It’s your biggest dream and quite possibly your biggest fear at the same time. Your intern year. The year where you are officially called a “doctor” by hospital staff, your colleagues, and your loved ones. ... Read more
AJ Nguyen
Updated June 26, 2022 by AJ Nguyen
This interview season, Student Doctor Network has partnered with the admissions team at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University to bring you an interview master class, exploring the dos and don’ts of medical ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Breakthroughs in patient care are happening in leaps and bounds due to the convergence of research, technology and medicine. For those thinking about which specialty areas to focus on, or for anyone looking for a ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
The Tutor The People Interview Series is an ongoing discussion with people from all walks of life within the medical field. During this series, we speak with premeds, med students, doctors, residents, and more to ... Read more
Tutor The People
Updated August 16, 2022 by Tutor The People
There’s no question that medical school is tough, especially when you consider the amount of material you need to cover in a few short years. Even if you’re putting in the hard work and making ... Read more
Eric Brown
Updated June 26, 2022 by Eric Brown
Demonstrating proficiency in the basic sciences is a hallmark of a good medical school application, but given that focus on completing STEM-based premedical prerequisites with the highest grades possible, many premed students forget that courses ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated February 2, 2019 by Cassie Kosarek
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) sits in the heart of Memphis, one of the poorest major cities in the country. Yet medical students at UTHSC rarely engage in things that directly affect ... Read more
Stacy Smith
Updated August 8, 2022 by Stacy Smith
Ask any doctor, in any specialty and of any age, and they will remember their training in medical school. It is full of learning, new experiences, new friends, and major strides in both personal and ... Read more
Jacob Adney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jacob Adney
10-24 hour shifts. Call days. Night float. Step prep. Away rotations. The nature of medical training involves long and sometimes stressful days. On a typical day, your spouse might leave for work as the sun ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Dr. Knut Schroeder is a practicing GP in Bristol, UK; a freelance medical author, and founder and director of Expert Self Care Ltd, a social enterprise which freely provides healthcare information via mobile apps. The ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Dr. Mary Jean M. has spent the last decade researching in various laboratories, from plant sciences, developmental biology, immunology, cancer biology, and parasitology. She is a patho-geneticist and loves every facet of infectious disease research ... Read more
Mary Jean M
Updated June 26, 2022 by Mary Jean M
Last month I wrote about the process of applying for residency, and noted how this process, albeit late in medical school, can be an important component of a medical student’s decision to pursue a certain ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Dr Nikki Stamp is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Sydney, Australia. As one of only nine cardiothoracic surgeons in Australia, she is also a strong advocate for women in surgery and other professional positions traditionally occupied ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated February 19, 2026 by Gloria Onwuneme
Republished with permission from here. “Telestroke,” a telemedicine approach to acute stroke care, is revolutionizing how we treat our country’s third leading cause of death. Leveraging modern communication technology and the combined experience of skilled neurologists, Telestroke ... Read more
Nitin Venugopal
Updated July 16, 2019 by Nitin Venugopal
I walked into the room with my stethoscope around my neck, still running through everything I needed to go over with this patient before I presented them to the attending physician. I wanted it to ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
In the US alone, there are literally thousands of state, regional and national medical associations that represent providers in every major area of healthcare. While millions of the healthcare providers in the United States can ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
Dr. Vasilis K. Pozios is a board-certified physician in forensic and general psychiatry, mental health advocate, entertainment consultant, and author. He graduated with a medical degree from Tufts University before completing a general psychiatry residency ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated August 8, 2022 by Christy Duan
Dr. Ali Wong is a plastic surgery resident in Nova Scotia, Canada and creator of the website Sketchy Medicine, in which she shares graphical representations of various medical concepts. Dr. Wong received her Bachelor of ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
During the first years of medical school, we are taught a huge volume of material, covering basic sciences and organ systems. It is not until our clinical rotations that we truly begin to experience medicine ... Read more
Jacob Adney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Jacob Adney