Reposted from here with permission. Originally published March 17, 2015. What were you doing on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 9 p.m. EST? Were you taking a bath? Were you having a meal? Most people were probably watching their favorite television show, having quality time with their families or reflecting ... Read more
Sumit Patel
Updated June 27, 2022 by Sumit Patel
By Travis Barr, DDS This article is reprinted with permission from the American Student Dental Association. It originally appeared in December 2014 issue of ASDA News. For me, the road to dentistry has been more ... Read more
Travis Barr
Updated June 27, 2022 by Travis Barr
Mark Twain “The physician who knows only medicine, knows not even medicine.” Ahhh, spring! A time to shake off winter cobwebs and cabin fever, a season for rejuvenation, long walks in the park, hooking up ... Read more
Dagmar Cofer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Dagmar Cofer
There’s no doubt that Dr. Barbara Ross Lee has led a distinguished career. The first African-American woman to be appointed Dean of a medical school, her other accomplishments include participation in the Robert Wood Johnson ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 27, 2022 by Suzanne Barston
There exists a fundamental flaw in the USMLE exams – applicants who pass the exam cannot retake the exam. This means that applicants who score poorly in the exams are prevented from applying to competitive ... Read more
Arvind Kutty
Updated June 27, 2022 by Arvind Kutty
I am a reapplicant. Those are four words that every reapplicant shies away from and for understandable reasons, having been one myself. Those words are full of fear, self-doubt, and perhaps some shame. And that’s ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Taking the MCAT can be a nerve-wracking experience. In fact, many students develop significant test anxiety as a result of the MCAT’s role in the medical school admissions process. If this scenario describes you, here ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 27, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Lucy Doyle, M.D., had never imagined that life after residency could be so hard. But as an internist working with the French-based Doctors Without Borders organization, she found herself the only physician in a small ... Read more
PracticeLink
Updated June 27, 2022 by PracticeLink
Summer is a great time to get medically related experience, which can be an important piece of a medical school application. You can volunteer, shadow a doctor, work in a lab, or participate in a ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 27, 2022 by AAMC Staff
During my senior year of college, I asked my girlfriend to marry me. We had been together for almost three years and planned to get married the following summer, since we were both graduating in ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 27, 2022 by Brent Schnipke