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• Applying for Residency

• Created September 25, 2017 by Brent Schnipke
• Last month I wrote about the early part of 4th year as a kind of second-look for medical students – an occasion for confirming specialty choice, or perhaps changing one’s mind altogether. For me, it has been an enjoyable and enlightening process to revisit the specialties I was most interested in and examine them more...VIEW >

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• Rejection Happens

• Created September 22, 2017 by The Short Coat Podcast
• “When you’re following your inner voice, doors tend to eventually open for you, even if they mostly slam at first.”― Kelly Cutrone...VIEW >

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• Quiz of the Week: What Audible Finding is Consistent With This Presentation?

• Created September 22, 2017 by Figure 1
• A 40-year-old male presents to the emergency department with sharp chest pain and palpitations. He says the pain is worse when he lies down and is exacerbated by coughing, but improves when he moves to a seated position. He was recently diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after investigation for recurrent cyanotic discoloration and numbness...VIEW >

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• Planning and Time Management for Boards Success

• Created September 22, 2017 by Boards Boot Camp
• No matter how you plan on preparing for boards, getting started sooner than later is a good policy to apply. First, when should you start prepping for boards? The quick answer is DAY 1 of medical school – the better your foundation in med school, the more you will be able to build on top...VIEW >

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• 12 Tips to Prepare for the COMLEX

• Created September 21, 2017 by H. Jeff Nazar, DO
• If you’re like most medical students, your “To-Do” list is probably never ending! Between hectic class schedules, rotation schedules, and studying for your shelf exams, you’re probably feeling lucky when you can get a full night’s sleep and a nice warm shower. I’m sure that the last thing you want to be thinking about is...VIEW >

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• 5 Steps to Earning a 90th-Percentile MCAT Score

• Created September 21, 2017 by Lauren Curtis
• Famous Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz once remarked, “When my teams took second place, the fans called me an idiot. A guy who finished last in medical school is still called a ‘doctor’. Hardly seems fair.” Lou’s pithy comment may be true for students already in medical school. However, if you are a premed...VIEW >

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• 5 Ways to Study for the MCAT Using Your Smart Phone

• Created September 20, 2017 by Andrew George
• You can do almost anything with your smart phone these days. You can video call a friend in China, order pizza with the click of a button, and even see in the dark! So, if your smart phone can help you do these and an almost infinitely large number of other things, then why can’t...VIEW >

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• How to Land The Residency You Want

• Created September 19, 2017 by BoardVitals
• Getting matched to a residency program is nearly a year long process, but where do you even begin? Here is a general timeline of what your Residency Match journey may look like from start to finish:...VIEW >

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• 4 Ways to Address a Low MCAT Score on Your AMCAS Application

• Created September 19, 2017 by David Quinzi
• Overcoming a low MCAT score on your AMCAS application can feel daunting. Can they really judge my whole application by my performance on one 8 hour block of life!!? Sadly, most schools do put extensive emphasis on MCAT scores. However, a low score is not the end of the world if you are within the...VIEW >

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• Critical Reading: Building Analysis and Reasoning Skills with Confidence

• Created September 18, 2017 by Renea Gernant, Ph.D., MCAT AdaptPrep Critical Reading Coordinator
• Anyone who has taken or studied for the MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS)—or any other critical reading test—will tell you that these tests can be incredibly challenging. Why is that true, given that people studying for the MCAT CARS are typically good students? There are several reasons why. Part of the challenge is...VIEW >

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