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Applying to Residency
Path to Residency Part 2: Learning How to Study
For Part 1, please read here. I quickly realized that studying for medical school and studying for college were drastically…
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Applying to Residency
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…
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Admission Tips & Secrets
Excelling at Extracurriculars During Freshman Year
At some point during the start of your freshman year, you will attend your school’s student activities fair and when…
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Admission Tips & Secrets
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…
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In Med-School - Clinical
Balance in Medical School
By: Daniel Pahl Medical school can present you with challenges in many forms, from academic to personal. The clinical years…
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Applying to Medical School
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…
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Applying to Residency
Taking a Year Off During Medical School
Medical students take time off during school for a multitude of reasons including inability to decide on a specialty, obtaining…
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Applying to Medical School
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…
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Freshman & Sophomore Year of College
Forging Friendships Freshman Year
When I was a freshman advisor at Duke, one issue that I frequently discussed with my advisees was how they…
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Applying to Residency
Components of a Residency Application
By: Matt Cross One of the most exciting parts of medical school comes when it’s finally time to apply to…
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