Extracurriculars
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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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Pre-Med Academics
Hot Summer Research Programs For Pre-Meds (Summer 2023)
Find a summer internship in medicine! Research experience on your med school application is critical. Look into these programs while…
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Applying to Medical School
What Is the Best Way to Get From High School to Medical School?
There are a few different ways to go from high school to medical school, but the most direct route is…
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Applying to Medical School
Tips for Writing Your Personal Statement for Medical School
By: Alex Withers You’ve done it! You’ve made it through those 300 student organic chemistry classes. You’ve taken your MCAT…
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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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Applying to Medical School
How to Hold on to the Med School Dream
By Daphne Metellus, MD Do you know what I think is the hardest part about fulfilling a dream? Making the…
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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
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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Applying to Medical School
Why Medicine Needs Diversity
By: Eric Johnson Algebra was the hardest subject for me early on in middle school. In moments of frustration, I…
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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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