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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted March 18, 2013

The importance of reading and writing English

Medical education in the United States, compared to that of other countries, is lengthier for various reasons.  Like so many of you, throughout high school I struggled with  English courses. My [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted March 7, 2013

Fluid Dynamics and Physiology

Part of the wonder of medical and dental training is learning how complex the body is. Physiology was one of my favorite courses as a medical student. You’ll find that learning the “how” behind [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted February 5, 2013

Taking metabolism from biochemistry to babies

Surgery in its most basic sense involves the removal of disease (e.g. moles, tumors) from the body and in most cases with an improvement in health within 24 hours. Whether it was removing [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted January 29, 2013

A Liberal Arts Education: How you can become a better doctor through non-premedical requirements

Prior to the announcement of MCAT 20151 and the new Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior section, one of the biggest hurdles I had was getting my pre-med and pre-dent [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted January 22, 2013

What does physics have to do with medicine?

I distinctly remember a night early in my career, I was working the overnight in a quaint community hospital. I was half-sleep when the nurse told me we had a new patient in the ED. It was an [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted January 20, 2013

Why must I take English courses in college?

I can still now remember being a rising 4th year college student at the University of Virginia, looking at the list of pre-medical requirements and seeing “English” listed as requirement or [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted January 8, 2013

How do my pre-med classes relate to practicing medicine: Biomechanics

During the last tour, many pre-medical students mentioned how disconnected they felt from their dreams of becoming a doctor. They questioned how the basic science classes they were trudging [...]

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By Kameron Matthews, MD, JD
In Uncategorized, Voices of Diversity
Posted September 26, 2012

Day 3: Choosing a Major

Choosing a major….. One of the hardest things for an undergraduate student to contemplate, and a regular question that we’ve heard this Tour.  Especially when this student wants to [...]

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