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 realize is that it is an EXPENSIVE process. So how much does it cost to ... Read more
Laura Turner
Updated August 29, 2022 by Laura Turner
A few weeks ago, I read a Wall Street Journal article circulating through the web: “Your Parent’s Advice is (Kind Of) Wrong.” While I didn’t learn anything new from the article, it was nice to hear the ... Read more
Erin Wildermuth
Updated July 22, 2022 by Erin Wildermuth
All health care professionals are driven in part by their desire to help and serve others. The American Academy of Medical Colleges identifies a service orientation as a core competency for entering medical students. But ... Read more
Rebecca Sainsbury Walker
Updated June 26, 2022 by Rebecca Sainsbury Walker
Congratulations, you have been accepted to the school of your choice! Your school is in another state that you have never resided in, and a city that you only experienced when you toured the campus. Now ... Read more
William Burnett
Updated June 23, 2022 by William Burnett
By this time in the year, the medical application process is beginning to come to a close. If you were an applicant this cycle, you know firsthand what a long and grueling process it has ... Read more
Elisabeth Fassas, B.S., MSc.
Updated June 23, 2022 by Elisabeth Fassas, B.S., MSc.
Originally posted on khn.org on November 11, 2019 The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile — and a wagging tail. Shetland, not quite 2 years ... Read more
Julie Rovner
Updated June 23, 2022 by Julie Rovner
It happened again over the holidays. Your Great-Aunt Bertha made another snide comment about “how nice” it must be that you don’t need to work since you are married to a doctor. Or your annoying ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 23, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
With fewer than 50% of applicants matriculating to medical school in 2019, the medical school admissions process can seem daunting enough as an individual. For couples, the idea of both being accepted, either in the ... Read more
Mason Price, Kate Price, Sarah Cox, and Riley Cox
Updated June 23, 2022 by Mason Price, Kate Price, Sarah Cox, and Riley Cox