Here come clinical rotations, the moment you have been preparing for and thinking about for the past two years: • You have just received your rotation schedule. • Each month brings something novel and exciting. • As you enter the…
The second year of medical school continues your medical journey, but offers you more free time than the first year. As an MS2, you get a chance to be more involved in extracurriculars, and I encourage you to find interest…
We all study differently, and each method has its pros and cons. Computers can convey information efficiently, but they can also be easily distracting. You might be trying to absorb some intricate details of ear anatomy just to find yourself…
As a Step 1 tutor, I commonly witness medical students dabble with Anki cards, slog through a third of UWorld, watch most of the Sketchy Micro videos, start Pathoma, answer half of the AMBOSS questions, take two NBME practice tests……
Have you ever heard the phrase “drinking from a fire hydrant”? Its author might have been referring to MS1 year. Expect a varied pallet of courses from genetics and pharmacology, to physiology and biochemistry. The course load is heavier than…
You may have come across the news about an upcoming delay in the release of Step 2 CK score reports, but if not, more information about it can be found here. What does all of this mean? We will walk…
Love skin? Think that your passion might be diagnosing and treating cutaneous disorders? Dermatology is an incredible field with a uniquely broad scope that spans treating adults and children, making diagnoses clinically and with pathology, working in both outpatient and…
Your intern year has started. You’ve been working as a clinician for a good number of months, and you feel like you are getting on your feet. But here comes USMLE Step 3 to throw a wrench into your spokes….…
Given the recent merger of osteopathic and allopathic accreditation and residency training,this blog post will help you understand the main similarities and differences between the current osteopathic and allopathic pathways at medical schools. We also correct some of the most…