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If you’re a medical student or graduate applying to residency this year, you might be wondering what the significance is of being granted an interview—do residency programs rank everyone they interview, or just a few select candidates? In addition to…
Studying pharmacology may throw you back to the days of studying general chemistry…molar concentrations, reaction rates, solubility, oh my! Luckily for you, that means you have seen these topics before and can apply them to clinical questions. Step 1 pharmacology…
You get the phone call of your dreams: you’ve been accepted to medical school! Now nothing will stand in your way of becoming a physician. It seems like your life’s path is carved out for you—no longer will you wonder,…
If there’s one fact that bears repeating when it comes to USMLE test prep, it’s that there’s no substitute for doing countless questions. Literally thousands of questions and explanations. Multiple question banks, questions by day, questions by night…question after question…
It’s October and you’ve worked hard and prepared well, gathering recommendation letters, building your resume and drafting your personal statement. You’ve polished your ERAS application and triple-checked it for any mistakes. Then, you spent hundreds of dollars (maybe thousands) and…
The third year of medical school is one of the hardest years of medical training. You’re waking up at the crack of dawn to make it to the hospital before your residents, witnessing applied pathophysiology for the first time, and…
As we continue through the musculoskeletal system for Step 1 prep, we ask the question that leads off every section of study: what is high-yield from this topic? How can I trim the excess and get the most value out…
Go ahead—tell an orthopedist that the musculoskeletal questions on Step 1 aren’t very high-yield. They will bench press you faster than you can say ORIF. While it may seem that the musculoskeletal system (MSK) isn’t as elegantly intertwined as cardiovascular,…
Neurology is a behemoth of Step 1 studying. The amount of material is perhaps greater than in any other body system! After all, it does encompass a four-year residency while the broad strokes of internal medicine only necessitate three. My…
If you’re a med student interested in dermatology, you’ve probably seen the stats about how competitive this specialty is. While it can be daunting, with the right effort and preparation, you can also be on your way to landing a…