Wondering which specialties are the most competitive? Here we go over the official statistics and explore which are the most competitive and desired specialties.
Amit Pandey M.D. gives the Insiders Scoop on his experiences so far as a third-year internal medicine resident at UCSD.
Maria Barsky, a resident physician at UC San Diego, shares some tips for putting your best foot forward on the residency interview trail based on her own experiences.
The interview is the final stretch on the road to medical school. Here are four tips to ensure you look like a future doctor on your interview day.
I decided I wanted to become a doctor when I was a freshman in college after getting diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Back then, I
Doing research and getting publications are important for matching into top residencies. Lawrence Wang of UCSD gives some advice on doing part-time research while in medical school.
On the medical school interview it is key to make a great first impression. It is therefore imperative that you look the part. In the first of our two-part series, UCSD’s Meghana Pagadala breaks down what women should know about dressing for the medical school interview.
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.
The transition from Medical School to Residency is often misunderstood. Here we compare various aspects in the life of a medical student vs resident, including structure, evaluation, work-life balance, time, standardized exams, and more.
In this post, Dr. Amit Pandey shares some of his thoughts on the what, the when, and the how to tackle the USMLE Step 3
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