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Career Decision-Making

Loren Deutsch — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:20:54 +0000

In medical education, Match Day and graduation are more than milestones—they often signal the beginning of a cross-country journey, both literal and figurative, as students and early-career physicians advance to the next phase of training. Along the way, they encounter … Continue reading →

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Your Path Forward

Loren Deutsch — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:46:44 +0000

This time of year brings a wave of important decisions for students: next year’s classes, major and minor requirements, and pathways to a future career. The considerations can overwhelm, and many are considering alternatives to a four-year college degree. Fundamental … Continue reading →

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MATCH Day

Loren Deutsch — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:15:11 +0000

Match Day is a milestone in medical education. It’s a day when medical students and residents learn where they match for residency and fellowship, respectively. For the uninitiated, Match Day often seems like a peculiar process. The National Resident Matching … Continue reading →

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#AccelerateAction

Loren Deutsch — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:20:19 +0000

By Loren Deutsch March 8 is International Women’s Day. It is a day to celebrate women and their social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. #AccelerateAction is a global call for gender equality and acknowledges the need to accelerate women’s equality. … Continue reading →

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Professionalism and Procrastination

Loren Deutsch — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:06:25 +0000

By Loren Deutsch, LCSW, MA, MEd Imagine the weight you feel with a looming deadline, unfinished work, self-doubt creeping in, and feeling paralyzed. Now, imagine a small room with ten graduate students; smart, capable, and among the most academically accomplished, … Continue reading →

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Blueprints and Burnout: Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Work

Loren Deutsch — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:59:58 +0000

by Julie M. Hau “If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts … Continue reading →

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Blueprints: Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Work

Loren Deutsch — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:48:24 +0000

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Community Colleges: Underrated Educational Path

Loren Deutsch — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:22:01 +0000

By Zahra Muhsin According to the U.S. Department of Education, over 43% of all undergraduates in 2020-2021 were enrolled in community colleges, representing more than 8.8 million students. Community colleges have a prevalent space in postsecondary education, and they … Continue reading →

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Professionalism & Early-Career Physicians

Loren Deutsch — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:08:36 +0000

Interview with LAS Founder, Loren Deutsch LAS is seeing increases in referrals from GME departments and self-referred individuals for professionalism, among early-career physicians. The increase is concerning and with many factors contributing to professionalism (e.g., personal, academic, and more), … Continue reading →

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What Running 4 Marathons Taught Me About Perseverance

Loren Deutsch — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:33:56 +0000

Interview with LAS Education Coach and LAS Medical Coach: Kweku Bentum Difficult and laborious tasks are often compared to marathons. Studying for an exam, learning a new skill/instrument, even life is a “marathon–not a sprint.” The lesson conveyed is that … Continue reading →

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