President's page: Why a convocation?

President's page: convocation address: the art of medicine.

Multi-society Presidents' page: The value of membership in your sub-specialty society.

U.G. Convocation Address

President's page: Women cardiologists: why so few?

For 50 years, American cardiology has been a fertile field in terms of innovation, invention, and impact on illness (1). But one thing is still in short supply in our specialty— women. Despite a dramatic increase in the number of female medical school graduates in the U.S. during the last generation (13.4% in 1975 to 42.4% in 2000), very few women choose to become cardiologists. Today, when abo...

A Letter from the Presidents

Hello and welcome to the first edition of the bimonthly STIMulus Newsletter. STIM (Students for Technology In Medicine) is a new student interest group dedicated to all things tech in medicine. One of our primary goals is to educate ourselves and our peers about all the latest and greatest happenings in the world of medical bio-tech, and come together to discuss the incredible advances that are...