20 Questions : Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology
Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD, is a radiation oncologist with Massachusetts General Hospital, and she ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated August 21, 2026 by Juliet Farmer
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How to Make the Most of a Medical School Visit
Once you have been selected for an interview at a medical school, you will have ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 26, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
The Risk Involved in Going to Medical School (and How You Can Subvert It)
Most people wouldn’t normally think of medical school as a risky investment. Sure, there are ... Read more
AJ Nguyen
Updated June 26, 2022 by AJ Nguyen
The Med-Peds Residency: Big and Small, We Care for Them All
As third year medical students you’re rotating through your general specialties and you think you’re ... Read more
Eric Chow and Christopher Terry
Updated March 16, 2019 by Eric Chow and Christopher Terry
Fifty Shades of Care: Why Doctors Need to Pay More Attention to their Kinky Patients
Reposted from here with permission. On Valentine’s Day weekend last year I found myself at Paddles, the local ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated May 25, 2021 by Christy Duan
Five Ways to Make Your Audition Rotation in Anesthesia (or Other Specialty!) a Success
It is that time of year again. Medical school students across the country are preparing applications ... Read more
Jeff Steiner
Updated August 21, 2026 by Jeff Steiner
Chronicles of a Med Student: Drinking from a Fire Hydrant
For the past several years, I felt like all I heard was everyone in medical ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
How to ace your first patient encounter
As a medical student, you spend four years of college and the first two years ... Read more
Judith Kalinyak
Updated August 21, 2026 by Judith Kalinyak
20 Questions: Mellissa Withers, MHS, PhD, Global Health
Mellissa Withers, MHS, PhD, is an assistant clinical professor at University of Southern California (USC) ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated August 21, 2026 by Juliet Farmer
Bedside Ethics: The Story of Jane and John
Reposted from here with permission. The circumstances under which Jane and I met were less than ideal. ... Read more
Sean Sanker
Updated August 23, 2022 by Sean Sanker
10 Signs You're an Intern
1. 2 Days off in a row = Vacation! In high school, I looked forward ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Graduation Day Thoughts on Student Debt
Memorial Day and Mother’s Day are May’s official holidays, but for millions, graduation day is ... Read more
Atul Grover
Updated August 21, 2026 by Atul Grover
Q&A With Physician-Author Matt McCarthy, MD
1. What specifically prompted you to write The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly? I was having ... Read more
Chivas Owle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Chivas Owle
5 Reasons Intern Year is Better Than Medical School
I had a certain level of (I thought well-justified) terror anticipating the start of intern ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated August 21, 2026 by Megan Riddle
Lost in Translation
Republished with permission from here. In the rest of the house, the noise of the party ... Read more
Katherine Caldwell
Updated June 13, 2019 by Katherine Caldwell
What's On Your Summer Reading List?
For most students, summer break is an opportunity to do many things for which there ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated May 5, 2026 by Brent Schnipke
How We Found Our Voice As Hospitalists
Approximately a year ago, our CEO hired a healthcare performance company to evaluate our hospitalist ... Read more
Brittany Ellison
Updated August 21, 2026 by Brittany Ellison
Up in Smoke: The Challenges of Physician Burnout
The days are long, the nights short – unless you’re on call or night float, ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
20 Questions: Allan S. Stewart, MD: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Allan S. Stewart is director of the aortic surgery program and co-director ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated February 19, 2026 by Juliet Farmer
