Welcome to the Medical Student Perspective Page!
Articles featured on this page are submitted by ACC medical student members around the globe covering topics ranging from personal experiences, patient encounters, mentorship, entrepreneurship, advocacy and more.
November 12, 2020
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has exacerbated the already difficult problem of how to deliver health care safely and efficiently. One solution that has risen to the forefront is telemedicine.
November 6, 2020
Neil J. Weissman, MD, FACC, is the chief scientific officer for MedStar Health and president of MedStar Health Research Institute.
September 9, 2020
Being part of a research project is never an easy task, even for experienced academic physicians. Medical students often become passionate about conducting research in the fields of medicine that interest them; in my case, it is cardiology.
September 9, 2020
Diversity is important to cardiovascular disease (CVD) programs directors (PDs) and PDs are striving to increase diversity in their programs through recruitment and strategies directed toward the fellowship learning environment, according to results of the second annual Cardiovascular PDs Survey published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 19, 2020
There is a strange mix of freedom and anxiety I feel when walking into a room full of people that I know are more experienced, qualified and competent than myself.
July 30, 2020
Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS, FACC, is the chair of the department of internal medicine and chief of cardiovascular medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso.
July 16, 2020
To those who are just starting their journey in medicine – let me first say congratulations and welcome to medical school!
July 16, 2020
"I have no chest pain or shortness of breath." I stared back at the patient as she said those words, dazzled for a second on how to proceed with the encounter.
July 16, 2020
In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, physician mental health and treatment is more important to discuss than ever.
July 14, 2020
So, what brings you to a rotation in cardiology? Are you a third-year medical student fulfilling a subspecialty requirement?
July 14, 2020
They are more than the world's oldest amphitheaters – they are symbolic architectures that, through their rich history, teach us valuable life lessons.
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