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Preparing a personal statement for residency applications is a tricky matter for many medical students. Students often...
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A good friend once told Detrioit’s Cedric Mutebi that “our bodies see inequities before our minds do.” The words...
Marie Elwood remembers the night before her med school pulmonology and gas exchange test well. It was spent sleepless...
Every doctor has been through the exhaustion of intern year. Now it’s our turn. The thing is, when you’re in your final...
Sometimes it is hard to know whether time anchors you to a place, or whether it’s the other way around. Six years ago,...
The nutritional claims we see reported in popular media often seem contradictory. We learn that coffee is bad for you....
Until last week, Muhammad Qureshi’s dream of becoming a practising American doctor was on track. An American...
Test pilots, engineers, and scientists can do a lot, but to truly understand the human body in space, you’ve got to...
For Chris McNeil, there has always been the sound of a low rumbling on the horizon. Growing up in Lawton, Oklahoma, it...
A couple of years ago, two med students—and roommates—at the University of California, Irvine starting coming back from...
Though most students have a general idea of how their medical school journey may unfold, it is virtually impossible to...
In race car driving, running or any other sport where sustained energy is required, a simple philosophy underpins any,...
Six years ago, Alexandra Kamieniecki’s Olympic dreams were in tatters. A former Polish figure skating national...
Those who enter medical school are rarely in any doubt.
Like tens of thousands of his fellow Philadelphians, Carl Black took to the streets of his hometown following the...
Last week, in the wake of global Black Lives Matter protests brought on by the killing of George Floyd, we committed to...
Morning reports teach and reinforce clinical reasoning skills for your residents, interns and students. Often occurring...
Your health is their health. Medical professionals spend so much time trying to keep their patients healthy that it’s...
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...
What’s it like? Many people wonder what it’s like to be an intern and how to succeed during your first year as a...
The interval between fourth-year residency applications and the first day of orientation the following July is a...
With applications and interviews now behind you, it’s time to submit your Rank Order List (ROL). You’re in a good place...
Research demonstrates resident doctors are among the most sleep-deprived people in North America, and they often have...
1. Set aside time to study for a little bit each day This is probably the most important tip on this list. Time...
Studying is essential to anyone going through medical school, rotations, or residency. While it’s not the most...
Have you recently had a particularly long day of work that just never seemed to end? We’ve all been there. Maybe you...
A lot of people take being professional for granted, and a lot of it is obvious… once it’s obvious. But planning and...
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...