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This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my full disclosure policy. With the new school year in full swing, I wanted to take some time to do an update on what I use in my study plan for medical school. One of the biggest hurdles to get over when starting medical school is figuring out how you learn. With that, figuring out which study practices work best for YOU. The following information is […]
This summer has just flown by and I can’t believe I’ve already finished the first week of my second year of medical school! I wanted to take some time to share what I’ve been up to this summer. We’ve moved into the house! Finally. I’m using the term “moved into” loosely here. We’re living in the house, but it’s far from finished. When I was talking to my mom back in January about my older […]
Continually, as physicians, we are taught we must lose ourselves in the care of others. We must make sacrifices in order to provide the best care. Can I be a great physician without losing myself along the way? Can I put my full heart and soul into the care of each individual and still leave some of that passion for myself and my family? I know this is true. I’ve seen it. Despite knowing that […]
Medical school builds up to one thing: residency [for the most part]. This isn’t the case for everyone, but it is for many medical students. Residency is the in-depth clinical training in the process of becoming a licensed physician. It’s the ‘next-step’ in becoming a fully functioning physician. If you’re starting medical school, its important to think about what comes next and how you apply for residency. In celebration of Match Day this past Friday, […]
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my full disclosure policy. Repetition is key in medical school. Some concepts are just plain memorization while others are more intuitive. Either way, it will take more than just a single pass to get any content down. This is where I feel outside resources come into play. There is a huge variety of study resources out there for medical students and it may take some time […]
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my full disclosure policy. Starting medical school is exciting. I remember it like it was 5 months ago… Okay, for real though. Starting medical school is exciting and nerve-racking and there is a lot going through your mind. You probably have a lot of questions and maybe I can answer some of them. Maybe questions like: What do I do to prepare? How do I study? […]
College, medical school, residency. That’s the progression people think of when they think of how to become a doctor. If you talk to a room of doctors though, you’ll find that many of them will tell you they didn’t follow that path. There were detours along the way. I can tell you first hand, that there were quite a few detours in my road to medical school. One turn on that road included two gap […]