Archive for May, 2007

Medical Entrance Exams – Ideas for better preparation

Medical Entrance Exams - Ideas for better preparation

When the crucial time of preparing for entrance exam are on the head; books, notes, previous year questions and revision text books are messed up the in the study room, indicating the nervousness and the amount of pressure of the students appearing in Medical Entrance Exams or in various entrance exams.

As the (more…)

Achieving an MD Degree

Achieving an MD Degree

Achieving a MD or Doctor of Medicine Degree

A MD Degree or (Doctor of Medicine) Degree is a medical degree offered to physicians and surgeons by medical schools in the United States. One can typically expect to earn a MD Degree after four years of undergraduate study, followed by four years of medical school. Once finished with the university courses, one must complete at least a year of Clinical Rotations (internship). Du (more…)

Yesterday and Today, a Look at the History of Medical Scrubs

Yesterday and Today, a Look at the History of Medical Scrubs

On the morning of Tuesday, January 23, 1849, a woman stood on the platform of the Presbyterian Church in Geneva, N.Y., and received a diploma showing she had earned a degree of Doctor of Medicine. This woman was Elizabeth Blackwell and she became the first woman to complete a course of study at a medical college and receive the M.D. degree.

Since that day the door for woman Doctors has been wide open and today women lead in all f (more…)

Medical Schools – Find the top best for you

Medical Schools – Find the top best for you

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To Teach or Not to Teach: The Role of Alternative Medicine in Philippine Medical

To Teach or Not to Teach: The Role of Alternative Medicine in Philippine Medical

 The trend away from traditional or allopathic medicine is borne by the following statistics and facts:

1. It has been estimated that the US public spent between $36 and $47 B on CAM therapies.

2. There are now states with naturopathic licensing laws and licensure of Naturopathic physicians is expanding into new states.

3. Legitimacy and significance of CAM has been recognized by public and private authorities, i.e. In the U (more…)

Medical School Equipment Helps Train Future Doctors

Medical School Equipment Helps Train Future Doctors

Applying for medical school is often the most difficult process for any future medical student. You need to start almost a year and a half early in order to ask for recommendations, take the MCAT exams and prepare your personal statements. It is a struggle to get accepted no matter where you apply because the field is so competitive. For the rest of us, this selective process is great because we only want the best people and most intelligent peop (more…)