CNUCOM

LCME Denies Full Accreditation for CNUCOM

CNUCOM Remains in Provisional Accreditation Status; Reconsideration Hearing Scheduled February 17 On January 31, 2022, California Northstate University College of Medicine (CNUCOM) announced to its students, faculty, and staff that the Liaison Committee on Medical ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated August 8, 2022 by Laura Turner

Extracurricular Activities

Finding Extracurricular Activities

Premed and other pre-health students have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic to find and participate in extracurricular activities to support their health professional school applications. However, new extracurricular options have opened up, such as virtual ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated October 18, 2023 by Laura Turner

AAMC Expands Fee Assistance Program Eligibility

Expanded Access for Older and Undocumented Students On January 27, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced plans to increase access to its fee assistance program by changing its eligibility criteria. The AAMC estimates ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner

Premed Milestones: Where Students Leave the Path

Many students start out their academic careers with dreams of attending medical school and becoming a physician. However, according to a large study out of the University of Minnesota, only 16.5 percent of students that ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner

Borrow Better Webinar

2020 Borrow Better Webinar

Attend the Borrow Better webinar on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET and learn steps you can take as a student to borrow less in veterinary school and reduce ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner

Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak

Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak: Young Physician Profile

Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak is a physician currently completing her residency in Emergency Medicine at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital. A native of Puerto Rico, she attended New York University’s Stern School of Business as an ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner

Medicine in Star Wars

How Star Wars Influences Healthcare

Image courtesy of Lucasfilm. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, medical care looked a little different from what we see today. However, the vision of healthcare that George Lucas created in ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated June 23, 2022 by Laura Turner

Cost Calculator

How Much Does it Cost to Apply to Medical School?

Applying to medical school is an arduous process. It takes years of preparation: completing required courses, succeeding on the MCAT, letters of evaluations, pages of applications and secondary applications, and interviews. What you might not ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated August 29, 2022 by Laura Turner

20 Questions: MAJ Kendall Mower, DDS

Twenty questions interview with MAJ Kendall Mower. He currently serves as a comprehensive dentist in the U.S. Army, deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.

Laura Turner

Updated August 14, 2022 by Laura Turner