Can you believe it? It’s already that time of the year. ERAS residency applications are just around the corner! That means it’s important to get familiar with the residency application timeline, so you don’t fall behind. We’re going to share…
Are you a fourth-year medical student who just matched? First off, congratulations! Are you now left wondering what to do with your time (since you can no longer spend endless hours on SDN stressing over your rank list)? Here are…
The residency Match can feel opaque, high-stakes, and deeply personal. Applicants spend months trying to interpret signals, guess what programs are thinking, and build the “perfect” rank list, often with very little transparency about how the residency Match actually works.…
Pursuit of Practice Podcast Episode #2: How to Survive Applying to Medical Residency: From ERAS Application to Match Day Getting residency application help can feel like navigating uncharted territory. Every fourth-year medical student knows the weight of crafting an ERAS…
Somewhere in your training process you will probably encounter someone with an MD/PhD degree or someone who is in training for one. For the most part, MDs are physicians who take care of patients, whereas PhDs are scientists who traditionally tend…
Congratulations, future doctors! You’ve made it into medical school, and now it’s time to celebrate this monumental achievement with the iconic White Coat Ceremony. This event isn’t just about donning a new piece of clothing—it’s a rite of passage that…
Preparing for the USMLE Step exams is a major milestone—and one of the most challenging parts of medical school. With vast amounts of material and limited time, the way you study can be just as important as what you study.…
Preparing for the USMLE Step 2 and Shelf exams can feel like drinking from a firehose of clinical knowledge…which, if you’ve ever tried before, is incredibly difficult to do alone. But what if you had a companion to guide you…
Dr. Christopher Carrubba and Dr. Brian Radvansky, and Dr. Taylor Purvis contributed to this article. Let’s face it—some things just have to be memorized. While the USMLE is full of conceptual material that apt students can reason their way through, it is also comprised…
Reaching the final stretch of your USMLE exam preparation is a big milestone, and understandably your emotions may range widely from nervousness to eagerness. You’ve worked really hard to get to this point and now, it’s time for that commitment…