So you want to become a doctor. You’ve come to the right place. In this new series of blog posts, we’ll cover various specialties and types of doctors, and help you decide which type of doctor would be the best fit for you.
In this Clerkship Review series, we aim to provide an overarching view of each clerkship you will encounter in your third year of medical school. Here, we tackle Medicine.
Sub-Internships (sub-Is) are a stressful time for many med students. In this post, we highlight a few tips that will help you ace your sub-I.
In this Clerkship Review series, we aim to provide an overarching view of each clerkship you will encounter in your third year of medical school. Here, we tackle Pediatrics.
Surgery is a notoriously difficult clerkship and specialty. In this post, I reflect on my experiences during my surgical clerkship at UC San Diego.
You’ve finally gotten into medical school and there’s just four short years between you and earning your M.D. In this post, we’ll go over the
Are you considering an MD-PhD degree but unsure about the commitment? Lawrence Wang, current MD-PhD student at UC San Diego, shares his wisdom on the pros and cons of this dual degree.
One of the beauties of medical school is the great breadth of learning. With so many possible fields, how does one choose their residency specialty? In this post Dr. Petey Kass, third-year psychiatry resident at UC San Francisco, provides his advice on how to navigate this difficult process.
Medicine offers a broad range of experiences that bring both joy and sorrow. Being a physician is a tremendously unique opportunity to share these experiences with your patients. In this post, I give you an inside look into some of the life and death encounters of the ICU.
I scored above 265 on Step 2CK by using an unorthodox method. Here’s exactly how I approached studying for Step 2CK during the course of third year, as well as how I spent the 4 weeks leading up to my test. You can download my Anki deck here as well!
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