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Personal statements (PS) form an integral part of your residency application. It has a citing factor of 78% by program...

One of the most exciting stages of a medical student’s journey is their first clinical placement. Learning about the theory...

I've often been perplexed by this dilemma that is presented to us:  On one hand, we as doctors are supposed...

Medical school is great. We get to embark on a career that we absolutely love, and we get to help...

The aspect of medical school that students seem to most universally anticipate are their clinical rotations. When you’ve got your...

It’s not uncommon to hear medical students complaining about how medical school has ‘ruined their life’, but if you look...

It’s not a secret that medical students face a lot of difficult scenarios. Some are slow and insidious, like the...

It would not be an overstatement that scrubs are the real skin of healthcare workers and that their other clothes...

Before you start yelling ‘in other news, pigs can fly!’ allow me to explain my story. Yes, I know that...

“Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an...

One of the toughest decisions for medical students is deciding what specialty to practice for the rest of their lives....

Ramadan Kareem! As most of you must know, the month of Ramadan is underway. A month that is extremely sacred...

It’s interview season! The most exciting time of the year. After all the board exams and clinical hours you’ve put...

You finally finished interview season and it’s time to create your rank list. While it may seem like an easy...

Obsessive compulsive disorder. A disease often talked about in popular media, yet most people still fail to grasp that there...

Upon entering med school, every student has a vision of what type of doctor they want to be. Sitting in...

Medical school is filled with rewards. It’s no secret that medical school is hard, but the many opportunities that it...

You are probably reading this blog post because you now have some free time on your hands after the long...

If you’re an aspiring psychiatrist and a fan of the new Netflix show ‘New Amsterdam’, you would agree that one...

Envision the following scenario: you’re in college or at work, and you run into a friend during break time. You...

‘You are what you eat.’ Nothing haunts my guilt center more than these five words when I am about to...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single med school student, in possession of a good fortune (of knowledge),...

There comes a time in every medical student’s life when they realize that the prized study techniques they touted in...

I was never a study group kind of girl, but I found that in a time of quarantine, even as...

Dear Doctor (because that’s what we’ll be calling you, soon enough),  You are not a failure. You are not a...

A few days ago, after sharing with the Twitterverse, my vast experience with struggle while applying to medical school (23...

There has never been a time where widespread immunization has been more important. However, at a time where vaccination is...

If you’re a medical student, like me, chances are you’ve heard the words “medical research” thrown around casually a few...

I don’t know about you, but when it comes time to do Anki, I get phantom pain in my spacebar-pressing...

Sleepless nights, intrusive thoughts, tired limbs, exhausted mind. If these words sound relatable, you are in the right place. Insomnia...

The emergence of Prozac, the first ever SSRI antidepressant, in 1988 revolutionized the management of depressive disorders. Gone were the...

After days of tears, nights of anguish, weeks of self-deprecation and months of frustration, years of hard work and all...

Modern day loneliness: we are surrounded but still alone. The advent of the internet and smartphone have made correspondence and...

Advice is a big factor in how I've handled situations. Advice from my parents, family, friends, colleagues, teachers, strangers, literally...

Looking back at my long years in school and college, I’ve come to terms with the fact that I need...

Anatomy is a widely dreaded subject as it is highly dependent on memorization. Unlike physiology and pathology, where understanding the...

I remember the weeks leading up to medical school as filled with both excitement and dread. Either way my stomach...

As I’ve said before and I’ll say many times - I am a self-professed nerd and I’m proud of it!...

The registration process for the USMLE exams require online and mail-in paperwork. It can take several weeks from when you...

To be able to become great physicians, first and foremost,  we must take care of ourselves. During this past year,...