Assisting medical students with undiagnosed ADHD

Severity of Symptoms and Quality of Life in Medical Students With ADHD

“…One of the few studies on ADHD in medical education outlines a case study of three medical students who failed the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 prior to being diagnosed with ADHD (Uva, 1996). Once these students were diagnosed with ADHD and treated with Ritalin, they passed the USMLE Steps 1 and 2, graduated from medical school, and obtained a residency position.…”