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In 2020, OnlineMedEd launched its Scholarship for Future Black Physicians. Worth $12,000, the scholarship is a...
For more than 71,000 registered OnlineMedEd users studying to be DOs, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) comes...
Through the learning of osteopathic manipulative medicine, DO students have been attempting to understand how to get...
Life as a med student is not an easy one. The workload is unrelenting, with hours required to pack it all in always...
Though most students have a general idea of how their medical school journey may unfold, it is virtually impossible to...
With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating both the global news cycle and inter-cultural zeitgeist, it is easy to forget...
When English physician Edward Jenner inoculated the eight-year-old son of his gardener against smallpox in 1796, he...
Those who enter medical school are rarely in any doubt.
Last week, in the wake of global Black Lives Matter protests brought on by the killing of George Floyd, we committed to...
All medical students look forward to Match Day—and all medical students look forward to the time off between Match and...
Burnout is a serious problem in the medical profession, starting as early as the second year of medical school, but...
Brush up on critical knowledge that will help you excel in the next stage of your medical journey with these four...
Waiting to hear back from the programs where you’ve applied for your residency is an incredibly stressful time as a med...
If we could formulate an antidote for Match Day concerns, anxieties, malaises, etc., it would be this; and if you take...
Not matching into residency isn’t the end of your medical career. Here’s what to do next.
Everyone has Match Day anxiety of some kind. No matter how smart we are, how good our applications, how flawlessly we...
We can all agree on one thing: becoming a doctor is one of the single most difficult pursuits on the planet. The...
Your health is their health. Medical professionals spend so much time trying to keep their patients healthy that it’s...
Thank you to these groundbreaking American doctors, inventors, and scientists.
Keeping that spark. Keeping a New Year’s resolution is a challenge for anyone. Studies show that 80% of people who make...
Death isn’t something med students like to think of, but the truth is that it comes with the job.
For healthcare professionals across all levels, work is more than a career—it’s a calling. But even turning your...
Clinical rotations can be an exciting time for medical students, but they can also be among the most stressful...
1. Set aside time to study for a little bit each day This is probably the most important tip on this list. Time...
Finding out you’ve failed Step 2 CK is a downer, to say the very least. There’s no easy way to put it. You probably...
So you got accepted into medical school. You’re smart and hard-working, of course. Until med school, you always found...
So you’ve taken and passed your Step 1 boards. Now what? Not only do you get to start studying for Step 2, say goodbye...
There’s something quite wonderful about getting through a heavy pile of flashcards—it’s almost as if you’ve just...
Studying for the USMLE is a lot like getting ready to run a marathon. Not only is pacing essential to build endurance,...
Finding the perfect resources that best prepare you for the USMLE Step 2 and 3 can be challenging. There are endless...
Mental health in medical school is no joke, and the truth of this becomes all the more apparent once you begin your...
Picture this: you just got home from a long day at the hospital, take off your scrubs, microwave some dinner, and...
“Test, exam, board, step”—these words tend to make a medical student’s hands get clammy, mouth get dry, heart beat...