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Don’t shy away from seeking med school scholarships: Tips to finding, earning awards

March 25, 2015 Awards, Dr. Samir Desai, Education, financial aid, Houston, medical school, medical students, scholarships, Student Life

Anna was a first-year medical student who came to me seeking advice for success in medical school. She was surprised when one of the topics

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Experiencing new senses?

March 24, 2015 Dr. David Eagleman, Graciela Gutierrez, human sensory, Neurology, TED talks

Can we create new ways for human beings to experience different senses? Dr. David Eagleman, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at Baylor College

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Gas, bloating, irritable bowel: A gut feeling that something is not right

March 23, 2015 Dr. Waqar Qureshi, fodmap, food guidelines, Gastroenterology, Healthcare, irritable bowel syndrome, Nutrition and Wellness

Those with Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) know not all foods can be digested equally. IBS affects up to one in five people living in this country. The

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Match Day 2015 Wrap Up

March 20, 2015 Education, Events, Houston, Match Day, Match Day 2015, photo galleries, Student Life, wrap up

Match Day 2015 was one of the biggest days in our student’s educational career. And now that our 178 fourth-year medical students have matched with

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Match Day 2015 by the numbers

March 20, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, Education, Events, Houston, Match Day, Student Life

Today fourth year medical students found out where they would train for their residency program. See the 2015 results for Baylor College of Medicine’s fourth year

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Throwback Thursday: Match Day, 1978

March 19, 2015 Aesculapian Yearbook, History, Match Day, Match Day 2015, Student Life, Throwback Thursday

Match Day, one of the most important days in a future doctor’s educational career, is March 20. Every year near the end of March, students

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Prep for performance: Celebrating National Athletic Training Month

March 18, 2015 athletic trainer, Baylor College of Medicine, Healthcare, Houston, Meghan McKay, National Athletic Training Month, Orthopedic surgery, Samantha Burton, sports medicine

As athletic trainers, we are commonly confused for personal trainers, but the difference between the two professions is significant.

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At the doorsteps of our dreams

March 17, 2015 Diane Chen, Education, Events, Houston, Match Day 2015, Student Life

Match Day is a monumental day for soon-to-be graduating medical students across the nation. The next phase of becoming a licensed physician is to train

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Music and medicine: Student concert to benefit Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative

March 13, 2015 Aishu Venkataraman, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Community, concert, Dr. Mark Kline, Events, HIV/AIDS, Houston, Student Life

Growing up, the rules in the Venkataraman household were relatively standard: finish all the vegetables on your plate, only surf the Internet with parental supervision,

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Throwback Thursday: The Big Screen

March 12, 2015 Aesculapian Yearbook, History, Technology, Throwback Thursday

Baylor College of Medicine is a research leader, and you don’t get to be that way without some medical technology. In this photo from the