Medical Essay

I am currently pursuing a career in medicine; therefore, I have to get into and graduate medical school. To be considered for medical school I have to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). This test comprises of different subjects covered in classes pre-med students take throughout college. Recently, there has be an additions made to the MCAT. A section on sociology has been added. Medical schools understand that in order to produce successful doctors, students must have a background…

toward making the patient feel at ease during an ailment or just for a checkup. This yearning is what motivates me to pursue the Medical Humanities Certificate program at TTUHSC. I’ve been interested in the mixture of the two disciplines since attending Yale College where I graduated with a degree in History of Science and Medicine in 2013. In addition to being a medical student, I am a fiction writer who has participated in many writing workshops in New York…

against them for medical malpractice. Malpractice can happen with dentists in the same way it happens with doctors. When serious cases of malpractice are ruled on in court, it could result in compensation to pay for suffering and related medical bills. Before you file that lawsuit, you should go over your case and make sure it has the minimum requirements for a medical malpractice lawsuit. If not, you could end up paying legal fees while not getting anything in…

to get into medical school have, to this point, escaped me. Until now I was only aware I needed to take Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) along with some volunteer work to go to medical school. This paper will provide a better understanding of what it is like to work in a health related field along with supply information for the admissions process and requirements for attending a medical school in the future. In order to better understand what it is like to work in the medical field I…

the bad. Some causes for this debate is the unclear effects of medical marijuana use in the long term, the effects that medical marijuana would have on the illegal use of marijuana, and the abuse of marijuana in the patients that use it. The medicinal use of marijuana has been taking place since five thousand years ago. It is believed it started in Asia, mainly in India. The introduction of hemp in Western medicine occurred…

pharmacists no matter what setting whether it’s anything from retail to manage care their responsibilities in preventing drug errors are significant. A Pharmacist is a drug expert they are the last person who can catch any errors. Pharmacists reduce the medical error by assessing every patient carefully, improving patient education, and improving communication with the healthcare community. A pharmacist is…

A journal page relinquished by multiple pharmacologists explain the breakdown of a marijuana plant and its effects impeccably. “Medical marijuana refers to three different forms of plant. The names of each of these plants are: Endocannabinoids, Phytocannabinoids, and synthetic compounds” (Bostwick 173). Bostwick goes on to explain, the most medically relevant is called Phytocannabinoid…

was then filed against for a medical malpractice case. While investigating his case the F.B.I. found over one thousand pictures of his patients he has assisted throughout his career. Later in the investigation they found out that Dr. Levy used a pen like device to capture his many picture. Thinking that this pen like object…

There are multiple reasons I have found through experience and research of why I want to be a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer. The first time I experienced sonography was ten years ago when I received a prenatal ultrasound; this is the very first time I was blessed to see my baby. I was immediately fascinated by the technology and how I was able to see so much. I even spotted the fact that my baby was a boy and asked my sonographer, she confirmed that yes indeed he was. I want to be a part of…

There is no denying that using animals in the progress of medical research and study is necessary. That being said, the current rulings and principles of this form of scientific research are being challenged by different countries worldwide. In one such case, a U.K. clinical trial was done to limit the use of animals in their study of the TeGenero leukemia drug. “Of the new European tests, for example, five detect pyrogenic contaminants in drugs—bacteria that infiltrate injectable or intravenous…