Being involved in the evacuation from New Orleans and subsequent recreation of the
Tulane University School of Medicine in Houston in Fall 2005 were unique experiences
for medical students. Fortunately, this transition did not compromise the quality
of their education, and student performance was unchanged.
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However, the school’s return to New Orleans in Summer 2006 was also met with unique
obstacles and unknowns. Although Tulane’s students could never have predicted the
life-changing events that occurred in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, their experiences
have permanently and uniquely shaped their medical education. Here, a second-year
medical student and a third-year medical student describe their medical education
in New Orleans in the post-Katrina period.KEY INDEXING TERMS
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References
- Medical education in post-Katrina New Orleans: a story of survival and renewal.JAMA. 2007; 298: 1052-1055
- Silverman M.E. Murray T.J. Bryan C.S. The quotable Osler. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia2003: 174
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 12,
2008
Received:
April 26,
2008
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© 2008 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
