According to the World Health Organization (WHO), neurological disorders affect up to one billion people worldwide. More specifically, nearly 50 million people suffer from epilepsy and 24 million suffer from some form of dementia. Neurological disorders affect people from all ages, races, genders, and income levels, and over 6 million people die each year from...Read More

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), neurological disorders affect up to one billion people worldwide. More specifically, nearly 50 million people suffer from epilepsy and 24 million suffer from some form of dementia. Neurological disorders affect people from all ages, races, genders, and income levels, and over 6 million people die each year from...Read More

With over 50 different national organizations dedicated to serving patients with various types of cancer, it’s apparent that cancer affects nearly every facet of our society. The field of oncology is comprised of medical experts dedicated to learning more about this disease and how best to treat it to increase survivability rates and improve patient...Read More

If you open Google and do a search for “Caribbean medical schools”, it will quickly become clear to you that not everyone is a fan (seriously, just check out these Reddit threads). Which is fine—not everyone likes cilantro, either—but just because something doesn’t work for one person doesn’t necessarily mean it hasn’t worked for hundreds....Read More

“Don’t become a doctor. Marry a doctor!” was something Gloria Hwang was told when she announced she was going to medical school a number of years ago. Dr. Hwang says it had a lot to do with the time in her life when she decided to make the leap. “I don’t tell people my age,...Read More

Ophthalmologist and AUA graduate Whitney Boling, MD, distinctly remembers the thrill and intensity of competition. The gymnasium lights unsympathetically glaring down on the volleyball court at the University of Indianapolis or that of a rival school. The hum of the crowd filling the background with cheers and gasps that rose during the most critical seconds of...Read More

Long before he became the first MD in his family, before he was a pediatrician or a neonatologist, before he had any idea where his career path would lead, Dr. Jason Pryor knew without a doubt that he would advocate for children and his community in some way. He grew up in Seymour, Tennessee, a...Read More

Dr. Eddie Copelin II, American University of Antigua (AUA) College of Medicine Class of 2015, took a non-traditional route to becoming a doctor. A Long Island, New York native, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve at the age of 17 while attending college. Throughout his seven years in the Marines, Dr. Copelin...Read More