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Medical School

Four Ways to Practice Teaching as a Medical Student

During the first years of medical school, we are taught a huge volume of material, ... Read more

Written by: Jacob Adney

Published on: October 16, 2017

getting in

Pre-Health

Getting In: The Undergraduate’s Guide to Research Experience

Undergraduate students do not need told, again, how important it is to be involved in ... Read more

Written by: Brent Schnipke

Published on: October 4, 2017

MCAT

Critical Reading: Building Analysis and Reasoning Skills with Confidence

Anyone who has taken or studied for the MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS)—or ... Read more

Written by: AdaptPrep

Published on: September 18, 2017

Healthcare News and Policy

State Exchange Program Helps Healthcare Students With No In-State School Option

No available or affordable program for your healthcare profession in your home state? Take heart! ... Read more

Written by: Margo Colalancia

Published on: September 15, 2017

Medical School

3 Ways to Explore Medical Specialties

Medicine is a vast field comprised of specialties so different that it’s hard to believe ... Read more

Written by: Cassie Kosarek

Published on: September 13, 2017

Pre-Medical

Ending Premed Naivety: Understanding the Realities of a Medical Career

The only real recollections I have of visiting the hospital before college were once as ... Read more

Written by: Nicole Hawkins

Published on: August 16, 2017

Exploring Career Options

DentalMedical

How to Prepare For Any Casper Test Scenario

Before giving you some specific strategies to ace Casper scenarios, it’s important to step back ... Read more

Written by: Behrouz Moemeni

Published on: August 15, 2017

taking the mcat

MCAT

4 Things I Wish I’d Known About the MCAT

Walking out of the test center after I had completed the MCAT was a surreal ... Read more

Written by: Cassie Kosarek

Published on: July 12, 2017

Pre-Medical

The Joy of the Perfect Candidate: A Conversation with Susan Mulroney, PhD

Sometimes, Susan Mulroney, PhD, professor and director of the special master’s program at Georgetown Medical ... Read more

Written by: Suzanne Barston

Published on: July 5, 2017

Medical

Osmosis Co-Founders Ryan Haynes and Shiv Gaglani

  Ryan Haynes, PhD and Shiv Gaglani, MBA discuss how they went from anatomy partners ... Read more

Written by: Student Doctor Network

Published on: July 4, 2017

Pre-Podiatry

The Other Medical School: A Detailed Look at a Podiatric Medical Training

Hi! My name is Courtney, and I am currently a third year Podiatric Medical student ... Read more

Written by: Courtney Yoder

Published on: July 3, 2017

Physician Q&A

20 Questions: Tyler Edwards, MD, Family Medicine

Dr. Tyler Edwards is an attending physician who specializes in family medicine, practicing for almost ... Read more

Written by: Thomas Richards

Published on: May 8, 2017

AMCAS

Pre-Medical

10 Tips to Prepare for the AMCAS Application Opening

Updated December 1, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and technical ... Read more

Written by: AAMC Staff

Published on: April 13, 2017

Medical

Keeping the Cynic out of the Clinic: Books to Renew your Love of Medicine

Most people don’t associate being a premed with relaxation. Outsiders imagine your existence as a ... Read more

Written by: Michelle Finkel

Published on: April 6, 2017

Pre-Medical

Finding Clinical Opportunities: Show Up, Ask, and Follow Through!

I was recently asked to give advice on finding clinical opportunities. Here’s the short version: ... Read more

Written by: Kaitlin Parks

Published on: April 4, 2017

Dental

Dentistr-e Sports: The Intersection of Dental Training and Video Games

Originally published in Contour, March 2017, the magazine of the American Student Dental Association. Learn ... Read more

Written by: Stephen Rogers

Published on: March 23, 2017

take gap year

Non-Traditional

Time Away From Formal Academics Can Enhance Application

Whether or not a student should take a “gap year” (or two) often comes up ... Read more

Written by: Laurie Tansey

Published on: March 22, 2017

reapplying to medical school

Non-Traditional

4 Strategies for Students Reapplying to Medical School

In an ideal world, your first attempt at applying to medical school would also be ... Read more

Written by: Cassie Kosarek

Published on: March 8, 2017

Chronicles of a Med Student

Medical School

So Little Time: Prioritizing For Healthy Time Management

As I enter the thick of studying for board exams, I’m reminded even more every ... Read more

Written by: Adelle

Published on: February 20, 2017

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