By: Jennifer Tran-Kiem One student shares how visiting Peru inspired her to wait on medical school. A year ago, I started to wonder if I had traveled enough and if I was satisfied with the experiences I’ve had so far. As the end of my junior year was coming to a close, I found…
AMSA UNIBE & AMSA INTEC are two active and awesome AMSA Chapters who call the Dominican Republic home. AMSA’s National President, Dr. Kelly Thibert, headed there early this November to attend their induction celebrations. Check out these photos from the events. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”2″ gal_title=”AMSA INTEC & AMSA UNIBE Inductions”] …
October rolls around and suddenly you notice pink everywhere… pink signs, pink ribbons, and pink clothing as far as the eye can see. That’s because, as I’m sure you’re much aware, October is breast cancer awareness month. Organizations and people worldwide unite to promote breast health and cancer awareness while raising funds to…
While working as a medical scribe for primary care physicians in a mainly integrative medicine clinic, almost 80% of the visit notes include a diagnosis of morbid obesity or obesity. It’s come to the point that I know these icd10 codes by heart. E66.09 and E66.01 are codes that I type over and over throughout…
AMSA, We now face uncertainty; many of us are fearful, saddened and quite frankly are still in disbelief. I want you to know that you are not, nor will you ever be, alone. We will stand together and we will not sit down. This is not the first time in American History that the lives…
Two summers ago I studied abroad in Germany and Austria to learn about the history of medicine in Europe through a Texas A&M University faculty-led program. While in Germany, I was surprised to learn that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices seem to be in much wider use across its population than I had expected….