Dr. Graham Lloyd-Jones (BA, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR) is the founder and director of Radiology Masterclass, a leading provider of online medical imaging educational resources. Through the site Dr. Lloyd-Jones has reached millions of medical students, doctors, and other health care professionals, teaching the art of medical imaging interpretation. Initially training ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 24, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
A look at the pros and cons of a post-baccalaureate program, self-designed program, classes as a community college, and a 4-year university There are multiple ways to go about taking pre-requisites for medical school admission ... Read more
Emily Millet
Updated June 24, 2022 by Emily Millet
It’s become increasingly more common for premeds to take at least one gap year between their undergrad and medical school. In fact, 62.6% of entering MD students in 2017 reported taking at least one gap ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 24, 2022 by AAMC Staff
In both high school and college, we get used to our peers being our age. Everyone turns the same age in the same range year after year. This makes it easy for friendships to form ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
Sometimes, Susan Mulroney, PhD, professor and director of the special master’s program at Georgetown Medical Center, wonders how she got so lucky. “I wonder- how did people let me get this job? How did I ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 26, 2022 by Suzanne Barston
When the 12 members of NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class report to Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX for their two years of training, two of them—Dr. Jonny Kim and Dr. Frank Rubio—will leave behind ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Whether or not a student should take a “gap year” (or two) often comes up during our conversations with applicants to medical school. Based on MedEdits’ experience working with students, we find that gap years ... Read more
Laurie Tansey
Updated June 26, 2022 by Laurie Tansey
In Part One of this series, we discussed post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs for career-changers (i.e. those who have not yet taken any of their medical school prerequisites). In this article, we will address a different kind of post-baccalaureate ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated June 26, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
A friend of mine studied film in college and subsequently found himself working as a cameraman for a documentary television program about the lives of EMTs and ER physicians. He experienced some very tense situations, ... Read more
Ryan Hickey
Updated June 26, 2022 by Ryan Hickey
This two-part series will discuss two types of post-baccalaureate pre-medical programs. This piece will address programs for career-changers, while next month’s post will cover programs designed to enhance one’s GPA and range of science coursework. With ... Read more
Cassie Kosarek
Updated October 11, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek
Chances are after deciding to become a doctor, you’ve likely heard a lot of opinions about where you should apply to medical school. There is a lot of information out there, which can create the ... Read more
AAMC Staff
Updated June 26, 2022 by AAMC Staff