If you are planning to start medical school for the 2017 Fall Semester, it’s already time to start thinking about your application! You will apply using the American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) for your medical ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff
Though the emphasis of the medical school application process lies on academic achievement, there are a number of personal qualities that pre-medical students should strive to develop if they wish to become superior physicians. The ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
For most researchers, working in the lab over a holiday break is somewhat different from working in the lab during the rest of the year. For example, if an experiment has flexibly, it can be ... Read more
Paris Grey
Updated June 26, 2022 by Paris Grey
“It is our obligation to remove the biases that stand in the way of good medicine. We need to assure no consideration of economic self-interest will prevent us from giving our patients the safest, most ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated March 16, 2019 by Brent Schnipke
Originally posted in 2016, this article was adapted from an SDN forums thread provides quick links to the most useful information on the forums. It has been updated with the latest versions of these links ... Read more
Lawper
Updated August 26, 2022 by Lawper
After coming home from a long day at the library studying for my cardiology exam, I get a phone call from my sister. “Hey,” she said. “Grandmother is in the hospital. Can you come home ... Read more
Madeline Minh
Updated June 26, 2022 by Madeline Minh
Updated October 28, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies. When most student doctors take a moment from their busy schedules to think about climate change, what probably comes ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Neurologist David Perlmutter, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition and member of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, is an associate professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Perlmutter received ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 26, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Republished with permission from here. One after the other, day after day it seems, I find myself in a room where the resident is breaking the news of terminal cancer to my patients, and I ... Read more
Erica Patel
Updated June 26, 2022 by Erica Patel
Updated October 7, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to update minor technical details. It is the unfortunate truth that all forms of human trafficking can and do currently occur in ... Read more
Becky McNeil BSN, RN, CCRN
Updated June 26, 2022 by Becky McNeil BSN, RN, CCRN
One of the great things about your pre-clinical years (years 1 and 2) is that while you are studying all the time and trying to cram 500 facts into your head, you get to sample ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
The sub-internship is a crucial rotation for all medical students, no matter which specialty they plan to pursue. During this transitional phase in their clinical training, students begin to assume more independent responsibility for patient ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Posted with permission from Study Medicine Europe.
Study Medicine Europe
Updated June 26, 2022 by Study Medicine Europe
Occasionally when I am browsing the online forums on SDN, I come across an unfortunate statement like this: “I studied so hard for my chemistry final and did horrible.” I’ve come across this problem for classes ... Read more
Gavin Rapp
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gavin Rapp
This article originally ran on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off, on Dec. 2, 2015. ASDA encourages all predentals to join us in celebrating Predental Week 2016 Feb. 21-27 and becoming a member of the association. Yesterday was dental school acceptance ... Read more
Loulia Al Bitar
Updated June 26, 2022 by Loulia Al Bitar
Many medical students cheerfully expect to be earning a generous income as they begin their medical practice. But while it is true that that, according to the Medical Economics website that in 2014, 7 of ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Republished with permission from here. Although there is really never a right time to die or even witness death, it is important to acknowledge that death is a reality, and one to which all health ... Read more
George Prousi
Updated June 20, 2019 by George Prousi
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare professionals. It happens to every medical student sooner or later – the realization that their ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
Terry Wahls, MD, is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, where she teaches internal medicine residents, sees patients in the traumatic brain injury clinic and conducts clinical trials. In addition, she’s ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 26, 2022 by Juliet Farmer