Medical Students

Blog Post Focus This blog post is another discussion on studying. This time focusing on why bad study habits are such a barrier to learning. If more interested in the benefits of good study habits in general, check out my prior posts including this one for medical students. Introduction: Avoid Bad Study Habits Bad study […]

Blog Post Focus This blog post is another discussion on studying. This time focusing on why good study habits are so helpful. If interested in good study habits in general, check out my prior posts for prospective medical students and for medical students. Introduction: A Major Benefit to Good Study Habits Good study habits in

Blog Post Focus This post will focus on some of my thoughts regarding questions to ask for someone starting to think about medical specialties. Each medical specialty is quite unique. Hopefully some of these questions can provide some clarity. Thought alone is not enough though—get some experience as well. Introduction: Determining a Medical Specialty Can

Blog Post Focus The purpose of this blog post is to emphasize the idea that one needs to be selective when choosing supplemental resources in medical school. Medical School is four years long, but that time goes quickly when one is constantly going between endless resources. There are Tons of Supplemental Resources and Little Time

Focus for This Blog Post In this blog post I will discuss some of my thoughts on interpreting the advice medical schools give to students. Sometimes it is great and sometimes it is not. They have specific ideas of what should and should not be done and also have incentives to fulfill certain outcomes, which

Blog Post Focus In this post I shall discuss good study habits for medical students and the benefits they bring to the medical student. Introduction: Good Study Habits Why Few have Good Study Habits Good study habits in medical school are the same good study habits at any point in life.  Unfortunately, few people have

Blog Post Focus – Considerations for Choosing Residency Programs This blog post is to share thoughts when it comes to choosing residency programs. Like all of medical education it is stressful. I want to share some of my thoughts so hopefully it is a bit less stressful than it was for me. Big Message First

Blog Post Focus This blog post is to explore the competitive nature of medical school. I’ll share my thoughts based on my experiences and observations. How competitive is the environment at medical school? Intense Competition The competitiveness at medical school is intense.  It will vary program to program, campus to campus, but overall it is