Blog Post Focus This post explores CV building for residents. We finally made it to residency…and yet there is more work than ever to be done. Especially if we want to go the fellowship route. There are many ways to build a CV for fellowship, but it may make the most sense to tailor it […]
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Blog Post Focus This blog post explores the fluctuating reality of rest as a resident. Rest is not always readily available to residents. Sometimes a short break from the demands of the day is all that can be expected, but at other times perhaps more substantive rest can be attained. Personal Experiences with Rest in
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Blog Post Focus–Navigating Institutional Review Boards Is a hassle The blog post explores Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) at institutions and navigating them as a resident. For certain scholastic activities they are necessary for approval. However, they generally will be difficult to contact and gain such approval. Expect any project to require a lot of paperwork
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Blog Post Focus This blog post focuses on the fear of missing out during residency. Residency is a busy time and unique to anything outside of medical training. While one is busy and tired and stressed during residency it can be easy to think of a life outside of medicine as more attractive than a
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Blog Post Focus: Studying Is a Skill That May Have Been Neglected This blog post is another post on studying. Particularly, this post will discuss how having never needed to study before medical school is disadvantageous. However, it is never to late to learn good study habits now and employ them to good effect. You
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Blog Post Focus: Conferences and Medical Students This blog post will discuss the benefits of conferences for medical students and some considerations med students should keep in mind. They can be great opportunities for networking, resume building, and can be a lot of fun! Potentially they can be funded by medical school or professional society,
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Blog Post Focus: Learning is Accomplished Through Play – Find Ways to Make Your Learning Fun This blog post is to discuss an aspect of learning that we don’t get much in modern education—fun. If learning isn’t fun, you won’t enjoy it and it will not be so easy. Introduction—Why is Learning a Chore? Learning
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Blog Post Focus: The AAMC Is a Great Resource for Prospective Medical Students This blog post is for discussion of AAMC resources for aspiring medical students. They are a comprehensive resource for the prospective medical student. The resources are largely free and accessible. Introduction—What is the AAMC? The AAMC is the Association of American Medical
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Blog Post Focus This post will discuss what a pre-health advisement office can offer and how it can help a prospective medical student. Introduction – Advising Center Offices in undergraduate institutions designed for students interested in pursuing medical school go by different names and may be hosted in different departments. However, generally these will have
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Blog Post Focus The purpose of this blog post will be to discuss some thoughts on alternatives to shadowing experiences. Shadowing is a great opportunity to gain exposure to medical practice, but not the only way to do that. Some other opportunities can give exposure to the medical field and can be more engaging than
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