“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it…he who doesn’t, pays it. -Albert Einstein Your Life Of Abundance The first thing to note about your life the day after you finish residency is that, despite the fashionable whining of your peers, yours has ... Read more
CrispyDoc
Updated June 26, 2022 by CrispyDoc
Reposted with permission from here. The Americans gave each family two rabbits, which we were to care for over the summer and eventually cook. Well, as you might imagine, Tante Ingrid and I got quite ... Read more
Hannah Decker
Updated June 26, 2022 by Hannah Decker
During my pediatrics clerkship, one of our core faculty gave a lecture during orientation. This orientation lecture was particularly good, as the professor giving it was one of our most-loved faculty members who is deeply ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Introduction & Background The CASPer (Computer-based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics) test is a 90-minute online situational judgment test (SJT) created by McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. This computer-based test is taken in a non-proctored ... Read more
Kevyn To
Updated June 26, 2022 by Kevyn To
Everyone has this perfect image of how fun medical school is when they enter. You daydream about working with patients and saving lives from your first year, but the reality is, medical school is a giant ... Read more
Moudi Hubeishy
Updated June 26, 2022 by Moudi Hubeishy
Are you experiencing clinician burnout? Do you bring your patients’ emotional and physical burdens home with you every night? Yet, do you stay in patient care because you don’t know what else to do?It’s OK. ... Read more
Meredith Castin
Updated October 11, 2022 by Meredith Castin
For a typical medical student shadowing in a clinic for a day, it looks a little something like this: we enter the familiar setting of an outpatient clinic and help as the attending physician sees ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Updated December 1, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and technical details. It’s that time of year. The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) 2018 application cycle will open on May ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
Many medical schools are now enhancing their preclinical curriculum (which is typically taught in the first two years of the program) with mandatory and optional clinical opportunities. Though intensive clinical exposure is typically reserved for ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer Congratulations! You are now officially a Medical Spouse. This is a highly rewarding, and also a highly challenging role. You’ve undoubtedly heard that “medical school is hard” and that ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
You are an applicant (or reapplicant) in the current medical school admission cycle who has not yet received an interview invitation, who has been waitlisted, or who is awaiting a decision post-interview. In any case, ... Read more
Bryen Turco
Updated June 26, 2022 by Bryen Turco
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Most people don’t associate being a premed with relaxation. Outsiders imagine your existence as a combination of serious studying, late nights in the lab, and an extensive cornucopia of community service and leadership roles. Let’s ... Read more
Michelle Finkel
Updated August 23, 2022 by Michelle Finkel
Let’s be honest: it’s really hard to get into medical school. Each medical school receives thousands of applications every year and most schools have less than a hundred spots available. Which means that if you’ve ... Read more
Linda Abraham
Updated June 26, 2022 by Linda Abraham
By Jessica Friedman For students who are fully committed to a career in medicine, combined programs – those that grant you acceptance to both undergraduate college and medical school – can be a great option. ... Read more
Jessica Freedman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jessica Freedman
The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) was first adopted by McMaster University in Ontario, Canada at the Michael G. DeGroote, School of Medicine back in the early 2000s. Initially, MMIs were used strictly during the admissions ... Read more
Kevyn To
Updated June 26, 2022 by Kevyn To
I was recently asked to give advice on finding clinical opportunities. Here’s the short version: show up, ask, and follow through! This is an exciting and supportive profession you are entering. Physicians not only remember ... Read more
Kaitlin Parks
Updated June 26, 2022 by Kaitlin Parks
I always think of secondaries as the real meat of the med school application process. For many schools, the AMCAS, AACOMAS, and TMDSAS merely function as a screening process, allowing them to weed out candidates ... Read more
Joel Butterly
Updated June 26, 2022 by Joel Butterly
Being a dentist is a lifelong dream for many people. Yet few are able to make this dream a reality. Year by year, the application pool for dental schools has become more competitive, and selection ... Read more
DentalGoal
Updated June 26, 2022 by DentalGoal