On Thanksgiving, while many my friends and family gather around the table with roasted turkey and a second helping of pumpkin pie, I, along with many of my fellow interns, residents and even a significant number of attendings, will be in the hospital. We have traded in the gravy and ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
What happens when the healer is the one in pain?
Ajay Koti
Updated June 27, 2022 by Ajay Koti
“Go forth and do great things.” – Anonymous No one gets into medical school without a considerable dose of ambition. We want to be involved, to make a difference, to save lives. In short, we ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
You’ve volunteered. You get good grades. You’ve shadowed doctors. You’ve done everything you can to be a great student and ideal candidate for professional schooling. What more can you do to make yourself stand out ... Read more
Marissa Sutera
Updated March 19, 2019 by Marissa Sutera
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle Even at the time, I realized it was an exquisitely simple task: I had to walk into the exam room, introduce myself as a medical ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
This article is reprinted with permission from the American Student Dental Association. It originally appeared on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off. School is back in session! You know what that means? Another year of late night ... Read more
ASDA
Updated June 27, 2022 by ASDA
The MCAT is a significant hurdle that all students who wish to attend medical school must overcome. However, even after you have successfully completed the exam, you can continue to learn from your testing experience ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 27, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
As a first-year medical student only a few weeks into gross anatomy, I still have a lot to learn. In fact, it seems as if every new thing I learn reveals 5 more things that ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated August 23, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Deborah Elaine Linder, DVM, is a board certified veterinary nutritionist and a research assistant professor at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. She received her bachelor’s degree in biological anthropology and anatomy from Duke University ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer