Medical students deal with a lot of scary things: frequent do-or-die exams, looming USMLE or COMLEX tests, and being responsible for a patient’s care for the first time are a few examples. Sadly, however, one ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated July 22, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
Dr. Leana Wen was on a roll. The Washington University medical student was president of the American Medical Student Association, and was thoroughly enjoying her training. Then, her mother fell ill, and she found herself ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 27, 2022 by Suzanne Barston
In 2013, roughly half of all medical school applicants did not receive an acceptance letter. Though many applicants possess a genuine passion for helping others through medicine, the medical school application process grows more competitive ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 27, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
The premed journey is different for everyone. For some, it’s really not that much of a struggle to get accepted into medical school. For others, it’s a significant battle every step of the way. However, ... Read more
PreMedLife
Updated June 27, 2022 by PreMedLife
Devon Glazer, DPM, Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS) and Fellow of the Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery (FAAFAS), is a partner at Artisan Foot and Ankle with ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Despite being the current President of the American College of Physicians (ACP), David A. Fleming, MD, MA, FACP thinks of himself as a “simple country doc”. The native Missourian’s roots were indeed in rural, community-based ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 27, 2022 by Suzanne Barston
Republished with permission from here. Congratulations! You’ve made it to the clinical portion of medical school. Now you’ll work alongside interns, residents, attendings, pharmacists, social workers, and a myriad of other health care workers to ... Read more
Rishi Kumar
Updated June 27, 2022 by Rishi Kumar
Neuromodulation is an exciting therapy for improving neurological ailments. When I graduated medical school in 2009, I had no idea what “neuromodulation” meant or the surgeries it encompasses despite my interest in neurosurgery. Even today, ... Read more
Shannon Hann
Updated March 19, 2019 by Shannon Hann
Pre-medical students can – and should – take advantage of the many opportunities available to them to gain valuable insight into what it is like to be a physician. Some of these experiences involve clinical ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 27, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
I am a young hospitalist who is 16 months into my role at an urban academic medical center. Unlike many of my more-senior colleagues who found their way to hospital medicine by circumstance, luck, or ... Read more
Joshua Allen-Dicker
Updated August 25, 2022 by Joshua Allen-Dicker
“To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub” ~ Hamlet The irony of being on night float in psychiatry is that I would write orders for a lot of sleep medications while struggling ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Updated September 30, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to update formatting. You know that people judge your character based on your behavior or appearance in an in-person interview. But ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated August 8, 2022 by AAMC Staff
On Thanksgiving, while many my friends and family gather around the table with roasted turkey and a second helping of pumpkin pie, I, along with many of my fellow interns, residents and even a significant ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
What happens when the healer is the one in pain?
Ajay Koti
Updated June 27, 2022 by Ajay Koti
“Go forth and do great things.” – Anonymous No one gets into medical school without a considerable dose of ambition. We want to be involved, to make a difference, to save lives. In short, we ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
You’ve volunteered. You get good grades. You’ve shadowed doctors. You’ve done everything you can to be a great student and ideal candidate for professional schooling. What more can you do to make yourself stand out ... Read more
Marissa Sutera
Updated March 19, 2019 by Marissa Sutera
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle Even at the time, I realized it was an exquisitely simple task: I had to walk into the exam room, introduce myself as a medical ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
This article is reprinted with permission from the American Student Dental Association. It originally appeared on ASDA’s blog, Mouthing Off. School is back in session! You know what that means? Another year of late night ... Read more
ASDA
Updated June 27, 2022 by ASDA
The MCAT is a significant hurdle that all students who wish to attend medical school must overcome. However, even after you have successfully completed the exam, you can continue to learn from your testing experience ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 27, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney