Thinking about a career in cardiology? This post details what it means to be a cardiologist, how to become one, and some of the hidden perks and downsides of being a heart doctor.
So you want to become a surgeon. You’ve come to the right place. In this new series, we’ll cover various specialties and types of doctors, and help you decide which type of doctor, surgeon, or other health care professional would be the best fit for you.
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.
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.