Activities
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Applying to Medical School
Physician Shadowing – What to Expect and Gain
Why do you need to shadow physicians? What does it mean to shadow a physician? What should I consider when…
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Applying to Medical School
Finding and Maintaining Balance
By Justin Groode, MD When I was a premed student I worked ridiculously hard and had very little downtime for…
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Extracurriculars
How to Curate Killer Extracurriculars (do what you love)
By: Mandy Gleason, MD As a senior resident, I do doctor things every day. So when I interview med school…
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Applying to Medical School
What to Remember When Reapplying to Medical School
By: Luke Wallis, MD The road to medical school is often times more challenging than one would expect. I know…
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Applying to Medical School
Getting a Graduate Degree Before Medical School
There are generally two groups of people who get graduate degrees before medical school. The first group consists of people…
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Medical 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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Pre-Med Academics
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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Medical School - Clinical
Things I Wish I Knew Before the 4th Year of Medical School
By: Sarju Panchal, PharmD The goal of any medical student is to find the specialty that they love and will…
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Extracurriculars
How to Get a Research Position for Gap Year
Doing research during your gap year is one of the best ways to not only prepare yourself for medical school…
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