Applying to Medical School
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Physician Shadowing and the One-Minute Mentor
I love shadowing in the Emergency Department (ED). I get to see patients from every corner of my curriculum –…
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PDr Review – Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League
I recently read this article by William Deresiewicz called Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League and thought it was…
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5 Key Challenges for a Doctor Serving Humanity
For centuries doctors have been held up as heroes who heal disease, alleviate pain, and save lives, and traditionally they…
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Considerations Before Applying to Medical School: Part 2
ProspectiveDoctor recently held an essay-writing contest for medical students. The following is one of our honorary mention essay submissions: What…
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Georgetown Secondary Application Tips
2025-2026 Georgetown Secondary Prompts Short Answer The Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) strives to ensure that its students become…
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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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Neurosurgery – Daniel Nagasawa MD
In this edition of 10 Questions for a Doctor, Daniel Nagasawa MD, a neurosurgery resident at UCLA, shares on his…
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Student Review: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
ProspectiveDoctor is in the process of developing it’s newest tool- the Student Review. With Student Review, applying students can easily…
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Weekly Weigh-In: Medical School Surprises
Welcome to PDr’s Weekly Weigh-in! Every week, we ask medical students and physicians to answer to some of our most…
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Medical School Rankings Threatening Future of Health Care?
One of the many important decisions a future physician will make in his or her career is the medical school…
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