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MCAT Prep by MedSchoolCoach is the Only MCAT Study App You’ll Ever Need!
MCAT Prep by MedSchoolCoach is the Only MCAT Study App You’ll Ever Need! By: MedSchoolCoach (This is a Sponsored post from MedSchoolCoach. To see all the companies that help support #LifeofaMedStudent, check […]
Top Question Banks and Study Aids for USMLE Step 2 CK
Top Question Banks and Study Aids for USMLE Step 2 CK By Picmonic!! Question Banks, Mock Exams, Lecture Notes, and more! Read this blog to learn about our top 3 question banks […]
Navigating USMLE Step 1: Strategies, Mistakes, and Triumphs
Navigating USMLE Step 1: Strategies, Mistakes, and Triumphs By: Picmonic As the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 looms on the horizon, the pressure intensifies, and the anxiety levels of medical […]
Mastering the Rigors of Medical School: An In-Depth Guide to Success
Mastering the Rigors of Medical School: An In-Depth Guide to Success By: Picmonic Embarking on the arduous journey of medical school demands academic prowess and a strategic approach to studying. In this […]
Medical Students Taking Action to Address Social Determinants of Health
The Healthy Democracy Campaign: Medical Students Taking Action to Address Social Determinants of Health By: Dr. Jennifer Caputo-Seidler Given the reality of health disparities in the United States, it is not enough for […]
A Comprehensive Guide to Conquering USMLE Step 1
A Comprehensive Guide to Conquering USMLE Step 1 By: LifeofaMedStudent Embarking on the journey to becoming a physician involves conquering various milestones, with USMLE Step 1 being one of the most critical. […]
Guest Posts!
The Surgery Rotation: Breaking down my 24 hours on call!
The Surgery Rotation: Breaking down my 24 hours on call! A Guest post by 3rd-Year Medical Student Yang An overview of 24-hour call on surgery as a third-year medical student. Enjoy!
The B-Word in Medical School
The B-Word in Medical School: A disease that’s practically inevitable in professional school. By: Ijeoma Okoye, a fourth-year medical student at the Medical College of Georgia. I know I’m not only speaking for medical […]
A Month in Sri Lanka – My Amazing Elective Experience!
A Month in Sri Lanka: My Amazing Elective Experience! A guest post by Jazmin Hawes (@jaz_medicine) My elective in Sri Lanka was unquestionably amazing. I absolutely loved it! I was placed at Colombo South Teaching […]
Pregnant in Medical school & Residency – My story & lessons learned!
Pregnant in Medical School and Residency: My story & lessons learned! A guest post by Habiba Tunau, MD. . During Medical school I made it a goal to graduate with a degree in one hand and […]
How to Choose the Right Specialty
How to Choose the Right Specialty By: Dr. Brent Lacey of The Scope of Practice Choosing the right specialty is a challenging task, but it’s a lot of fun. Have you […]
The Sex and Money of Time in Medical Education
The Sex and Money of Time in Medical Education By: Resident Bolde Time as Gold In 1971 Richard Nixon ended the Bretton-Woods gold standard which tied the value of the dollar to […]
Contribute to #LifeofaMedStudent
Contribute to #LifeofaMedStudent #LifeofaMedStudent is a leader in social media for all those in medical training! Have your own VOICE shared to >100,000 social media followers!! Have an exciting medical story to tell or some advice to give? A unique background or path [...]
Medical Student Posts!
How I became an Anesthesiologist
How I Became an Anesthesiologist By #LifeofaMedStudent The clinical years of medical school are kind of like a bad middle school dance. There are specialties you want to dance with but are out […]
Thank you notes after an interview: Are they a waste of time?
Thank you notes after an interview: Are they a waste of time? By: LifeofaMedStudent You’ve finished your residency interview and in the days after are wondering, what next? Should I communicate with the program? […]
The Best Medical “Pick-up lines”
The Best Medical Pick-up Lines By: LifeofaMedStudent Every couple of weeks I’ll share a funny medical pick up line that I receive on #LifeofaMedStudent. It‘s frequently one of the more shared tweets that […]
Telemedicine took MY Job!
Telemedicine took MY Job By: LifeofaMedStudent I hear about Telemedicine often in the news and until recently had only casually glossed over the latest articles. The details I paid little attention to, but the […]
The Worst Trauma I’ve Personally Been In
The Worst Trauma I’ve Personally Been In By: #LifeofaMedStudent The other day I tweeted about the worst trauma, at least by the amount of blood product given, that I had personally been […]
My “Personal Statement” for Residency (And Tips for yours!)
My “Personal Statement” for Residency (And Tips for yours!) By #LifeofaMedStudent It’s that time of year again! The ERAS application opening date is looming and by now many of our 4th-year applicants are starting […]
Pre-Med Posts!
The Surgery Rotation: Breaking down my 24 hours on call!
The Surgery Rotation: Breaking down my 24 hours on call! A Guest post by 3rd-Year Medical Student Yang An overview of 24-hour call on surgery as a third-year medical student. Enjoy!
My First Patient
“My first patient” By: Huwaida Fazel He was on a steel bed, steel but not a bed It was like a blind date, blind but not a date I held a […]
Are residents happy and well paid?
Are residents happy and well paid? Highlights from Medscape Resident Happiness and Compensation Reports By #LifeofaMedStudent Every year, Medscape does a great job of looking at the compensation, lifestyle, and happiness of physicians […]
Three Rules for Getting Honors
Three Rules for Getting Honors By: Dr. Michael Ho When I was a third-year medical student at Washington University, the Department of Surgery just hired a new surgeon to become chief of the department, Samuel […]
My Internship Experience
My Internship Experience By: Dr. Zainab Ahmed Ah, medical school. That once seemingly elusive journey of enlightenment was soon culminating in The Internship. The days of discussing Freudian theories in psychology class, […]
Tips for Getting Scholarships to Medical School
Tips for Getting Scholarships to Medical School By: Benjamin Rushing of Apprentice MD Many students worry about getting scholarships to undergraduate school, but people rarely mention competing for scholarships to medical school. Many […]
Financial Posts!
5 Financial Tips for Medical Students
5 Financial Tips for Medical Students By: LifeofaMedStudent “Some things in life money can’t buy, for everything else… there are student loans.” This is one of my favorite #LifeofaMedStudent tweets. It […]
Moonlighting: The Cash Cow I Can’t Wait to Quit!
Moonlighting: The Cash Cow I Can’t Wait to Quit! By: LifeofaMedStudent Moonlighting – the rite of passage passed down from generations to generations of over-worked and underpaid residents. For those not familiar, it’s the term […]
New Attending Financial Steps
New Attending Financial Steps By: LifeofaMedStudent The first 6 months of your new attending life may be the most important financially of all. The financial steps you set here likely will determine how […]
How to calculate net worth: My real life (Negative) example!
How to calculate net worth: My real life (Negative) example! By: LifeofaMedStudent When it comes to starting to get ahold of your financial picture, there are two places to start. First, I think a budget […]
My Experience Refinancing My Student Loans
My Experience Refinancing My Student Loans By: #LifeofaMedStudent It’s well-known that medical students are dealing with more and more student loan debt. After all, about 75% of medical students have some debt – […]
Medical Student Debt: The 2017 Numbers!
Medical Student Debt: The 2017 Numbers! By: LifeofaMedStudent In October, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released their updated numbers on medical student debt and tuition costs for 2017. The numbers weren’t too […]

