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 This blog post is about my experience with many people in healthcare being unaware of the differences of each field and training. In particular, this explores how my medical school often promoted a view of all members being equal and downplaying different experiences in education and training among different providers in the
Blog Post Focus – Do Not Be The Class Clown in Medical School This blog post will explore why being a class clown in medical school is undesirable and annoying. In my medical school some class clowns were punished harshly. At this point everyone should be mature enough to no longer be a class clown.
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Blog Post Focus This blog post will discuss golden handcuffs as relating to a medical student. Golden handcuffs are those things that tie us to a certain life or situation because it is expected to be a greater payoff than other options. Medicine can be a very rewarding field, but it can also feel like
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Blog Post Focus This blog post will focus on preparation for the COMLEX and USMLE exams. They are important exams. Changes have come about recently to pass/fail scoring on some exams, but preparation is important regardless. Personal Story – COMLEX and USMLE During My Time Preparing for the COMLEX and USMLE exams has changed since
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Blog Post Focus – Life Balance in Medical School This blog post will discuss thoughts on life balance in medical school. It can be very challenging, but there are ways to improve life balance. If interested, checkout the similar past post for life balance in undergraduate education. Remember, others have made it through and so
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Blog Post Focus: Resources I Used for Determining a Medical Specialty This blog post will discuss some resources that can be utilized for determining a medical specialty. It will start with some of my story and then explore the resources I utilized. The process was different than I expected–medical school started with two pre-clinical years
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Blog Post Focus This is another blog post about studying. In particular, a likely need for changing your habits. I certainly needed to change my habits from college to become more effective in medical school and residency. In the past I have written about good study habits and bad study habits and about why it
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Blog Post Focus–Favorite Resources This blog post will focus on my favorite resources back when I was studying for board exams. Note, it has been several years since I was medical student. These are my thoughts and experiences and your thoughts and experiences may differ. Personal Story—Realizing a Need for Supplemental Resources and Finding My
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