Welcome to the OME Gamechanger Series. The overarching goal of this series is to highlight an important aspect of medical …

A good friend once told Detrioit’s Cedric Mutebi that “our bodies see inequities before our minds do.” The words instantly …

Founded at Columbia University in the early 2000s, narrative medicine asserts that asking and responding to patient’s questions in a dignified, compassionate, and generous way requires a clinician to have not only have medical know-how, but narrative intelligence and dedicated training. 

Burnout is a serious problem in the medical profession, starting as early as the second year of medical school, but …

Everyone has Match Day anxiety of some kind. No matter how smart we are, how good our applications, how flawlessly we interviewed, we all feel at least a little apprehension, wondering, “What if I don’t match?” This is a rational fear—but there are also plenty of positive Match statistics, as well as scientifically proven advice on how to make the best of your chances. Yes, competition for available PGY-1 slots …

Thank you to these groundbreaking American doctors, inventors, and scientists. This Black History Month, we pay tribute to the African …

For healthcare professionals across all levels, work is more than a career—it’s a calling. But even turning your passions into your life’s work can take a toll on your physical, mental, and emotional well-being—and it could have detrimental impacts on your life, as well as the patients you serve. Ultimately, it can lead to burnout. A study of 7,000 physicians found that 41% of them had at least one symptom …

Clinical rotations can be an exciting time for medical students, but they can also be among the most stressful experiences in your education. Clinicals are a sign that you’re in the home stretch of your medical studies, and they provide you with hands-on experience in a real healthcare setting. You’re shadowing doctors, learning the ins and outs of the hospital, and even interacting with patients. But this sudden realness can be …

What’s it like? Many people wonder what it’s like to be an intern and how to succeed during your first year as a physician. Is it really as bad as everyone makes it out to be? Are you able to sleep without constantly thinking about your patients and the diagnoses that you may have missed? Were you compassionate and empathetic enough toward the family of the patient who was dying? …