Category: Medical School
Match Day Celebration Ideas While Social Distancing
Match Day this year will look different than any we’ve ever seen before. While this is a time to celebrate your accomplishments, it is also a diff [...]
Doctors as Patients: What it’s Like on Both Sides
Two weeks after my ninth birthday, something was very wrong. My body was shedding pounds on my already skinny frame, I was urinating constantly, a [...]
USMLE Step 1 Question Banks: UWorld vs Kaplan vs BoardVitals
Are you getting ready to take your USMLE Step 1 exam? We get asked all the time about how the BoardVitals Step 1 Question Bank compares to UWorld [...]
USMLE Step 1 Exam: 9 Things to Know Before Taking the Exam
The United States Medical Licensure Exam (USMLE) Step 1, commonly called “the Boards,” is a standardized test that assesses a medical student’s ab [...]
USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail Reporting Changes
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®), co-sponsors of the United States Medical Licen [...]
7 Ways to Survive Studying During the Holidays
The holiday season is filled with endless activities that make it difficult to keep your eye on the prize. With all of the family dinners, friend [...]
Interview with a Pathologist: “I’ve Performed More Than 1,000 Autopsies”
As the weather cools, the pumpkins and skeletons emerge from their storage boxes, death becomes a regular topic of discussion. But we wanted to learn [...]
Tips to Pass the Emergency Medicine Shelf Exam
The Emergency Medicine Shelf Exam, also known as the Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical exam, is designed to evaluate your performance at the en [...]
Should Empathy Be a Factor in Medical School Admissions?
You've earned a high GPA and you've hit your target scores on the MCAT. The medical school of your dreams should be almost a guarantee, right? But [...]
Choose the Right Online Test Banks for Your Goals
We all learn in different ways. Whether you prefer visual aids, or you excel with auditory lessons, it is important to play to your strengths duri [...]
Interview with a Pathologist with More than 40 Years of Experience
We're celebrating International Pathology Day by sharing this interview with board-certified Pathologist, Dr. Charu Subramony. Dr. Subramony has bee [...]
Top 10 Medical School Scholarships to Apply to in 2020
There’s no way around it, medical school is expensive and unfortunately for medical students, the costs have been increasing over the past several [...]
Can You Answer These 4 Sample USMLE Step 2 Practice Questions?
If you're preparing for your USMLE Step 2 CK exam, you may be overwhelmed by all the topics you have to prepare for. It can feel like a small, vital s [...]
Twitter & Instagram Profiles For Medical Students to Follow
In a sea of options for people to follow for a good laugh, quality information, or motivation, social media is well-ingrained into the fabric of o [...]
17 Best Medical Podcasts to Subscribe to in 2020
Whether you are an aspiring physician or experienced in your specialty, we have no doubt that you are passionate about the medical industry. You k [...]
Andrea Paul, MD: What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting Medical School
If you’re staring down a path to becoming a doctor, there are many, probably too many, things to consider. I finished medical school and became a [...]
USMLE Step 3 Question Banks: UWorld vs. Kaplan vs. BoardVitals
Are you preparing for your USMLE Step 3 Exam? The USMLE Step 3 exam had a 97% pass rate in 2017 among all test takers and thus, has become notorio [...]
How to Pass the Pediatric Shelf Exam
The Pediatric Shelf Exam is generally considered to be a bit easier than the rest of the shelf exams you will face. There are great prep resources [...]
Applying Your Past Experiences to Your Medical Training
We all come from different backgrounds. I remember my incoming medical school class at Penn State consisted of a wide range of individuals—some th [...]
Resident Edition: What Inspired You to Become a Doctor?
Inspiration comes in many different forms, but for medical residents, it is usually in the shape of a human being who loomed large somewhere in th [...]