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Active Learning for Deeper Learning

By: Nathan Wheeler MD, PGY1 University of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Getting into medical school is a fantastic achievement. Personally, I am the first person to go to medical school in my family and as I opened my acceptance, I was thinking…
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Writing a personal statement for medical school

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Why Medicine Needs Diversity

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How to be academically successful during clinical years

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Top 5 MCQs Instagram Profiles for Medical Students

Opinion seems to be pretty split among students when it comes to social media. On the one hand, it’s an incredible resource and can be a highly beneficial networking tool. On the other, of course, it’s where the hours you’re…
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Excelling at Extracurriculars During Freshman Year

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The Anatomy of a Letters to Medical School Admission

By: Tyler E. Callese, M.D. Resident Physician, University of California, Los Angeles Objectives: After reading this article, medical school applicants will be able to confidently author letters to medical school admissions committees and describe the three most common types of…
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Balance in Medical School

By: Daniel Pahl Medical school can present you with challenges in many forms, from academic to personal. The clinical years in particular, many people, including myself, can easily lose a sense of who they are and what matters to them.…
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Acing Academics Freshman Year

“I feel overwhelmed.” I heard this often from my advisees when I was a freshman adviser at Duke. This didn’t surprise me given that they were trying to adjust to a new living environment while also trying to make sense…
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