Choosing the Healthcare Profession That Is Right For You
Choosing a career is among the most stressful decisions a person makes. Even narrowing the choice down to a healthcare …
Preparing for Medical School as a High School Student
Looking to college and beyond is a major step for a high school student. You are about to embark on …
Jump Starting Your Job Search While In Medical School: Part 4
Read about steps 1 and 2 in Part 1 of this series here. Read about steps 3 and 4 in …
Q&A with Dr. Emma Stanton, Psychiatry, Population Mental Health
Dr. Emma Stanton is a psychiatrist and Regional Chief Partnerships Officer at Beacon Health Options, a company which is uses …
How The Timing of your Doctor Job Search Could Lead to a Financial Windfall
You most likely believe the best time to start your medical job search is late autumn of the final year …
So You Want to Leave Patient Care: Now What?
Are you experiencing clinician burnout? Do you bring your patients’ emotional and physical burdens home with you every night? Yet, …
A Med Student’s Guide to Becoming a Physician-Scientist
When medical students start to think about areas of practice to specialize in once they graduate, the area of medical …
The Undifferentiated Medical Student Podcast: Your Virtual Mentor for Choosing a Specialty
What is the Undifferentiated Medical Student podcast? Give us an intro. TUMS is an interview-based podcast about choosing a medical …
Residency Applicants Beware! Make Sure You Understand the Match Participation Agreement
With Match Week approaching, this is an exciting and hectic time. As you prepare for the next phase of your …
Preparing to Apply to Medical School
Wondering if a career as a doctor would be a good fit for you? Already decided you want to apply …
The Value of Navigating Different EMR Systems
Electronic medical records were an inevitable advancement. Paper filing could only go so far, and EMRs allowed the healthcare industry …
Board Preparation: Training for a Marathon, not a Sprint
The first key to success on the boards is using practice questions to develop your “hunch reflex.” If you’re a …
What You Should Know: Understanding Immunotherapy Techniques for Cancer Treatment
The American Cancer Society estimated that in 2015, there were 1,658,370 new cases of cancer diagnosed in this country and some 589,430 …
What You Should Know: Exploring Techniques for Nonpharmacological Pain Control
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare …
Why Med-Peds? A Current Resident’s Perspective
The transition from eager-to-learn-everything MS3 to self-assured MS4 with a clear residency goal comes much easier for some than others. …
Medical Students and Mental Health
Mental health is a topic which is discussed more openly in our society in recent decades and is, slowly, become …
Negotiating Your First Contract As A Physician
One of the most common mistakes young physicians make when taking a job is accepting whatever is offered. When you …
Scary Smart: The Widespread Use of “Study Drugs” on American Campuses
While the American college experience can be a time of great discovery and learning, the pressure to achieve academically is …
Residents and Fellows: Your Guide to the Right Career Path
You’ve earned your medical degree, worked your way through your residency or fellowship program and are now on your way …
Advice from 20+ interviews: Part 2
Don’t miss Part I of this article, which covered how to prepare before the interview and general interview advice. COMMON INTERVIEW …