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Michelle Finkel

Michelle Finkel, MD, formerly an Assistant Residency Director and faculty member at Harvard Medical School, founded Insider Medical Admissions, where she offers advising services for residency, medical school, fellowship, post-baccalaureate, and dental school applicants. Check out Dr. Finkel’s under-one-minute, stop motion Guru on the Go© videos on her YouTube site and join her on Facebook and Twitter.
Interview Strength

Pre-Medical

Redemption Awaits: Let Your Medical School Interview Transform Liabilities into Assets

Despite more than a dozen years in medical school admissions consulting, I still clearly recall ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: August 30, 2019

Money

DIY Exit Strategy: How I Stitched Together My Own Golden Parachute

Over a decade ago, I was seated in the emergency department with a colleague when ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: December 6, 2017

Medical

Keeping the Cynic out of the Clinic: Books to Renew your Love of Medicine

Most people don’t associate being a premed with relaxation. Outsiders imagine your existence as a ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: April 6, 2017

Pre-Medical

Ten Ways to Improve your Medical School Application

Recently, I rounded out a full decade as a professional admissions consultant, assisting candidates with ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: January 16, 2017

letter of recommendation

Pre-Health

Get A Better Letter: An Insider's Guide to Letters of Recommendation

By Michelle Finkel, MD Whether you are a candidate for medical school, residency, fellowship, dental ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: May 10, 2016

difficult interview questions

Pre-Health

Difficult Interview Questions: Learning To Hit A Curveball Out Of The Park

By Michelle Finkel, MD with CrispyDoc You put your heart and soul into your compelling, ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: November 6, 2015

Residency and The Match

Choosing a Specialty: The Generalist vs. the Early-Committer

Many students arrive at medical school with a bias that their liberal arts education has ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: September 16, 2015

Mistake

Pre-Medical

Getting Into Medical School and Residency: Wish I Knew It Before I Blew It

Drawing on the wisdom of those who have gone before you can help you avoid career-hindering mistakes.

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: April 11, 2014

Residency and The Match

Emergency Medicine: Can a Sizzling Hot Specialty Burn You to a Crisp?

The high rate of emergency physician burnout indicates that students matching to emergency residencies don't know what they're getting into.

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: February 11, 2014

Pre-Health

Tales from an Insider: Personal Statement Failures

Expert tips to make your personal statement stand out.

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: March 12, 2013

Residency and The Match

Using "SOAP" to Clean Up the Scramble

The Scramble will undergo significant changes in 2012. Michelle Finkel, MD, details these changes and how matched and unmatched candidates will be affected.

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: October 24, 2010

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