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Dustin Jones: Dear Future Physician

The following is a cross-posting of Dustin’s original post: http://www.dustinjonespt.com/blog/dear-future-physician It is posted here on AMSA On Call with Dustin’s permission. I was recently asked by Dr. Mark Cucuzzella to provide his medical students with some insight from my experience as a PT working with the elderly. The following is my response… Dear Future Physicians:...

The Case for Universal Healthcare

Medical student professional liability insurance

The risk Hospitals and clinics in the United States and throughout the world require medical students to carry medical professional liability insurance (malpractice insurance). Whether a student is on a clinical elective, a rotation, or just observing, the institution providing the training will require students to be insured in the event of a lawsuit. AMPI RRG, LLC makes obtaining...

Fast Track–Threatening Access to Medicines Around the World

  By: Alison Case, M.D. AMSA Education & Advocacy Fellow Health and trade are not traditionally clumped together.  At least, I never had a course in medical school on free trade agreements and intellectual property rights.  It might be expected that one impacts the other only in so far as any other major industry might be...