3 Ways to Prepare for the USMLE Step 1 Exam
The USMLE Step 1 exam is arguably one of the most important tests in a ... Read more
Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Published on: October 14, 2015
Medical School
Getting into medical school was only the first hurdle. Learn more about how to be successful in medical school.
Chronicles of a Med Student: We’re All In This Together
Walking into my first day of medical school was a little like walking into my ... Read more
Written by: Adelle
Published on: September 21, 2015
Five Ways to Make Your Audition Rotation in Anesthesia (or Other Specialty!) a Success
It is that time of year again. Medical school students across the country are preparing applications ... Read more
Written by: Jeff Steiner
Published on: August 21, 2015
Chronicles of a Med Student: Drinking from a Fire Hydrant
For the past several years, I felt like all I heard was everyone in medical ... Read more
Written by: Adelle
Published on: August 17, 2015
What I Learned During My First Semester of Medical School
Students will feel a variety of emotions during the weeks and days leading up to ... Read more
Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Published on: August 12, 2015
How to ace your first patient encounter
As a medical student, you spend four years of college and the first two years ... Read more
Written by: Judith Kalinyak
Published on: August 7, 2015
Chronicles of a Med Student: And So It Begins!
The minute the tasseled hat flew off of my head after “Pomp and Circumstance”, I ... Read more
Written by: Adelle
Published on: July 20, 2015
5 Mistakes I Made in Med School (So You Don’t Have To)
It has been nearly a year now since I walked across the stage at Carnegie ... Read more
Written by: Megan Riddle
Published on: June 12, 2015
The Med Student’s Guide to Analytics in Healthcare
As a future physician, you’re constantly learning. You spend years studying, memorizing, reciting, hypothesizing, shadowing, ... Read more
Written by: Asha Saxena
Published on: May 1, 2015
Opinion Column: A fundamental flaw in the USMLE exams
There exists a fundamental flaw in the USMLE exams – applicants who pass the exam ... Read more
Written by: Arvind Kutty
Published on: March 13, 2015
Marriage in Medical School: A Memoir (So Far)
During my senior year of college, I asked my girlfriend to marry me. We had ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: March 2, 2015
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Clinical Students
Republished with permission from here. Congratulations! You’ve made it to the clinical portion of medical ... Read more
Written by: Rishi Kumar
Published on: December 17, 2014
Getting your Zzzzzz’s: Struggling with sleep in medical school and beyond
“To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub” ~ Hamlet The irony of ... Read more
Written by: Megan Riddle
Published on: December 5, 2014
An Intern Gives Thanks
On Thanksgiving, while many my friends and family gather around the table with roasted turkey ... Read more
Written by: Megan Riddle
Published on: November 27, 2014
Wounded Healers: Depression in Medical School
What happens when the healer is the one in pain?
Written by: Ajay Koti
Published on: November 26, 2014
Doing Small Things Great: A practical guide to contributing to your team as an MS3
“Go forth and do great things.” – Anonymous No one gets into medical school without ... Read more
Written by: Megan Riddle
Published on: November 24, 2014
An Introvert’s Survival Guide: How to function (and flourish) in medical school as an introvert
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle Even at the time, I ... Read more
Written by: Megan Riddle
Published on: November 17, 2014
Self-Care in Medical School: A Lesson from the Heart
As a first-year medical student only a few weeks into gross anatomy, I still have ... Read more
Written by: Brent Schnipke
Published on: November 10, 2014
Married Medical Student: Prioritizing Date Night
Reposted from here with permission. As a tour guide on interview days for my school, the most ... Read more
Written by: Allison Lyle
Published on: October 29, 2014