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

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      DDS and DMD student discussion forum
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      1. Military Dentistry

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      International DDS/DMD discussion forum.
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    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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      Prepharmacy student discussion forum.
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      Pre-physical therapy student forum [ D.P.T. ]
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      Forums for students and doctors of Physical Therapy [ D.P.T. ]
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    1. Pre-Podiatry Students

      Prepodiatry student forum. Co-hosted with APMSA.
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    2. Underrepresented in Healthcare

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    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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    6. Financial Aid

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      Discussion of National Health Service Corps and Public Health Service / Indian Health Service issues.
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    8. Tech: Medical Apps, iOS, Android, medical devices

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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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  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

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  16. Physician / Resident Forums [ MD / DO ]

    1. Military Medicine

      Discussion of Medical Corps issues.
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    4. General Residency Issues

      General residency topics, not specialty related.
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      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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    8. Critical Care

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

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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

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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

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    18. Pain Medicine

      For practicing pain physicians and pain fellows. Co-hosted with PainRounds.com
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    19. Pathology

      Pathology discussion forum.
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    20. Pediatrics

      Pediatrics discussion forum.
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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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    24. Radiology

      Radiology discussion forum.
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      1. Interventional Radiology

      2. Nuclear Medicine

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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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    2. Pre-Hospital [ EMS ]

      For paramedics, EMTs, and other current and past pre-hospital providers.
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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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    4. Jobs and Help Wanted Board

      Available practice positions, student jobs, etc.
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