Experiences in Medicine
Racism Exists!!
Racism Exists!! By: Temi Adejuyigbe and Claire Schenken When people ask me what my favorite part about college was they are often shocked at my response. It wasn’t the friends I made […]
Classic Blog
Experiences in Medicine
An Accident Abroad: What I learned being a Patient in Rwanda
An Accident Abroad: What I learned being a Patient in Rwanda By: Megan Wojick I’m in an emergency room. I’ve been in a room like this one many times before during my […]
Experiences in Medicine
Back to the Bedside: Solo Rounding
Back to the Bedside: Solo Rounding By: Dr. Amita Shah, MD PhD “Your involvement in his care was overstated” I read that text from the ICU attending and realized, yes, all I […]
Guest Posts
How I Memorize Efficiently in Med School
How I Memorize Efficiently in Med School — The 40:60 Method By: Ishwari Chandran Many people feel medicine is all about “understanding things”. However, I feel understanding concepts isn’t simply enough. We […]
Experiences in Medicine
10 Physicians explain why they LOVE their Non-Clinical Jobs!
10 Physicians explain why they LOVE their Non-Clinical Jobs! By: Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH I asked 10 physicians what they love about their non-clinical jobs, and here’s what they said! During our […]
Pre-med
Predicting Your Med School Acceptance Rate With the MSC Score
Predicting Your Med School Acceptance Rate With the MSC Score By: MedSchoolCoach (This is a Sponsored post from MedSchoolCoach. To see all the companies that help support #LifeofaMedStudent, check out the […]
Financial Posts
How Much Do Doctors Make? – 2020
How Much Do Doctors Make? Highlights from the 2020 Medscape Compensation Report By: LifeofaMedStudent How much do doctors make in the US? Medscape recently published their 10th “Physician Compensation Report” new […]
Guest Posts
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 […]
Experiences in Medicine
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became an Anesthesiologist
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became an Anesthesiologist By #LifeofaMedStudent I’ve talked about How I Became an Anesthesiologist before, but now that I’m several years into the career […]
Experiences in Medicine
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 […]