AUSTIN, Texas — Despite the significant impact that kidney disease and its treatments can have on women’s health, patients admitted knowing very little about it, according to a presenter at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.Inspired by the work of her mentor, Mariana Markell, MD, Joya Ahmad developed an interest in health literacy in the context of reproductive
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Pandemic or not, Joya Ahmad was going to apply to medical school this year. The pandemic presented challenges in getting transcripts from school offices that were now remote, and her MCAT was delayed. The pandemic did not sway her decision.
âI think it reassured me that itâs something I want to do, but it also more so laid bare the things I want to improve as a member of the field,â Ahmad said.
A field that is growing.
Across the country, medical school applications are up 18% form last year, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. At University at Buffalo Jacob s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, applications are up 40%, according to admissions director Dr. Dori Marshall.