The Archives
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08.28.06
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05.03.06ResidencyResidency is a stage of postgraduate medical training in North America and leads to eligibility for board certification in a primary care or referral specialty. It is filled by a resident physician who has received a medical degree (M.D. or D.O.) and is comprised almost entirely of the care of hospitalized or clinic patients, mostly with direct supervision by more senior physicians. A residency may follow the internship year or include the internship year as the first year of residency.Whereas medical school gives doctors a broad range of medical knowledge, basic clinical skills, and limited experience practicing medicine, medical residency ...
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05.03.06”’List of Medical Schools”’ by continent and country.The WHO Directory of Medical Schools is somewhat definitive for the purposes of recognising medical schools; many countries will only recognise foreign graduates' primary medical qualifications if they have been obtained from a school on the WHO Directory.==Europe=====Austria===*[[Medical University of Graz]] http://www.meduni-graz.at/*[[Innsbruck Medical University]] http://www.i-med.ac.at*[[Medical University of Vienna]] http://www.meduniwien.ac.at/''Note: With the enactment of the university reform of the [[Wolfgang Schüssel|Schüssel]] government on [[January 1]], [[2004]], the medical faculties of Austrian universities were separated from the traditional almae materes to become independent universities.===Belgium===*[[Ghent University]] - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences http://www.ugent.be/ge*[[Hasselt University]] - Faculty of Medicine http://www.uhasselt.be/english/ *[[University of ...
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04.26.06Clerkships / Electiveselective programes are so helpful to have a good chance passing through the interview things in ur wayour friends in usmleforum.org wrote a nice list for intl' guysthey wrote:For those who would like to obtain an experiency at a different institution, several good medical schools offer those experiences. Usually these experiences last from 1 to 3 months, and are offered in several different areas. Most institutions require that you be in your last year of medical school. Some require that your medical school is LCME accredited, ie. US medical school. International Medical Graduates will need a visa for clerkships, and ...
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04.26.06Tips for Step 1little banana from livejournal.com wrote this:I know the Step 1 USMLE exam is right around the corner and I know how stressful that can be. So I wanted to do my part and chip in with some helpful tips...Tips For Step 1:1. Your worst subject which will comprise 50% of the exam. The other 50% of the test will be on the female pelvis.2. Most exam takers will bring ear plugs to protect themselves against noisy people in the room. It is also recommended to bring nose plugs to protect against smelly people in the room. You might also want ...
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04.26.06PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY OF DISEASE RESPONSEOverviewThe immune response (IR) plays a pivotal role in the control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. As a noncytopathic virus, HCV has developed successful mechanisms for evading the IR of the host. Successful evasion can lead to chronic infection, which culminates in cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in selected individuals. The IR to HCV infection is the first line of defense against viral replication. This newsletter will review the mechanisms by which HCV activates and evades the innate and adaptive antiviral defenses of the host.Innate immune responseStudy of the early innate IR in acute HCV is limited because the disease ...
