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This is an incredibly challenging position to be in. You worked so hard to get through medical school and put together the best application you could…and it hasn’t worked out the way you hoped it would. First, let me say…
Gather round, brethren. And bring a bleeding desire to master Hematology. I can imagine the hematologic system advocating for itself, explaining that “without me, what are the heart and lungs really doing? The blood is everything!” All the body’s systems…
Although the beginning of 2022 is a time of fresh starts and renewed perspectives, some aspects of pandemic life will remain with us. One of them is remote learning. Many medical schools around the country and world are returning preclinical…
USMLE Step 2 CK, which stands for “Clinical Knowledge”, is tailored to test your ability to think like a clinician. Although cramming for Step 1 is relatively straightforward, Step 2 is somewhat trickier. It has also become more important now…
With Omicron cases surging around the country and world, many of us are starting the new year with a new (or all too familiar) experience: remote learning from home. Learning outside of the hospital and clinic certainly has its challenges…
Ah yes, Match Day. The culmination of almost 4 years of hard work. The time leading up to Match Day can be incredibly stressful for medical students. The residency interviews, the uncertainty. Wondering if you won’t match because you laughed…
Blueprint Test Prep Launches the New Med School Study Planner: Updated. Enhanced. Still Unmatched. Medical students, 2022 is going to be your year! Blueprint Test Prep—the company that’s helped thousands of students crush the MCAT to get into med school—is…
Wait. Are you serious? You didn’t know Med School Tutors had a YouTube channel? Okay, well maybe you did. Maybe you already knew what an incredible resource it is for premeds, med students, and residents as they have questions throughout…
How would you describe studying for Step 1? Is it internalizing data? Or would you call it pattern recognition? Is it retaining facts, or applying knowledge? Likely all the above. But at some level, studying for Step 1, or any…
I was quite shocked when I first heard the USMLE Step 1 exam was considering changing to a pass/fail scoring system. I knew what a big deal the exam was, and how much time and effort I had put into…