Organic Chemistry is a hurdle every premed must undertake. For many, it can dissuade you from pursuing your dreams of becoming a physician. This guide is here to prevent that, and instead help you come ... Read more
StudySchedule
Updated June 26, 2022 by StudySchedule
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ExamGuru
Updated June 26, 2022 by ExamGuru
Before medical school, the dream of becoming a physician involves helping people and curing disease. During medical school, that dream matures through educational and clinical experiences into a realization that being a physician is something ... Read more
Universal Notes
Updated June 26, 2022 by Universal Notes
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 26, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
In Part One of this series, we discussed post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs for career-changers (i.e. those who have not yet taken any of their medical school prerequisites). In this article, we will address a different kind of post-baccalaureate ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Two days before interviewing at the medical school I now attend, I couldn’t get out of bed. At the nadir of my eighth major depressive episode in eight years, I seriously considered whether I could ... Read more
Emily Forest
Updated August 11, 2025 by Emily Forest
Recognizing the connection between lab work and surgery What surprised me the most during my medical school journey was that it was primarily lab work, not my surgery rotation, that taught me I was not ... Read more
Michael Mehlman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Michael Mehlman
Updated September 6, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors. Expectations. The subtleties between two people often go unexplored and rarely discussed, but play a huge part in determining the happiness of ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
A friend of mine studied film in college and subsequently found himself working as a cameraman for a documentary television program about the lives of EMTs and ER physicians. He experienced some very tense situations, ... Read more
Ryan Hickey
Updated June 26, 2022 by Ryan Hickey
Central to the skillset of every physician is the differential diagnosis; this is the process by which new patients are evaluated to establish the most likely diagnosis. Similarly, the first clinical year of medical school ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated February 28, 2019 by Brent Schnipke
Reposted from here with permission The day Mr. Webster appeared on our service, I was late for morning rounds with our resident. Morning rounds are the time set aside for each medical student to present a summary ... Read more
Katelee Mueller
Updated June 26, 2022 by Katelee Mueller
Brian Baxter, PhD, is a current postdoctoral scholar with the DeRisi Group at University of California, San Francisco (2011-present), where he is working to optically encode polymer microbeads containing rare-earth nanophosphors and produce them using ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 26, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
The path to becoming a doctor can feel daunting. For those of us that don’t come from a medical family, it can be challenging to navigate what all you need to do to be a ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Welcome back! I’m so excited to start my second year (and write about it, of course), but first things first: my amazing summer experience! I went to South America for a few weeks to work ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
One of the most important phases of the application process is your interview. It’s your chance to demonstrate your communication and interpersonal skills, judgment, maturity, and the qualities that are important for a future physician. ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
This two-part series will discuss two types of post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs. This piece will address programs for career-changers, while next month’s post will cover programs designed to enhance one’s GPA and range of science coursework. With ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated October 11, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Tell me about yourself – who you are, what you do, where you practice. I am an orthopedic surgeon in Hinsdale, Illinois. I’m with the same practice I started with after residency in 1983. Our ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer When my husband and I arrived in our new city of Columbus, Ohio for him to begin his medical training, we didn’t know what to expect, but we knew ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Poker, one may reasonably argue, is a game of sheer luck; he (or she) who happens upon the most desirable combination of cards will likely win the round of bets. However, as seasoned players know, ... Read more
Suhil Aggarwal
Updated June 26, 2022 by Suhil Aggarwal
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