The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Student Publication
Kylie Jenkins
Kylie Jenkins is a medical student in the Class of 2021. She graduated from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University with an economics degree and briefly worked as an analyst before beginning medical school. She is a notorious speed reader and loves writing, bouts of intense physical activity, and planning her next vacation.
After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in the fall of 2017, one of the many ensuing scandals was its disablement of several pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. It was widely reported that intravenous fluids were becoming a scarcity across hospitals...
One of the things I most love about medicine is the multitude of choices we have to create our careers. Primary care or specialty medicine? Academia or private practice? Urban or rural communities? The choices can feel overwhelming,...
The World Economic Forum, held annually in Davos, Switzerland, has become a platform where politicians, scientists, economists, and other global influencers gather to discuss the future of global development. During the most recent convening, the Access to Medicines...
In December 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it is lifting a moratorium on funding for gain-of-function research on influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) viruses. This policy dated...
Virtual medical care has been gaining traction, and now, a recent change to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) just gave it another boost. The Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule...
