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Intern Year: A Resident’s Reflections and Advice

Sensible Medicine

Their residency program is where these soon-to-be physicians will spend the next 3-7 years, honing their craft through rigorous and round-the-clock patient care. Journal Log interesting patient cases. More importantly, log your diagnostic oversights, atypical patient presentations, or any other learning points for posterity.

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What Are SOAP Notes and How Do You Write Them?

Valant

The SOAP note is typically specific to one therapy session and includes information such as: Subjective : Basic patient history and items reported by the patient, such as concerns, symptoms, medical history, and medications. Note Items of a particularly private nature may be reserved for private therapy notes (not progress notes).

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What to Expect After Medical School

Accepted Blog

Phase 2: USMLE Step 3 Generally taken at the end of the internship year, Step 3 assesses your grasp of clinical concepts relevant to patient care. Through patient case scenarios, the exam tests your ability to formulate a diagnosis based on a patient’s history, their physical exam, and the associated lab findings.

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Cannabis rescheduling: What direction will the Trump administration go?

Medical Economics

Those who recommend it are often not primary care physicians, and many states allow “budtenders” to recommend cannabis for any medical condition without a physical exam or diagnostic tests to certify that it is needed, Madras and Larkin said.