Extracurriculars
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Admission Tips & Secrets
The ‘D’ Word
We have all seen it over and over. The dreaded D word. Are you diverse? Will you be diverse? Do…
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Articles
How to Jump Start Your Medical Career This Summer – HMX Fundamentals
By Michael Parker Michael Parker, MD, is Associate Dean for Online Learning, Faculty Director of HMX Fundamentals, and Assistant Professor…
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Admission Tips & Secrets
How Medical School Admissions Committees Evaluate Your Applications
Let’s face it: There’s a ton of bad advice and wrong information online about what it takes to get into…
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Applying to Medical School
5 Parts Of A Competitive Medical School Application
Some say “The hardest part about medical school is getting in.” Applying to medical school is an intimidating process. This…
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Interviewing for Undergraduate Positions
Medical school interview preparation requires long-term practice and continued improvement. Over time, you will accumulate experiences and draw from them…
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Applying to Medical School
Benefits of Undergraduate Medical Research
As a freshman in college, I had no idea what research entailed. My idea of research was spending hours slaving…
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Alternative Paths
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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What Should I Do This Summer as a Pre-Med?
“What should I do this summer as a pre-med?” This is a common question that high school and college students…
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5 Ways Premeds Should Choose Extracurricular Activities
It’s no secret that it takes more than a high GPA and MCAT to get into medical school. Medical school…
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Extracurriculars
Weekly Weigh-in: Extracurriculars in Medical School
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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