I’ve officially begun my interview trial! I’ll catalog more about my experiences as I go, but just as I was beginning this experience, I went through something rather personal and unexpected. I had not seen ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
Which medication is the most likely cause of this patient’s reaction? A 75-year-old female presents with acute swelling of the tongue. She is taking anti-hypertensive medication and has no known allergies. During the course of ... Read more
Figure 1
Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Co-hosts Tim Maxwell, Aline Sandouk, Annie Rempel, and Mackenzie Walhof confront pictures of their younger selves and offer themselves the advice they should have gotten at the start of their med school journeys. Listener Darius asks ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
Yep, you read that title correctly. But go ahead and read it once more! Direct medical programs come packaged in a variety of names: Combined BS-BA/MD, Guaranteed Admissions Programs, Direct BS-BA/MD Programs, etc. What they ... Read more
Robin K Kuriakose
Updated June 24, 2022 by Robin K Kuriakose
Lessons I Learned During My USMLE Step 1 Exam The USMLE Step 1 exam was the most daunting test I’ve ever taken. That it covers anything—anything—from the first two years of medical school is enough ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated February 1, 2019 by Cassie Kosarek
Dr. Arefa Cassoobhoy is the Senior Medical Director at WebMD; the Senior Medical Correspondent for Medscape, where she also hosts the video series Arefa MD’s Morning Report; and an internal medicine doctor at the Clarkston Community ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 24, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
A look at the pros and cons of a post-baccalaureate program, self-designed program, classes as a community college, and a 4-year university There are multiple ways to go about taking pre-requisites for medical school admission ... Read more
Emily Millet
Updated June 24, 2022 by Emily Millet
May the Slap Chop save us all. As medical science progresses, it not only answers questions but generates even more. Listener Tyler pointed out a study (now on hold) that proposes to withhold the current standard of care ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
A 62-year-old female presents with a new non-pruritic rash and muscle weakness. She mentions having trouble carrying her young grandchildren recently and getting up from the couch. Examination reveals an erythematous rash on her face, ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
It’s become increasingly more common for premeds to take at least one gap year between their undergrad and medical school. In fact, 62.6% of entering MD students in 2017 reported taking at least one gap ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 24, 2022 by AAMC Staff
As a researcher at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, MA, I have a front row seat to the rapidly evolving field of medical genetics. If my time at the Broad has taught me anything, it’s ... Read more
Julia Bauman
Updated February 1, 2019 by Julia Bauman
Welcome to “Research for the Rest of Us”, a column about navigating the complex intricacies of life in the lab. These articles aren’t for the superhuman Nature-publishing, Nobel Prize-winning MD/PhDs out there, but rather for ... Read more
Trevor C. Hunt
Updated June 24, 2022 by Trevor C. Hunt
The educational requirements needed to become an occupational therapist (OT) are continually changing to improve the notoriety and efficacy of the profession. The Board of Directors at the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) discuss ongoing ... Read more
Brittany Ferri
Updated February 1, 2019 by Brittany Ferri
A full-term female infant is born to a healthy 34-year-old woman. Newborn examination reveals a broad chest with widely spaced nipples, a webbed neck, and lymphedema of the feet. Investigations including a karyotype analysis are ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
A look at the people valued more as functioning machines than as people This past week, the Carver College of Medicine hosted its 12th annual Examined Life Conference. Our featured presenter, journalist and memoirist Sarah Smarsh, grew up ... Read more
The Short Coat Podcast
Updated June 24, 2022 by The Short Coat Podcast
How to find friends outside of the medical world A big part of surviving medical school and training as a medical spouse is having support. It’s way too challenging to do on your own. You ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 24, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Several years ago, banks and mortgage lenders began targeting doctors who recently graduated from medical school or residency for special home mortgages called a “physician’s mortgage loan” or doctor’s mortgage. These loans look past the ... Read more
Justin Havre
Updated August 16, 2022 by Justin Havre
Dental students spend more time at school than their own houses with people they see more often than their own families. So what exactly happens inside this home-away-from-home? Let’s take a walk through the halls ... Read more
Abbey Tadros
Updated June 24, 2022 by Abbey Tadros
The struggle of dental students to find academic balance It’s the morning of an exam. My fourth exam in five days, I might add. My classmates and I race against the clock to cram in ... Read more
Kelsey Gwin
Updated June 24, 2022 by Kelsey Gwin