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Applying to Medical School
Pre-Med Myths
As a premed, you may get various advice from counselors, friends, family, websites or anybody else who is willing to help you. But how do you know what is true or not? Here is a list of pre-med myths that…
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Applying to Medical School
How to Prepare for a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) was originally developed by researchers at McMaster University in 2002. Since then, a growing number of medical schools have adopted the MMI as their primary interview format. Many schools have dropped the traditional interview process…
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Applying to Medical School
Physician Shadowing – What to Expect and Gain
Why do you need to shadow physicians? What does it mean to shadow a physician? What should I consider when shadowing? How long should you shadow a doctor? What do you do when you shadow a physician? Can you shadow…
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Applying to Medical School
How To Decide The Right Medical Schools to Apply To
Applying to the right medical schools will have a direct impact on whether you get accepted into any school at all. You’ll need to strike a balance between your wants and needs. While only one acceptance from an admissions committee…
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Applying to Medical School
Medical School Personal Statement Storytelling Guide [With Examples]
Typical medical school personal statements list qualities and accomplishments in paragraph form and can be boring to read for admissions committee members. The best personal statements demonstrate qualities through engaging stories. Those stories reveal insights into the applicant’s personality, as…
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Secondary Database
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Here are Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s secondary questions. 2021-2022 Please upload one, 1-page artifact (as a PDF; formatted no larger than 8.5×11″) per value (Compassion, Curiosity, Creativity). While images, certificates, text or other visual options are allowed, hyperlinks and…
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Applying to Medical School
How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation
It’s surprising how many pre-meds are scrambling to get letters of recommendation right before they turn in their medical school applications. It’s even more alarming that many pre-med students don’t know the proper etiquette when asking for a letter of…
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Alternative Paths
Difference Between Advanced-Practice Providers and Physicians
What are advanced-practice providers (APPs)? What is the difference between advanced-practice providers and physicians? To be honest, many physicians don’t even know the difference. If you’re considering a career in medicine, it would be negligent of you to fail to…
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Medical School - Clinical
How to Be an Excellent MS3
USMLE Step 1 score and performance during your third year of medical school are the two most important factors in going to the residency of your choice. Being an MS3 is notoriously difficult because you are constantly rotating between hospitals,…
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Applying to Medical School
Getting a Graduate Degree Before Medical School
There are generally two groups of people who get graduate degrees before medical school. The first group consists of people who were not planning to do medicine and obtained their degrees for a different career purpose. They ultimately decided to…
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