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When she started medical school in her native Brazil, Isabel Cortopassi, MD, stood out. She was 16 years old. Brazil allows students to start medical school as soon as they graduate high school. After getting moved ahead in elementary school, Dr. Cortopassi had a jump on most classmates. “There was another person in my med-school…
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Growing up in small-town Pittsburg, Kansas, Jessica Clements wanted to be helpful. In elementary and middle school, she was a Girl Scout and part of a mentorship group. As a high school student, she was active in many clubs, including student government where she was elected class president. Her desire to help makes Jessica, who…
Volunteer Sees Improvements in Initial Certification Process
Already an Online Longitudinal Assessment question writer, Eric England, MD, happily solicits opinions and provides his own about the ABR’s Initial Certification (IC) process. As vice chair of education for the department of radiology at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Dr. England gets feedback from residents who are going through the IC process….
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A native Californian, Jocelyn Cheng, MD, is happy to be back in her home state for her diagnostic radiology residency. To start at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, however, she had to rush across the country and get settled in a little less than a week. Before beginning her residency on July…
