Assessing the United States’ most frequently asked questions about osteopathic medicine, osteopathic education, and osteopathic manipulative treatment [PDF]
Abstract Context Osteopathic medicine in the United States continues to produce a substantial number of physicians and medical educators. However, recently popularized misconceptions about osteopathic medical practice, education, and manual therapy suggest an unsettling prevalence of inaccurate ...
Nicholas B, Sajjadi+7 more
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Differences Between Emergency Medicine Residency Programs That Accept the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States and Those That Prefer or Only Accept the United States Medical Licensing Examination [PDF]
Introduction The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States (COMLEX-USA) is a three-part series of examinations similar to the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) that osteopathic medical students must pass for medical licensure.
Nikolla, Dhimitri A+3 more
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Status of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) Implementation at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in the United States and Future Considerations [PDF]
Abstract Context Competency-based medical education, developmental milestones for residency training, and the single graduate medical education (GME) accreditation system have emerged over the last decade, necessitating new ways to adequately prepare graduates to meet new standards in proficiency ...
Patricia S. Sexton+4 more
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Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a medical institution in the United States implemented a virtual clerkship rotation to replicate the skills that students would develop during an in-person clinical site rotation. The primary objective of this study was to identify the efficacy and benefits following the implementation of the Virtual Hospital
Kersh, Lydia+2 more
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Involvement in research is regarded as a high-impact educational practice, which, for medical professionals, is associated with sharpened critical thinking and life-long learning skills, greater appreciation for evidence-based medicine, and better ...
Krista L. Jackson+9 more
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The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, arguably the most significant assessment in the USMLE examination series, changed from a 3-digit score to a pass/fail outcome in January 2022.
Ahmad Ozair+2 more
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A cross-sectional study of newly established medical schools in the United States: student body diversity remains an unmet challenge [PDF]
Introduction The number of medical schools in the United States (US) has rapidly increased over the past two decades, but it is unclear if these newer schools better address the needs of a diversifying population.
Leen Oyoun Alsoud+5 more
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Increase in the Number of Medical Schools in the United States and Its Potential Adverse Ramifications for Urology Residency Applicants. [PDF]
Introduction: This study assesses the unbalanced expansion of medical education institutions in the United States regarding the growth of urology residency programs.
Donato UM+4 more
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Herpes simplex virus 1 as an oncolytic viral therapy for refractory cancers
The need for efficacious and non-toxic cancer therapies is paramount. Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are showing great promise and are introducing new possibilities in cancer treatment with their ability to selectively infect tumor cells and trigger antitumor ...
Hayle Scanlan+4 more
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The opioid crisis in the US severely affected and continues to affect population's health. The opioid crisis was in part fueled by inadequate pain management, which is in part due to the inadequate education in both pain and opioid use disorder (OUD) for
Ling Cao, Jennifer Van Deusen
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