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    1. Pre-Medical - MD

      Premedical student discussion forum for students pursuing MD schools
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      1. 2018-2019 Allopathic School Specific Discussions

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      Premedical student discussion for students pursuing osteopathic (DO) medical school.
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      1. Osteopathic School-Specific Discussions

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      MD medical student topics. For current medical students.
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      Osteopathic (DO) medical student topics. For current medical students.
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      Predental student discussion forum
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      3. School Specific Discussions

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    2. DAT Discussions

      Discuss study tips and resources to excel on the Dental Admissions Test.
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      DDS and DMD student discussion forum
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    4. Dental Residents and Practicing Dentists

      For post-graduate dental residents to discuss programs and procedures.
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      1. Military Dentistry

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    5. International Dental

      International DDS/DMD discussion forum.
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  5. Optometry Forums [ OD ]

    1. Pre-Optometry

      Pre-optometry student discussion forum.
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      1. OAT Discussions

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    2. Optometry

      Forum for practitioners and students currently enrolled in optometry school.
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    1. Pre-Pharmacy

      Prepharmacy student discussion forum.
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      1. Pharmacy School-Specific Discussions

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      For current PharmD students and practitioners.
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    1. Pre-Physical Therapy

      Pre-physical therapy student forum [ D.P.T. ]
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    2. Physical Therapy

      Forums for students and doctors of Physical Therapy [ D.P.T. ]
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      1. NPTE

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    1. Pre-Podiatry Students

      Prepodiatry student forum. Co-hosted with APMSA.
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      For students currently in podiatry programs. Co-hosted with APMSA.
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    1. Mental Health and Social Welfare

      [M.A., M.S.W., B.S., B.A.] For discussion of undergraduate and masters degree issues. Co-hosted with PsychCentral.
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    1. Pre-Veterinary

      Preveterinary student forum.
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    2. Occupational Therapy [ O.T.D ]

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    2. Underrepresented in Healthcare

      For individuals that are underrepresented in the healthcare profession
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    3. Women in Healthcare

      Discussion forum for women in medicine. Co-hosted with the Jewish Alliance for Women in Science.
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  13. Interdisciplinary Forums

    1. Postbaccalaureate Programs

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    3. Med Business [ MD/MBA, DO/MBA, DDS/MBA ]

      For those currently in combined MBA programs and interested students.
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    4. Topics in Healthcare

      A place to discuss, discourse, hold forth, and maybe, just maybe, have your mind changed.
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    5. Finance and Investment

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    6. Financial Aid

      Discuss financial topics, including private or military scholarships, student loans, and educational costs.
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    7. NHSC | PHS | IHS

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    8. Tech: Medical Apps, iOS, Android, medical devices

      Discuss the latest tech, electronic medical records, and medical apps.
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  14. International Medical Forums

    1. Canada

      Canadian medical school discussion forum.
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      1. Canadian School-Specific Discussions

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    2. General International Discussion

      General international medical discussion forum.
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      1. Africa and Middle East

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      5. Europe

      6. India and South Asia

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  15. Research Forums

    1. Physician Scientists

      For students interested & current students in Physician Scientist Training Programs or biomedical research programs.
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    2. Student Research and Publishing

      Co-hosted with McGill Journal of Medicine.
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  16. Physician / Resident Forums [ MD / DO ]

    1. Military Medicine

      Discussion of Medical Corps issues.
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    2. Practicing Physicians

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      List upcoming or currently available internship, residency or fellowship positions, positions wanted and position swaps. Co-Hosted with Resident Swap.
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    4. General Residency Issues

      General residency topics, not specialty related.
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      1. ERAS, SOAP, and NRMP Match

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    5. Internship

      Preliminary year and transitional year discussion forum
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    6. Combined Residencies

      For discussions covering topics realted to combined residency programs (ie: IM-Peds, EM-IM, etc).
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      1. Med-Peds

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    7. Anesthesiology

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      1. Anesthesiology Positions

      2. ITE Keywords

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    8. Critical Care

      Critical Care Medicine discussion forum. Co-hosted with PulmCCM Central.
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    9. Dermatology

      Dermatology discussion forum
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      RhesusPuffs Latest: Derm away rotations in July -- outside student RhesusPuffs, Jan 18, 2019 at 3:33 PM
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    10. Emergency Medicine

      Emergency Medicine discussion forum
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      1. Medical Toxicology (MD, DO, PharmD)

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    11. Family Medicine

      Family Medicine discussion forum
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      1. Sports Medicine

