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The physician shortage is a global issue. Most countries don't have enough, and their medical schools have been unable to…

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The Importance of Accreditation: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Getting into medical school is competitive. Year after year, many countries have more applications submitted to their medical schools than…

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Reflecting on Two Decades in Medicine:
Advice to New Graduates

Give yourself permission to explore and excel in various aspects of your life and career. Marking his 20th year as…

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From Classroom to Clinic: The Importance of Scrubs for Medical Students

Clinical Training

Within the medical community, attire like scrubs serve both a practical and symbolic purpose. They are designed to provide ease…

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How to Prepare for Internship and Residency Interviews After Medical School

You’ve officially graduated from medical school. Congratulations! What an accomplishment! You are now a doctor. Now the real training begins.…

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How Journal Club Improves Evidence-Based Practice for Medical Students

All medical schools emphasize the importance of a Journal Club in fostering evidence-based practice. But why? “Students must begin learning…

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The Importance of Grand Rounds in Preparing OUM Students to Practice Medicine

Depending on whom you may ask, or the journal article you read on the topic, Grand Rounds is either alive…

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OUM & CHOGM: Efforts to Reduce Noncommunicable Diseases in Samoa and Beyond

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CHOGM Greetings fromAsiata Professor Satupaitea (Satu) Viali,BHB, MBChB (Auck), MPH (UNSW), FRACP, FCSANZ, FESC, FACCVice Chancellor, Oceania University of Medicine…

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OUM and Digicel Pacific Partner to Strengthen Mental Health Support in Samoa

OUM Community

Sometimes, great projects have an interesting way of coming together. Digicel Pacific, the communications services company that provides mobile, cable…

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Medical School Admissions Interview Prep: How to Stand Out as a Non-Traditional Applicant

Student Journey

Kudos to the progress you have made on your medical school application. You have gathered and submitted all of the…

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The World Needs Doctors: How OUM is Making a Medical Degree More Accessible

The physician shortage is a global issue. Most countries don't have enough, and their medical schools have been unable to…

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The Importance of Accreditation: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

Getting into medical school is competitive. Year after year, many countries have more applications submitted to their medical schools than…

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Reflecting on Two Decades in Medicine:
Advice to New Graduates

Give yourself permission to explore and excel in various aspects of your life and career. Marking his 20th year as…

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From Classroom to Clinic: The Importance of Scrubs for Medical Students

Clinical Training

Within the medical community, attire like scrubs serve both a practical and symbolic purpose. They are designed to provide ease…

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How to Prepare for Internship and Residency Interviews After Medical School

You’ve officially graduated from medical school. Congratulations! What an accomplishment! You are now a doctor. Now the real training begins.…

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