Every medical student, during their medical school time comes around this question of whether to go for Indian PG or USMLE. A lot of us swap several times, between these two completely different paths. The earlier you decide between these two options, the better it is for you in the long term. The only deciding […]
Over 2,000 resident doctors in New Delhi are on indefinite strike from June 22 demanding various measures that can improve healthcare delivery. Major demands of the striking doctors Security at workplace Adequate life-saving and generic drugs Drinking water Salary on time The doctors, under the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) umbrella, have written to […]
In this article, I am going to discuss about the best way to utilise your USMLE WORLD subscription for both USMLE step 1 and USMLE step 2 CK as the methodology to use USMLE WORLD is the same for both the exams. There are few points that I need to stress importance on USMLE WORLD: […]
I have been asked this question many times, “what can we do during our MBBS to make our CV?”. It depends on which year are you in. There are lots of things that you can do during your medical school days to improve your CV which are but not limited to: Research Oral presentations Poster […]
Last year alone 26 doctors were killed in Pakistan. Why you may ask. The reasons are many but here are a few. Militants see doctors as money bags, who they can kidnap and ransom for their terror fund. Doctors are respected members of society with low security, and thus are easy targets for terrorists. Sunni […]
A doctor at the Madhya Pradesh’s biggest government run hospital, Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital suffered serious injuries in his eye after he was assaulted by relatives of a patient on Tuesday afternoon. The injured medico–Dr Mohit Naredi, is also the president of the Junior Doctors Association, Indore. The patient’s attendants accused the doctor of not treating […]
A promising vaccine that has the potential to reverse the symptoms of type I diabetes,an autoimmune disease is heading on to a phase II trial, which will test the vaccine on humans with the chronic disease. The vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has succeeded in reversing type 1 diabetes in a trial among mice and in […]
33-year old Anthony Kulkamp Dias sang “Yesterday” while strumming on a guitar during his brain surgery. The Brazilian bank worker performed the Beatles classic by singing and playing the guitar himself, whilst a team of surgeons operated on his brain. A professional guitarist of 20 years, Anthony Dias discovered a tumour in his brain 15 […]
After the news of the exit exam, yet another obligation has befallen the fate of doctors. President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the state government’s proposal to penalise doctors who refuse to work in rural areas. Approval comes after four years The President approved Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Medical Courses Bill, 2012 on Wednesday. […]
Punjab Medical Council has affirmed to be strict after receiving letters from the Medical Council Of India regarding liaisons between doctors and diagnostic centres.The MCI is on a prowl after cracking down ghost teachers. State Medical Councils have been asked to get firm with the diagnostic centres which provide cuts and commission to referring doctors […]