Happy post Turkey Day, fellow medical and pre-medical students! Have you ever struggled with overeating due to school or life-related stress? I reached out to Katie Miller, a fellow first-year medical student who received her Bachelors in Nutritional Science at Texas Tech University, for advice on how to cope with overeating while in school.  …

By: Emily Tan, DO Congratulations on your interview invites!  Before you reach into that closet for your lucky interview suit, take a moment to celebrate how far you’ve come. Medical school has been quite the trip and you are now at the precipice of the next chapter of your career! And now, back to work….

By: Jennifer Tran-Kiem One student shares how visiting Peru inspired her to wait on medical school.   A year ago, I started to wonder if I had traveled enough and if I was satisfied with the experiences I’ve had so far. As the end of my junior year was coming to a close, I found…

AMSA UNIBE & AMSA INTEC are two active and awesome AMSA Chapters who call the Dominican Republic home. AMSA’s National President, Dr. Kelly Thibert, headed there early this November to attend their induction celebrations. Check out these photos from the events. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”2″ gal_title=”AMSA INTEC & AMSA UNIBE Inductions”]      …

    October rolls around and suddenly you notice pink everywhere… pink signs, pink ribbons, and pink clothing as far as the eye can see. That’s because, as I’m sure you’re much aware, October is breast cancer awareness month. Organizations and people worldwide unite to promote breast health and cancer awareness while raising funds to…

While working as a medical scribe for primary care physicians in a mainly integrative medicine clinic, almost 80% of the visit notes include a diagnosis of morbid obesity or obesity. It’s come to the point that I know these icd10 codes by heart. E66.09 and E66.01 are codes that I type over and over throughout…