Dr. Cosima Gretton is a medical doctor and product manager at Karius, Inc., a biotech startup specializing in infectious disease genomics. She is also a Technology Entrepreneurship Teaching Fellow at UCL, where she is currently ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
July 21, 2015 Dear Me, MD: Now that you have opened this letter, you may have graduated or maybe you just matched into residency— somewhere, anywhere, hopefully?! As you read this, it should be some ... Read more
Danielle Bottalico
Updated June 26, 2022 by Danielle Bottalico
While student loans are a necessary financial tool for most of today’s future doctors, the process of repaying them can get complex due to the many types of loans and the accrual of interest. If ... Read more
Maricel Tabalba
Updated June 26, 2022 by Maricel Tabalba
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
“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 ... 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