Strategies To Obtain Strong Letters of Recommendations
Applicants for medical, dental, and other professional programs often agonize over their personal statements, test scores, and resume, all the …
Q&A with Krista Cira, PharmD, Pediatric Pharmacist
Dr. Krista Cira completed her pre-pharmacy studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Doctor of Pharmacy at Midwestern University …
Preparing the Perfect Poster Presentation
Poster presentations are to medical school as book reports are to grade school. They are ubiquitous, yet nobody really knows …
How To Find Someone To Shadow
Applying to a health profession education program is a major decision, and schools will want to be sure that you …
How To Identify And Fight Implicit Bias in Medicine
Implicit bias refers to the attitudes, beliefs, and associations that influence a person’s actions in an unconscious way. Implicit bias …
Q&A with Janan Sarwar, PharmD, Director of Content Development, APhA
Dr. Janan Sarwar completed a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology from the University of Tennessee and …
How To Develop Interpersonal Communication Skills For Better Interview Performance
“When I reviewed the interview performance of over 200 students who applied to our training program in the last 5 …
How To Choose Your Testing Center
Last year, as the summer was nearing its end, I started preparing to take the Medical College Admission Test, also …
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 …
Finding a Research Project that Fits Like a Glove
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of life in the lab. …
How You Can Support SDN On #GivingTuesday
Help us reach our #GivingTuesday goal of 100 new donors and 100 new Interview Feedback responses: • Become an SDN donor …
Caring for Your Mental Health in Medical School
Medical school is characterized, and often caricatured, by the immense levels of stress that plague students throughout their four-year education. …
5 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Global Health Experience
Learning about a new culture, seeing how healthcare is done in another country, and building your language skills are just …
Self-Care Is Not Selfish
We’re a few months into the new medical year and wherever your spouse is at in their medical journey, they’re …
How Research Can Maximize Your Residency Match Success
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of life in the lab. …
How To Avoid The Comparison Game
When we matched for residency, our program brought us close to some good friends we have known since college. These …
Maintaining A Relationship When Both Partners Are In Medical or Graduate School
My boyfriend began medical school the same fall I began graduate school. We met the year before when we were …
How to Improve Information Recall with a Memory Palace
Welcome to the final part of our blog series exploring proven study strategies used by Osmosis to make learning medicine …
Gain a Deeper Understanding with the Power of Test-Enhanced Learning
Welcome to part two of our blog series in which we share proven learning strategies behind the Osmosis platform that …
How to Create and Live On A Student Budget
It’s a fact of life: you need money to pay expenses that allow you to live comfortably. When you’re attending …