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 […]
Pre-med
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 […]
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 […]
Guest Posts
Reflection On The First Year of Medical School
Reflection On The First Year of Medical School By: Sabila Siddiqui As the white coat was hoisted over my shoulder and the oath was recited, I knew I had taken a step […]
Experiences in Medicine
The Boy in Room 12
The Boy in Room 12 By: Peter Hogenkamp It was 2015 by the time I sat down to write his story, a solid twenty years after meeting the twelve-year-old boy who inspired […]
Pre-med
10 Tips for a Stress-Free Medical School Application
10 Tips for a Stress-Free Medical School Application By: A Medical Mentality 1. Don’t apply over apply to Medical Schools Don’t apply to too many schools (20-30 is probably a lot […]