Interviews—probably one of the most terrifying, anxiety-inducing experiences for fourth-year medical students applying to residency or pre-med students applying to medical school. Interview tips are probably what I get asked about most frequently because I happen to be the oddball who loves interviewing. Why? It gives me a chance to show someone who I am, […]
Learning the Unwritten Rules of Medicine
Probably for any field, there are unwritten rules. Things you cannot predict. Practices not specified on a website, or in a document. Why do some students seem to excel without angst, while others appear to be swimming upstream? One of the things I’ve learned as a medical student on rotations is that there are unwritten […]
Day One of Medical School
The first day of medical school is a day I’ve been dreaming about for years now, but today it actually became a reality! These are just some of the things I did to help me prepare for my first day that I learned from my fellow upperclassmen. Prepare ahead. There is no syllabus week in […]
