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MCAT

Is Summer MCAT Prep Right for Me?

Preparing for the MCAT during the summer months is a choice that many pre-medical students ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: June 10, 2015

Healthcare News and Policy

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

Written by: Megan Riddle

Published on: June 5, 2015

Physical Therapist Q&A

Helping Hands: A Conversation with Paul Rockar, Jr., DPT, MS

The first thing you notice about Paul Rockar, Jr., PT, DPT, MS, is his energy. ... Read more

Written by: Suzanne Barston

Published on: May 20, 2015

Pre-Medical

How to Use Study Abroad to Set Your Medical School Application Apart

All in all, studying abroad provides students with invaluable personal growth, which will translate to ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: May 13, 2015

Pre-Medical

10 College Classes Pre-Meds Should Take

College as a pre-medical student can be challenging; unlike many other programs, pre-medical programs are ... Read more

Written by: Brent Schnipke

Published on: May 11, 2015

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Pre-Medical

Picking the Right Medical School Program

There’s a popular phrase, “If you’ve seen one medical school… you’ve seen one medical school.” ... Read more

Written by: AAMC Staff

Published on: May 6, 2015

Physician Q&A

Those Who Can Do, Teach….and Lead: A Conversation with Mark Walton, MD

At this past year’s UC Davis Pre-Health Conference, Stanford Health Care’s Chief of Staff, Dr. ... Read more

Written by: Suzanne Barston

Published on: April 22, 2015

MCAT

Strategies for Success on Retaking the MCAT

Retaking the MCAT requires a different approach to prep than your first time around. Because ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: April 15, 2015

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Pre-Dental

Refuse To Take No For An Answer: How I Got Into Dental School After 6 Tries

By Travis Barr, DDS This article is reprinted with permission from the American Student Dental ... Read more

Written by: Travis Barr

Published on: March 26, 2015

Pre-Health

Thriving in School? Integrating Stress Intervention Practices

Mark Twain “The physician who knows only medicine, knows not even medicine.” Ahhh, spring! A ... Read more

Written by: Dagmar Cofer

Published on: March 24, 2015

Redirecting arrows

Pre-Medical

Medical School Reapplication: The Perspective of a Reapplicant

I am a reapplicant. Those are four words that every reapplicant shies away from and ... Read more

Written by: SDN Staff

Published on: March 11, 2015

Pre-Medical

Plan to Make the Most of Your Summer—Now

Summer is a great time to get medically related experience, which can be an important ... Read more

Written by: AAMC Staff

Published on: March 4, 2015

Medical School

Marriage in Medical School: A Memoir (So Far)

During my senior year of college, I asked my girlfriend to marry me. We had ... Read more

Written by: Brent Schnipke

Published on: March 2, 2015

Pre-Health

Stepping Into the Medical Field and Out of Your Comfort Zone

Are you ready to become a doctor? Making the transition from undergraduate to medical school ... Read more

Written by: Marissa Sutera

Published on: February 20, 2015

Pre-Health

6 Ways to Be Productive While Studying

Life as a med student is a blur of tests and clinicals with many nights ... Read more

Written by: Shire Lyon

Published on: February 2, 2015

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Budgeting

Budgeting in Medical School: Does It Really Matter?

Medical students deal with a lot of scary things: frequent do-or-die exams, looming USMLE or ... Read more

Written by: Brent Schnipke

Published on: January 23, 2015

Pre-Medical

Top 5 Reasons Applications Get Rejected

In 2013, roughly half of all medical school applicants did not receive an acceptance letter. ... Read more

Written by: Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney

Published on: January 14, 2015

Pre-Medical

The 10 Lessons Every Pre-Med Must Learn

The premed journey is different for everyone. For some, it’s really not that much of ... Read more

Written by: PreMedLife

Published on: January 5, 2015

Podiatrist Q&A

20 Questions: Devon Glazer, DPM, FACFAS, FAAFAS

Devon Glazer, DPM, Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS) and ... Read more

Written by: Juliet Farmer

Published on: January 2, 2015

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