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What does a primary care physician do?
Primary care physicians aim to prevent, diagnose, and treat a range of health conditions.

What to major in to be a doctor?
Not sure which bachelor's degree to study? Find out why your undergrad degree doesn't affect your chances of going to medical school or being a doctor

What is a medical resident?
Discover everything you need to know about medical residencies.

What is internal medicine?
Internal medicine enables physicians to train to manage a wide range of medical conditions. Discover if internal medicine is for you with MUA.
MUA's guide to taking the MCAT
The MCAT is key in every hopeful med student's journey to becoming a doctor, but how hard it is and how much does it cost?

What is the Difference Between Inpatient and Outpatient Care?
Learn about inpatient and outpatient care, including their differences and examples of inpatient and outpatient services.

What is family medicine?
As a primary care profession, family medicine allows physicians to engage in healthcare for all ages.

What is an OB-GYN and what do they do?
Find out what doctors that specialize in obstetrics and gynecology do and how you might become one by studying your MD at MUA.


What inspires people to become doctors?
Medicine is one of the most respected professions in the world. Saving lives and nursing people back to health is a job that has a strong sense of mor

6 Tips to Prepare for the MCAT Exams
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is an essential step of your application process to a reputed school. Most entrance committees consider

Everything you need to know about the USMLE Step 1 Exam
If you’re an aspiring physician, you will have heard about the USMLE Step 1 Exam - the first of three licensing exams required

Mistakes to Avoid While Studying for the USMLE
To become a practicing physician in the U.S., you must pass the USMLE. That’s true whether you attend a school located in the U.S. or an international

Time to Abandon Racial Categories in Medicine?
Newly minted doctors take the Hippocratic Oath pledging to “do no harm,” but what if the harm they cause results not from the failure to correctly app

To Get Into Med School, Don't Underestimate the MCAT
The seven-hour MCAT exam is considered by many to be the most difficult of all the graduate school entrance exams. About 60,000 students take it every
