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., 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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How Does a Joint M.D./Ph.D. Degree Combine the Best of Science and Medicine?

David Engman, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at Northwestern University School of Medicine, and Kerry O'Banion, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Rochester discuss how pursuing a joint M.D./Ph.D. can enable motivated students to follow their passions.

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What Is the Landscape Like for People with an M.D. Who Choose a Research Career?

David Korn, M.D., AAMC's chief scientific officer, discusses why diversity matters in research and shares why he believes biomedical research is an especially exciting career choice today.

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What Are Clinical Career Options and Specialties Available to People with an M.D.?

Jeanette Calli, senior specialist with the AAMC's Careers in Medicine program, discusses not only various specialties physicians might choose, but the different career options someone with a medical degree may explore.

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Road to Medical School

Unoma Akamaguna, a third year medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC, talks about her reasons for wanting to become a doctor and how the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) played a major role in that decision.

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O'Rese Knight, a fourth year medical student at the University of Miami, discusses the necessary skills for succeeding in medical school, his reasons for choosing a career in ophthalmology and why he decided to take a year off for research.

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What Are the Basics About Applying to Medical School?

Sunny Gibson, director of the Office of Minority and Cultural Affairs at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, goes into careful detail on the basics of the medical school application process.

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What Are the Basics About Interviewing for Medical School?

Sunny Gibson, director of the Office of Minority and Cultural Affairs at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, goes into careful detail about how to prepare for and increase your chances of success in the medical school interview process.

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What's It Like to Be a Medical Student?

Dominique Arce, a third-year student at Meharry Medical College, describes her experience getting into medical school, along with the barriers she encountered, and goes into detail about what it's like for her to be there.

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Why Is It Important That More Minority Students Go into Medicine?

Charles Terrell, Ed.D., Chief Diversity Office for the AAMC, speaks about the importance of more racial and ethnic diversity among medical students and the physician workforce.

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