you wanted to know about Post-Baccalaureate (Post-Bac) Programs

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  • The Importance of Cultural Competence in Medical Practice

    David Acosta, M.D.

    David Acosta, M.D., associate dean of multicultural affairs at the University of Washington School of Medicine, discusses the significance of cultural competence, his role as a medical educator, and his practice in family medicine.

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  • Incorporating Culture and Traditional Beliefs into the Practice of Medicine

    David Baines, M.D.

    David Baines, M.D., a member of the Tsimshain and Tlingit Tribes of Alaska, discusses the importance of incorporating his culture and traditional beliefs into the practice of modern medicine. Dr. Baines currently works at the Iliuliuk Family and Health Services Clinic in Unalaska, Alaska and has previously been the president of the Association of American Indian Physicians.

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  • Why are M.D.s needed to work in public policy and advocacy, as well as in medical education?

    Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D.

    Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D., AAMC's chief advocacy officer discusses a medical career in public service and as a medical school professor, emphasizing the importance of public policy and advocacy.

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