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Virtual Interview / Meeting Must Haves

Virtual Interview / Meeting Must Haves

Since the pandemic started, interviews have been virtual for university, residency, etc. I just went through pediatrics residency interviews, which were virtual, and while I can’t predict whether next cycle’s interviews will be virtual, I…

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How to Stay Sane while Studying for a Big Exam

How to Stay Sane while Studying for a Big Exam

Whether it’s the US Medical Licensing Exams (USMLEs) like in my case, or another standardized exam – studying for these tests is a PROCESS. …
Interview Questions – Med School

Interview Questions – Med School

I’ll go ahead and say it- I’m not the most eloquent or the best under pressure. So interviews, as you might imagine, …
How to Prepare for Clinical Rotations

How to Prepare for Clinical Rotations

To start, I’m not writing this post because I feel like I was the best prepared student for clerkships or because I feel …
On Productivity

On Productivity

This article is a tough one for me to write because I feel a little like a fraud- I’m not always the most …
How to decide on a medical specialty

How to decide on a medical specialty

Pre- Clinical Years In my own experience, it’s hard to know for sure what you enjoy prior to clinical rotations, but I do …
How to approach research ~stuff~ (Part 2)

How to approach research ~stuff~ (Part 2)

Part 1 of this post on research covered the questions of how important research is when applying to med school or residency, how to find …
How to approach research ~stuff~

How to approach research ~stuff~

Earlier this week, I presented some research at a conference for the first time, and I wanted to talk about how to approach research …
How I Study During Rotations

How I Study During Rotations

When I started my rotations in January, I felt so overwhelmed. Because my class takes the USMLE Step 1 after our clinical year, I hadn’…
6 Ways I Deal with Failure

6 Ways I Deal with Failure

Whether you’ve experienced minor setbacks or life-altering failure, we all feel discouraged from time to time. That said, relying on healthy coping strategies …