Dr. Brian Radvansky

Thanks for joining us for Part 4 of the Ultimate Guide to Step 1 Studying. If you haven’t already, start with the first post in our How to Study for Step 1 series.  When you ask a medical student how to…

Thanks for joining us for Part 3 of the Ultimate Guide to Step 1 Studying. If you haven’t already, start with the first post in our How to Study for Step 1 series. By the end of this 7-part series, you…

How to Study for USMLE Step 1, the Ultimate Guide continues. If you haven’t already, start with the first post in our How to Study for Step 1 series. We started where it all begins, on Day 1 of medical school.…

Studying for Step 1 is a lot like playing poker. It takes minutes to understand the basic rules and approach, but hundreds of hours of dedicated practice to improve your game. When it comes to Step 1, you are after…

Picking a specialty is hard as hell. You thought that the big decision was made – you are in (or about to go to) medical school, ergo, you will be a doctor. But the next big question at hand –…

My father was suffering from an idiopathic intra-abdominal bleed, and beginning to struggle with maintaining his blood pressure. Why was it taking so long for blood to arrive? Why hadn’t an A-line be placed yet? Where is the surgery consult…

This one little trick will boost your productivity 1000%. I followed this one weird tip — and my to-do list disappeared. The secret of the world’s most successful people is now being shared. In an era when our attention span…

Sometimes it all falls into place. You did well throughout classes, scored well on Shelf exams, and as second year is winding down, you have your sights set on the big dance: the USMLE. With a little guidance from your…

Early in my Med School Tutors career, I was presented with a student who I knew would be a challenge for me. In reviewing his dossier, I learned that he had scored above 240 on Step 1, and was hitting…

Looking for that extra edge to ace your residency interview? Hopefully you’ve already scoped out the first edition of our interview mailbag where we answered common questions that have come in from students. As the questions just keep coming, so do…