Finding Paid Clinical Experience
There are many reasons that doctors tend to come from wealthier families. The requirements of piecing together a medical school application is …
Creative Childcare for Medical Students
Nineteen hundred dollars a month. That was the cost of infant care at my son’s daycare facility. It was nearly …
Good Habits to Develop Before Embarking on Your Medical School Journey
The brief period of time that precedes the commencement of medical school is one of the most exciting times of …
Publish or Perish: Getting Started on Your First Manuscript
Publications are the holy grail for the budding student researcher. These days, competitive specialties all but require one for serious …
Using Government Assistance During Medical School
The medical journey is filled with many new experiences and challenges. The financial commitment of a medical career choice is …
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Medical School
At this stage in my career, I have finished the pre-clinical portion of my journey. This part of training encompasses …
Pregnant in MS1: Tackling Medical School While Growing a Tiny Human
There is no good time to have a baby. This is especially true in the medical education pipeline. Having children …
A Guide to Pets During Medical School and Residency
Pets can be wonderfully rewarding companions. In fact, psychological and physical benefits in humans have been associated with animal interactions.1 …
Conference Confidential: Insider Tips and Strategies for Success
Conferences are to medicine as trade shows are to business. Love them or hate them, you’d be hard-pressed to make …
How To Use SDN Wisely While Applying To Medical School
I can vividly remember going through the medical school application process approximately three years ago. While the process ultimately went …
Why Some Residency Applicants Don’t Match
Few days have a more profound impact on the lives of physicians in the United States than Match Day. Every …
Making Friends in Medical School
During my wedding reception when the dance floor was full, multi-colored lights were flashing, and the music was at its …
The Art of Writing Abstracts
Abstracts are an essential currency of research, especially for students and early career scientists. They are the ticket to entry …
The Male Medical Spouse
The demographics of medicine are changing. Almost half of all graduating medical students are now female, which means that our …
What To Do If You Are Waitlisted For Medical School
Being placed on the waitlist for medical school can feel disheartening. After working so hard through the application and prepping …
Perspective From a Student Who Left Medical School
I’m sure this isn’t the most typical or popular of opinions on this forum, but I wanted to discuss some …
PharmD to MD: How to Make the Switch in Pharmacy School
I sit here and write this article after a long day of rotation in the intensive care unit as a …
The Cost of Applying to Medical School
Medical school is a costly undertaking. The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) reports the average cost of a United …
5 Ways to Prepare Your Mindset for Medical School
When you ask little kids what they want to be when they grow up, one of the common answers is: …
The Complete Guide to Choosing A Specialty
This article is going to be a conglomerate of other things I’ve written, which are in somewhat disjointed places; I’ve …