Alternative Paths
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Nursing to Medicine
My decision to pursue nursing before becoming a doctor was logical: my mother had been a nurse, I would enter…
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Emily Chiu1,136
Weekly Weigh-in: Choosing Your Path to Medicine
Welcome to PDr’s Weekly Weigh-in! Each week, we ask medical students and physicians to weigh in on some of our…
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Medical School Age Anxiety
You want to be a doctor. You really want to be a doctor. And you’re probably aware of how long…
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Medical School with No Science Courses
The path to becoming a doctor can seem pretty one dimensional. That is because most people enter the field of…
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Emily Singer11,948
Non-Traditional Student Personal Statement Example
Because many medical school applicants today are non-traditional students, we wanted to provide a successful non-traditional student personal statement example.…
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Evan Laveman10,392
Nurse Anesthetist or Anesthesiologist?
Becoming an MD is not the only way to make a good living working in healthcare. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists…
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Edward Chang59,561
Medical School Early Assurance Program
An increasing number of medical schools are offering conditional early acceptances to undergraduates. An Early Assurance Program allows applicants to…
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Edward Chang44,448
List of Reputable International Medical Schools
If you are planning to attend an international medical school, you want to make sure you make the right choice.…
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Edward Chang5,595
International Medical Schools – What To Consider?
You are a U.S. citizen and you want to become a doctor, but U.S. medical schools are no longer an…
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Edward Chang11,705
Should I Apply to DO schools?
More and more medical school applicants are choosing to apply to and enroll in osteopathic medical schools. In the past…
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