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Settling the Score

The debate over one of the most contested exams in medical education comes to a head. The next few months may bring a seismic shift to a medical school milestone, the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1. Aspiring doctors typically take it after their second year of medical school, and a good score

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Recognizing AI’s potential

FOR MORE THAN a century, pathologists have identified cancer by looking at slides containing tissue stained with dyes to make the malignant cells more visible. Spotting aberrant cells among healthy ones is similar in spirit to recognizing familiar faces or objects in pictures. “Our brains are very good at recognizing patterns in images,” says physician and

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A Desire to Help

Children can be many things. Joyful, energetic and exasperating. Curious, playful and sad. For P.J. Lukac, who is finishing his pediatrics residency at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, children are also a source of inspiration and hope. “They’re a joy to work with, and theymake me laugh,” says the 30-year-oldpediatrician of the children under his care. “Even

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