      2. Rural & Underserved Communities

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    12. Hospice and Palliative Medicine

      Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine discussion forum.
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    13. Internal Medicine and IM Subspecialties

      Internal Medicine discussion forum.
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      1. Cardiology

      2. Gastroenterology

      3. Hematology / Oncology

      4. Other Subspecialties

      5. Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine

      Major procrastinator Latest: IMG Internal Medicine Applicants - Match 2019 Major procrastinator, Jan 18, 2019 at 8:21 PM
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    14. Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care/Cardiology

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    15. Neurology

      Neurology discussion forum.
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    16. Ob/Gyn

      Obstetrics and Gynecology discussion forum.
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      Dr. Gee Latest: OBGYN oral boards Dr. Gee, Jan 16, 2019 at 1:39 PM
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    17. Ophthalmology: Eye Physicians & Surgeons

      Co-hosted with the AAO's Young Ophthalmologists Committee.
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      1. Young Ophthalmologists

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    18. Pain Medicine

      For practicing pain physicians and pain fellows. Co-hosted with PainRounds.com
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      1. Pain Management Positions

      DODOCSS Latest: Any Feedback or Game Changers from NANS 2019? DODOCSS, Jan 18, 2019 at 8:24 PM
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    19. Pathology

      Pathology discussion forum.
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      Dr Faust Latest: GI Path or Cyto? Dr Faust, Jan 18, 2019 at 7:55 PM
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    20. Pediatrics

      Pediatrics discussion forum.
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      BigRedBeta Latest: Questions about pediatric hospital medicine BigRedBeta, Jan 17, 2019 at 7:00 PM
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    21. PM&R

      Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation discussion forum.
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      2. MSK and EMG Case Discussions

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    22. Psychiatry

      For psychiatry residents and students interested in psychiatry. Co-hosted with The AAP.
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    23. Radiation Oncology

      Radiation Oncology discussion forum.
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      Reaganite Latest: Job market short term and long term? Reaganite, Jan 18, 2019 at 5:19 PM
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    24. Radiology

      Radiology discussion forum.
      Co-Hosted with radRounds.
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      1. Interventional Radiology

      2. Nuclear Medicine

      qwerty89 Latest: Radiology and Clinics qwerty89, Jan 18, 2019 at 1:21 PM
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    25. Sleep Medicine

      Sleep Medicine discussion forum.
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    26. Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties

      Discuss surgery and surgical subspecialties.
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      1. Surgical Residency Applications and Interviews

      2. Plastic Surgery

      3. Orthopaedic Surgery

      4. Neurosurgery

      5. Otolaryngology

      6. Urology

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  17. Health Care Transitions

    1. Clinicians [ RN / NP / PA ]

      For RNs, NPs, PAs and other current and past medical providers.
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      Blanky Latest: BS in Biology... MSN or DPT? Blanky, Jan 17, 2019 at 4:38 PM
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    2. Pre-Hospital [ EMS ]

      For paramedics, EMTs, and other current and past pre-hospital providers.
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    3. Public Health Degrees (Masters and Doctoral)

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  18. SDN High School

    1. Exam HQ

      Discuss ACT, SAT, AP and other important exams.
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    2. hSDN

      The place for high school and pre-college students interested in health careers.
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  19. Social and Support Forums

    1. Spouses and Partners

      A support forum for the spouses and significant others of health professions students. Co-hosted with AMA-Alliance.
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      RNtoMD87 Latest: Have you ever dated outside your race or religion? RNtoMD87, Jan 18, 2019 at 3:39 PM
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    1. For Sale and Advertisements

      Post ads and for sale items here. Note: Requires account verification through PayPal.
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    2. Wanted

      Post want ads here
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    3. Housing (Temporary and Long-term)

      Need a place to live? Have a place to rent?
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      GoSpursGo Latest: SUBLET IN NYC : near Cornell/Memorial Sloan Kettering GoSpursGo, Jan 15, 2019 at 6:05 AM
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    4. Jobs and Help Wanted Board

      Available practice positions, student jobs, etc.
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      chris majdi Latest: Internal Medicine Practice for Sale – Glendale, CA chris majdi, Dec 6, 2018
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    5. Nonprofit / Educational / Student Orgs

      Announcements from nonprofit organizations, associations or institutions.
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    6. IRB Approved Research Surveys

      For posting your IRB approved survey. Must include copy or link to IRB approval letter.
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      emlady09 Latest: Survey of mental health among health professionals. emlady09, Jan 15, 2019 at 6:41 PM
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