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Applying to Medical School

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Is Education actually for Learning?
As students, especially those on the medical track, do we attend lectures to learn or play the game of simply getting the highest grade possible in the easiest way? As pre-medical students, we’re driven to get that golden ticket –…
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Admission Tips & Secrets

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Why Med School X?
By: Ziggy Yoediono MD MBA Having done mock interviews with and reviewed secondary applications for clients during the past few months, I’ve noticed one question in particular that almost all of them struggle with: “Why do you want to attend…
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A Look into the Field of Internal Medicine
By Dr. Barbara R. Edwards, M.D., M.P.H. https://www.drbarbaraedwards.com/ In the past decade, it seems that the number of students choosing to pursue internal medicine in medical school has decreased. A combination of passion, money, schooling and rank all play a…
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Balancing Medical School and Family Life
My wife and I welcomed our son into this world during my second semester of medical school. Quickly I had to adapt my approach to my studies and the process was exceptionally challenging. As I reflect back on the immense…
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Admission Tips & Secrets

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Life lessons through Medical School Interviews
By Yash Kamani The interview. It is often the most feared aspect of any application process. Student upon student will share horror stories; and prospective students spend days prepping for what will inevitably take only a few hours to complete. …
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Dealing with Stress During the Medical School Application Process
By: Ziggy Yoediono, MD MBA I’m not here to tell you that the medical school application process shouldn’t be stressful. It is stressful because it requires a lot of time, effort and money for something that will impact your life.…
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES – Ophthalmology
By: Ziggy Yoediono MD MBA Dr. Y is a third-year resident in ophthalmology. Why did you choose your specialty? Randomly! Ophthalmology was not on my radar until my best friend urged me to look into it after I could not…
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Applying to Medical School

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Remembering Who We are
By Matthew Welzenbach As your resume builds and you go further along in your medical training, it is easy to become ‘jaded’ with the medical profession. In medical school, USMLE exams are these monsters that everyone is simply trying to…
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If at first you don’t succeed, keep on trying
By Dakota Buhrman 67. 67 is the number of rejections I received over the course of two application cycles to medical school. Right around rejection letter number 30, I started to field questions from concerned friends and family members. They…
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Extracurricular activities during college: should I aim for breadth or depth?
By Nick Deebel This is a question I am frequently asked. In addition to possessing a strong undergraduate GPA and MCAT score, U.S. medical schools desire and expect to see well-rounded applicants. It shows them that you are a well-rounded…
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