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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

      3. Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School

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      5. What Are My Chances?

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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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      1. MCAT Study Question Q&A

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    5. Re-Applicants [ MD / DO ]

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    1. Medical Students - MD

      MD medical student topics. For current medical students.
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      1. Allopathic Class Threads

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      Osteopathic (DO) medical student topics. For current medical students.
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      1. Osteopathic Class Threads

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    4. Clinical Rotations

      Discuss issues related to the MS-III and MS-IV years, including rotations and shelf exams.
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      Predental student discussion forum
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      DDS and DMD student discussion forum
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    4. Dental Residents and Practicing Dentists

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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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  6. Pharmacy Forums [ PharmD ]

    1. Pre-Pharmacy

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

      2. PCAT Discussions

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    2. Pharmacy

      For current PharmD students and practitioners.
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      1. Pharmacy Class Threads

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  7. Physical Therapy Forums [ DPT ]

    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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  8. Podiatry Forums [ DPM ]

    1. Pre-Podiatry Students

      Prepodiatry student forum. Co-hosted with APMSA.
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      Dpmfuture Latest: Acceptance Stats for Class of 2023 Dpmfuture, Feb 17, 2019 at 1:26 PM
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    2. Podiatry Students

      For students currently in podiatry programs. Co-hosted with APMSA.
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    3. Podiatric Residents & Physicians

      For podiatric residents and physicians. Co-hosted with APMA.
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  9. Psychology Forums

    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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      For discussion of psychology doctoral degree issues. Co-hosted with PsychCentral.
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      Graduate Record Exam
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  10. Veterinary Forums [ DVM ]

    1. Pre-Veterinary

      Preveterinary student forum.
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      1. GRE

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    2. Veterinary

      For current DVM students and graduates.
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  11. Rehabilitation Sciences

    1. Audiology [ Au.D ]

      Doctor of Audiology discussions
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    2. Occupational Therapy [ O.T.D ]

      Doctor of Occupational Therapy discussions
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    3. Speech Pathology [ Ph.D. ]

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  12. Underrepresented in Healthcare

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    2. Underrepresented in Healthcare

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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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    1. Postbaccalaureate Programs

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    2. Public Health Degrees (Masters and Doctoral)

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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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    6. Financial Aid

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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

      2. Australasia and Oceania

      3. Caribbean

      4. China and Eastern Asia

      5. Europe

      6. India and South Asia

      7. Latin America

      8. UK & Ireland

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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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    3. Internship, Residency and Fellowship Positions

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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

      Mendelssohn Latest: Peds/Med Genetics Mendelssohn, Feb 17, 2019 at 12:52 PM
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    7. Anesthesiology

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      1. Anesthesiology Positions

      2. ITE Keywords

      FFP Latest: Attending life - is there a light at the end of the tunnel? FFP, Feb 17, 2019 at 2:10 PM
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    8. Critical Care

      Critical Care Medicine discussion forum. Co-hosted with PulmCCM Central.
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      jdh71 Latest: question about CHFer jdh71, Feb 16, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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    9. Dermatology

      Dermatology discussion forum
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      TheRealRonald Latest: The Real Interview Questions to Ask TheRealRonald, Feb 17, 2019 at 12:25 AM
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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

      Osteoth Latest: Official Eternal IM WAMC Thread Osteoth, Feb 17, 2019 at 1:38 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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    17. Ophthalmology: Eye Physicians & Surgeons

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

      hurdlepup Latest: Refraction: are your program's residents good at it? hurdlepup, Feb 17, 2019 at 11:34 AM
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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

      drusso Latest: FIRE: Crisis Investing Opportunities in Pain Medicine... drusso, Feb 17, 2019 at 1:37 PM
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    19. Pathology

      Pathology discussion forum.
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      coroner Latest: Mainstream media - A.I. is better than humans to dx. images in healthcare/Pathology coroner, Feb 17, 2019 at 2:23 PM
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    20. Pediatrics

      Pediatrics discussion forum.
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      SurfingDoctor Latest: Practice options after pediatrics residency SurfingDoctor, Feb 15, 2019 at 11:31 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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      Drrrrrr. Celty Latest: Official 2019 Rank Order Lists Drrrrrr. Celty, Feb 17, 2019 at 2:23 PM
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    23. Radiation Oncology

      Radiation Oncology discussion forum.
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    24. Radiology

      Radiology discussion forum.
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      1. Interventional Radiology

      2. Nuclear Medicine

      Radology Latest: Why would you ever go into Radiology? Radology, Feb 17, 2019 at 1:54 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

      TypeADissection Latest: How much did you like surgery as a student? TypeADissection, Feb 17, 2019 at 12:59 PM
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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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      Splenda88 Latest: ENT Nurse Practitioner Career Splenda88, Feb 17, 2019 at 1:48 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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      mulans_matchmaker Latest: FAU BS/MD interview style? mulans_matchmaker, Feb 16, 2019 at 12:19 PM
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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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      michaelakay Latest: Having kids during residency? in med school? michaelakay, Feb 14, 2019 at 1:42 PM
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    1. For Sale and Advertisements

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      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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    4. Jobs and Help Wanted Board

      Available practice positions, student jobs, etc.
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      chris majdi Latest: Occupational Medicine Practice Sale – Orange County, CA chris majdi, Feb 13, 2019 at 12:56 PM
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    5. Nonprofit / Educational / Student Orgs

      Announcements from nonprofit organizations, associations or institutions.
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      GoSpursGo Latest: FREE Interventional Radiology Conference - SIR 2019 in Austin TX! GoSpursGo, Feb 12, 2019 at 9:34 AM
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    6. IRB Approved Research Surveys

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