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Justine Falcone and Patrick Curtin contributed to this post. When under the care of a physician, receiving treatment in the ER, or establishing care with a PCP, most people don’t ask the physician what degree they have. In fact, many non-medical people and…
As you progress through medical school and the structure of your educational curriculum evolves, how you learn will also change. The most dramatic transition happens when you start your clinical rotations. In the process, you move from classroom-based or online…
A career as a surgeon is incredibly rewarding, stressful, and meaningful. As a surgeon, your patients put the highest level of trust in you and you’re responsible for their very lives when they’re on your operating table. Surgeons are exposed…
The following post is a guest blog from a Blueprint tutoring student, Katerina, who successfully passed her Step 1 and shelf exams at the same time with the help of her Blueprint tutor. Hear her story below! The summer before…
In 2022, the USMLE altered the very fabric of the first two years of medical school by changing Step 1 to pass While this change has been embraced by many med students, this doesn’t mean that Step 1 is no…
Believe it or not, I’m a sucker for self-improvement and personal development. I imagine that in some ways, you are too. You’re probably on a decades-long journey to becoming the most phenomenal physician you can be. That requires working on…
Congratulations! You made it! Application season is over and you’re awaiting Match Day with baited breath. At this point, you’re wrapping up graduation requirements and finishing your last hospital rotation. It’s been an incredible journey, and now the wide open…
For a period of time during your medical training, USMLE scores seem to be the only thing that matters. You’ve heard it before: study hard, score well. Devote your life to your dedicated study period, score high, and you can…
As the semester comes to a close, you may be faced with the conundrum of how to use your time off. Maybe you’ll choose to take a well-deserved break after three straight months of classes. Or, you may want to…
Medical school may be one of the busiest times in your life, but it’s also a good time to figure out who you are and what kind of doctor you want to become. One of the best ways to do…