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Alternative Paths
Difference Between Advanced-Practice Providers and Physicians
What are advanced-practice providers (APPs)? What is the difference between advanced-practice providers and physicians? To be honest, many physicians don’t…
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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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Alternative Paths
Before the Personal Statement: Follow Your Dreams Deliberately
By: Benjamin Robison, MD, DMA Dr. Robison graduated from Stony Brook University earning a Doctorate of Musical Art before completing…
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Gap Year
The Medical School Dream
“My dream is to get into medical school and become a doctor.” This line is repeated in some form or…
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Perspective on Gap Years from a Third Year Medical Student
Whether you are planning to apply straight to medical school or to take a gap year, Emily offers a perspective…
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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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Medical School Gap Year Fear
Premeds fear that taking a gap year before medical school will distract from their career goal to become doctors. I offer…
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Applying to Medical School
Medical School Waitlist
Applicants across the country now await decisions from the medical schools that interviewed them. They spent thousands of hours, dollars,…
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Applying to Medical School
Tips from a Medical School Admissions Officer
A student admissions officer from a prominent NE medical school helps elucidate the admissions process at his school. Process Overview At…
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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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