Callie Torres

Resident Physician

Callie Torres is a Captain in the United States Air Force and a resident at Wash U/Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis. She is a freelance writer with many published medical articles as well as multiple peer-reviewed medical publications.

Recent Publications

Doctor Torres primarily publishes posts about the common medical specialties that medical students can match into. Occasionally she will write about certain fellowships as well as medical conditions.

How To Become a Urologist

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-urologist

In this article about Medical Practice, Dr Torres gives an overview of the medical specialty of Urology and how to become a Urologist. She details the major steps a person must undergo to match into this highly competitive residency program.
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How To Become an Orthopedic Surgeon

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-an-orthopedic-surgeon

In this article about Medical Practice, Dr Torres gives an overview of the medical specialty of Orthopedic Surgery and how to become a Orthopedics doctor. She details the major steps a person must undergo to match into this highly competitive residency program.
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Caribbean Medical Schools

https://www.umhs-sk.org/caribbean-medical-schools

In this article about Offshore Medical Schools, Dr Torres gives an overview of the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. This website page highlights the Medical school’s many unique advantages over Read More

other offshore medical schools. One of the advantages over other med schools in the Caribbean is the low cost of attendance as compared to other schools located in the Caribbean.

How To Become a Dermatologist

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-dermatologist

Dermatology is an amazing medical specialty that offers outstanding pay, flexible hours, and an outstanding lifestyle as there are many types of modes for private practice. Because of the amazing advantages Dermatology offers, it is also Read More

extremely competitive and only top candidates match into Derm residency programs. Get all the information about this wonderful medical specialty by checking out this article from Dr Torres.

Optometrist Vs Ophthalmologist

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/eye-doctor-optometrist-vs-ophthalmologist

There is much confusion about the different types of eye-care professionals that a person can see. In the United States, there are two different types of professionals that can Read More

be called “Doctors”, Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. In this article, Dr Torres discusses in detail the similarities and differences between these two eye-related professions and professionals. This is definitely worth reading.

How To Become a Psychiatrist?

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/become-a-psychiatrist

Psychiatry is an up-trending medical specialty. For many years Psychiatry was a non-competitive program that was towards the bottom of the barrel as far as a desired medical specialty. Read More

Those days have changed now as matching into a Psychiatry residency program has become much more competitive. Also, the pay scale for Psychiatrists has increased. Find out more about how to become a Psychiatrist and why to consider Psychiatry as a career in this great article.

Hospitalists and Hospital Medicine

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/hospitalist

The Medical specialty of a Hospitalist is the most recent addition to a long list of specialties that a medical school graduate can choose to pursue. Simply put, Hospitalists are usually Internal medicine doctors that choose Read More

to spend their time only seeing patients that are hospitalized. The very nice quality of this profession is the work schedule that is set. These physicians know when they are going to work and when they are going to be off. Find out more about this specialty by reading this great article.

What is a Cardiologist and how to become one?

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/what-is-a-cardiologist

The Medical sub-specialty of a Cardiology is reserved for top physicians. It is a fellowship that happens most often after a residency program in Internal medicine is completed. There are also Pediatric Read More

Cardiologists that come from a Pediatrics residency program. Find out more about the educational path to becoming a Cardiology specialist and more on this highly informative medical article.

How to become a Pathologist?

https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/how-to-become-a-pathologist

The Medical Specialty of Pathology is one of the most under-appreciated sections of medicine as far as career opportunities go. Even physicians do not realize all the opportunities available for a great career with a job that can have 9 to 5 hours on Monday through Friday. Read More

There are over 20 subspecialties that Pathologists can decide to work in. Currently, the specialties that are financially rewarded the most are Dermatopathology, GI Pathology, and Cytopathology.