Step 1 Becomes Pass/Fail: What are the Impacts?

Updated June 21, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors, and technical details were added by Tyler York and Justin Pincar, founders of Achievable. On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) shocked the medical community by announcing that score reporting for Step 1 would ... Read more

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Updated June 23, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu

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Combined Healthcare Degree Programs

Healthcare is a large and growing field in America, making up an ever-larger slice of the US economy. Nearly 17 million Americans were employed in healthcare in 2018. That number is expected to increase rapidly in the next decade. ... Read more

Kunal Sindhu

Updated June 26, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu

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Why Some Residency Applicants Don’t Match

Few days have a more profound impact on the lives of physicians in the United States than Match Day. Every March, thousands of medical students across the country find out where they will train in ... Read more

Kunal Sindhu

Updated June 23, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu

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Who Is On The Medical Team

A Guide To All The People You May Encounter On The Wards As the field of medicine has become increasingly complex, patient care responsibilities have been divvied up across an ever-growing number of providers and ... Read more

Kunal Sindhu

Updated August 16, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu

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How To Present a Patient: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn essential tips on delivering effective oral case presentations, including structure, style, and key components to improve patient care and medical training.

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Updated July 22, 2025 by Kunal Sindhu