medical residency
Coverage of medical residency in the Nexus archive.
- Opinion: ‘I’m pretty much all in’: An interview with a woman starting medical residency at almost 73
Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft, a 72-year-old woman, completed medical school and matched into residency, defying typical retirement age norms. The article features an interview discussing her journey through medical school and residency at an advanced age.
- Opinion: ‘They all think I’m insane’: What it’s like to start medical residency at 72
Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft began medical school at 69 after 45 years as a neonatal nurse practitioner, motivated by her husband's health scare and a desire to pursue her dream. She shares her story in the 'First Opinion Podcast'.
- Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general
President Trump withdrew his nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general due to stalled Senate confirmation and replaced her with Nicole B. Saphier, a Fox News contributor and breast radiologist who has questioned vaccines. The nomination of Means, who lacks an active medical license, faced Republican concerns over her vaccine views and qualifications.