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Share this article Share this article NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 550 individuals are now protected against COVID-19 thanks to students in Iona College's new nursing program. Describing the opportunity to serve their community as both emotional and historic, students said they were grateful for the hands-on experience gained through the pandemic. "It feels humbling," said student Nico O'Leary '21, of New Rochelle, N.Y. "This has been a horrible year for everyone. So, the fact that we're able to give back in this way is enormous." Iona College nursing student Anna Tes...

Adam Litwin, MD, is now anxiously awaiting his chance to become a real doctor. After graduating from St. James University in the Caribbean in 2018, this is the second match cycle Litwin has entered to vie for a position in family medicine. While his hope and anxiety are shared by other residency applicants hoping to match this week, Litwin has taken a much different path to getting there. More than 20 years ago, Litwin disguised himself as a resident physician at UCLA, and was arrested and jailed for impersonating a doctor. Now, proclaiming that he is reformed, Litwin hopes that his dream of ...

Social media platforms lit up when sponsors of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) announced Step 1 score reporting will change from 3-digit numerical scores to pass/fail by January 1, 2022. First-year Harvard Medical School student LaShyra Nolen tweeted, “this could reinforce the hierarchy among med schools,” arguing the score change could encourage residency admission directors to favor applicants from prestigious medical ...

Follow CNN Missouri state lawmaker charged with selling fake stem cell treatments and claiming they are a cure for Covid-19 Updated 1:55 PM ET, Thu February 4, 2021 Patricia Derges speaks on stage at The Jefferson Awards Foundation 2017 DC National Ceremony on June 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (CNN)A newly elected Missouri state representative and assistant physician faces charges for allegedly running a fraud scheme in her three clinics and providing prescription drugs illegally, according to federal prosecutors. Prosecutors in the Western District of Missouri claim that Patricia "Tricia...

The USMLE Step 1 score reporting change looks bad. Here’s what it gets right. 5 Shares Social media platforms lit up when sponsors of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) announced Step 1 score reporting will change from 3-digit numerical scores to pass/fail by January 1, 2022. First-year Harvard Medical School student LaShyra Nolen tweeted, “this could reinforce the hierarchy among med schools,” arguing the score change could encourage residency admission directors to favor applicants from prestigious medical schools over equally qualified applicants from less competitive one...