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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 […]

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. […]

Top five considerations when taking your first attending job!

Top five considerations when taking your first attending job! A guest post by Smart Money MD Many of us are finishing up our residencies and fellowships around this time of year, and are […]

Married in Medical School

Married in Medical School: Sacrifice, Resilience, and Life! A guest post by Jani from My Life in Med School One of the questions I get most asked about is how I balance being […]

Making a Choice: A Surgeon’s Decision to NOT have Children

Making a Choice: A Surgeon’s Decision to NOT have Children By: Dr. Marisa Earley I met my husband in medical school. Back then, I thought that I really wanted a family and […]

The Surge of Creativity at Exam Time

The SURGE of Creativity at Exam Time A guest post by Vanessa of Olivia’s New Life Medical school exams are scheduled in six days. It’s past midnight and instead of sleeping, I’m in front of […]

Breaking down a month on Internal Medicine!

Breaking down a month on Internal Medicine! By Jeffrey Cannon One month. Thirteen H&Ps. One IV placement. Four Against-Medical-Advice (AMA) discharges. Two code blues. One round of CPR. One set of ribs cracked. […]

My Patient Was Dying and I Couldn’t Stop It

My Patient Was Dying and I Couldn’t Stop It By: Jeremy Topin The patient in front of me is trying to die. Elderly and frail, he is lying in the bed. His ribs outlined under […]

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 […]

The Four Pillars of A Successful Medical School Application

The Four Pillars of A Successful Medical School Application By: LifeofaMedStudent Medical school. Just the words invoke ideas of sleepless nights, hard work, and prestige. Even today, being a physician is […]

Beyond the H&P

“Beyond the H&P” A Guest post by Jessica Morgan It’s 4:00 pm on a Thursday: time to present at teaching attending rounds. I have prepared my presentation and know about the patient’s pathology, […]

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 […]

2017 NRMP Match Statistics!

(Updated post with 2018 numbers can be found here: 2018 NRMP Match Statistics ) Hot off the press from the 2017 Match! The NRMP has released some of the data resulting from the 2017 Match […]

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

The Light at the End of the Tunnel By: LifeofaMedStudent Medical training is long, and at times very dark – for the end is seemingly forever away. But, my time as a student of […]

8 Reasons to Get an MD/MBA

8 Reasons to Get an MD/MBA By: Atasha Jordan, MD, MBA What is the MD/MBA? The MD/MBA dual degree is a combination of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of […]

Transitioning from Med-Student to Doctor: A Quick Guide!

Transitioning from Med Student to Doctor: A Quick Guide By #LifeofaMedStudent The Match is over. Your fate and future were sealed, opened, and finally announced to the world. After the hangover has worn off, […]

Politics!! Politics!! How party affiliation may affect how you treat patients, your specialty choice, and possibly income!

It’s that time of year: politics time! The debates are raging all over social media – Trump or Clinton, Republican or Democrat, move to Canada or Europe!! Interestingly, where your beliefs’ stack up on party […]