Q&A with Physician Writer Christine Montross
Dr. Christine Montross is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Director of ... Read more
Christy Duan
Updated August 21, 2026 by Christy Duan
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Difficult Interview Questions: Learning To Hit A Curveball Out Of The Park
By Michelle Finkel, MD with CrispyDoc You put your heart and soul into your compelling, ... Read more
Michelle Finkel
Updated June 26, 2022 by Michelle Finkel
The Ultimate Student Loan Repayment Guide for Doctors
$176,000. It’s a number newly-minted physicians or those in the process of becoming a doctor ... Read more
Student Loan Hero
Updated August 21, 2026 by Student Loan Hero
Chronicles of a Med Student: Time for a Reality Check
I was about to burst with excitement the minute I started medical school. I’m pretty ... Read more
Adelle
Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Balancing Professional School and Life
Professional school is hectic. Very hectic. Most programs require the dedication that is equivalent to ... Read more
David Nguyen
Updated June 26, 2022 by David Nguyen
Choosing a Specialty: The Generalist vs. the Early-Committer
Many students arrive at medical school with a bias that their liberal arts education has ... Read more
Michelle Finkel
Updated August 21, 2026 by Michelle Finkel
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
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
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
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
Tips from the Trenches: 5 Tips for Surviving Intern Year
Dear Incoming Interns, Congratulations on matching and reaching the end of medical school! I am ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Two Days to Destiny
Reposted from here with permission. Originally published March 17, 2015. What were you doing on ... Read more
Sumit Patel
Updated June 27, 2022 by Sumit Patel
Opinion Column: A fundamental flaw in the USMLE exams
There exists a fundamental flaw in the USMLE exams – applicants who pass the exam ... Read more
Arvind Kutty
Updated August 21, 2026 by Arvind Kutty
Coming to a Future Near You: Neuromodulation, a Multi-Specialty Field
Neuromodulation is an exciting therapy for improving neurological ailments. When I graduated medical school in ... Read more
Shannon Hann
Updated March 19, 2019 by Shannon Hann
Getting your Zzzzzz’s: Struggling with sleep in medical school and beyond
“To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub” ~ Hamlet The irony of ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated August 21, 2026 by Megan Riddle
