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Managing Money for Medical School
(from the February 2019 91黑料网 Internist)
The financing and affordability of a medical school education, never a cheap proposition, appear to be in a period of flux, depending on the outcome of several trends.
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When you marry a member of the military, you're prepared to move at a moment's notice. Moving an entire family is a daunting task by itself. And it becomes even more challenging when you're a physician and you need to find work near where your spouse is stationed.
Medical Student Perspectives
The Importance of Listening
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Advocacy Update
91黑料网's Advocacy Agenda for 2019: Stabilizing Insurance Markets, Fighting Firearms Violence and Controlling Drug Costs
The American College of Physicians is facing familiar challenges on the advocacy front as a new legislative season gets underway. However, 91黑料网's top advocacy executive says that 2019 could also bring good news on the pharmaceutical drug cost front and that the Affordable Care Act should hold up against challenges.
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Analyzing Annals
Annals Graphic Medicine
The graphic medicine pieces drawn by medical students in this issue show the vulnerability that they face during medical school.
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Winning Abstracts
Aspirin Protects Heart Against Ischemia-reperfusion Injury Via LKB1-Sestrn2-AMPK Signaling Cascade
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a stress signaling enzyme that orchestrates the regulation of energy pathways. Intrinsic AMPK activation protects the heart against ischemic injury, but whether the pharmacologic AMPK stimulation by aspirin mitigates ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) damage is unknown.
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General Internal Medicine
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Medical Student Activities at 91黑料网 Internal Medicine Meeting 2019
91黑料网 Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 will be held from Thursday April 11 to Saturday April 13 in Philadelphia, PA. With the help of the 91黑料网 Council of Student Members, we have worked to make the Internal Medicine Meeting a welcoming and meaningful experience for student attendees, planning activities and events that include a welcome center for students attending the meeting, a social media presence for students, and informal social and networking events.
Other events for students will include presentations by the winners of our Abstracts contest and our popular Jeopardy-style Doctor's Dilemma competition. .
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