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Finding Your Calling: A Guide to Choosing a Specialty Beyond Competition

I did everything they told me to do. The brilliant, high-achieving upperclassmen who were matching into competitive specialties because of their sky-high USMLE scores had given me the non-secret of how to ace boards. Turns out, it was the same guidance that any “How to score high on USMLE Step 1” Google search would have

Sep 07, 2023

7 Secrets to Success I Learned from My Greatest Med School Mentor

Someone who comes to mind when I ask myself “What does it mean to succeed in medicine?” is one of my medical school mentors, Dr. E. His work ethic and throughput were so astonishing that he has been the subject of many a blog post that I’ve written. During our years together, I learned how

Sep 05, 2023

10 Tips for Creating an Effective USMLE Step 1 Study Schedule

USMLE preparation is no small task, and it’s easily the most crucial step in any medical student’s future. When you’re preparing for the USMLE Step 1, it’s important to have a strong study plan. This helps you organize your time better, so you can cover all the material on which you will be tested and

Aug 31, 2023

Building Your Medical CV: Tips for Medical Students

Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a document that summarizes all of your professional achievements in an efficient and easily accessible manner. It’s an essential component of your residency application and something that program directors will take a good look at, so you want to be sure it’s up to their standards. Due to the importance

Aug 29, 2023

How to Use Blueprint’s Med School Study Planner to Prep for All Your Med School Exams

Finally, you’re done! You spent hours on Excel creating a study plan, and you’re letting out a sigh of relief. But your joy is short-lived: your professor adds another suggested book to your reviewing list, a friend insists a lecture series is a must-have based on their experiences prepping for Step, or you get an

Aug 24, 2023

Staying Professional on Social Media as a Medical Student

The Internet has created unprecedented avenues for medical students and physicians to communicate rapidly, share information, and connect with countless individuals via a few clicks and keystrokes. Engaging on social media platforms not only supports personal expression, it empowers individuals to establish a professional online presence. Social media can be used to foster camaraderie within

Aug 22, 2023

Residency Applicants: Your Guide to the MyERAS Impactful Experiences Section

The Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS) has been an essential tool in the medical community for decades as it introduced a digital platform that streamlined the application journey into residency, replacing traditional paper-based submissions with a centralized electronic system. While the landscapes of both medicine and technology have seen substantial changes over the past 20

Aug 17, 2023

Maximizing Your Dedicated Step 2 CK Study Period

Wait, so Step 2 CK matters? Yes, yes it does! I think by now, most medical students know USMLE Step 1 is a pass/fail exam. Thus, the primary objective measure on our application for residency is the USMLE Step 2 CK score. It wasn’t always this way, of course. I remember many of my attendings

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