Balancing Empathy vs. Emotional Detachment with Your Patients
Approximately 5 words were spoken to me by a former resident learner in the first two years of his residency. …
Read More5 Things to Consider Should You Choose to Attend a Foreign Medical School
The hardest part about medical school is getting in. As healthcare in America continues to evolve, the pathway to becoming a physician has also changed. Those who plan on practicing in the states must still complete a residency in the US, but getting to that point is now harder and more competitive than it was 20 years ago. Some students have elected to go to foreign medical schools to receive their training. Here are 5 things to keep in mind if you decide to pursue your degree in a foreign country but plan on practicing in America.
Read MoreLessons & Advice from Popular Med Student Blogger @DoctorOrBust
"I’ve helped friends fill out their Green Card applications; oddly applying for medical school feels reminiscent to that. There are background checks, character references, fees, and passport like photos to submit, tests, and of course interviews. All of this to gain citizenship to the country called medicine. ..It’s amazing how much your interviewers know about you by the time they invite you. I felt some interviewers probably knew me better than most people I’ve known for years."
Read MoreLessons & Advice from Popular Med Student Blogger @StudentDrDiva
I wish I knew the sheer volume of information that was going to get thrown at us. What I do in one week I did probably in a year or over a semester in undergrad. You hear the horror stories from medical students all the time and you never really know how difficult and challenging it is until you experience it for yourself.
Read MoreWhy I Smile
At 8 a.m. every morning of the work week, I show up to class and make every bit of a …
Read More3 Ways to Learn More Efficiently and Boost Grades
Studies of human learning reveal that the most durable learning with the least degradation (forgetting) occurs with the following 3 …
Read MoreRock Bottom to CEO. How One Goes from Almost Failing Med School to Becoming Chief Resident
I am not much of a writer or intellect when it comes to literary skill but what I do know …
Read MoreBefore Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
“There was no social media, no Facebook, no Twitter, no YouTube, no bloggers, so it was really difficult to connect with other people who had a similar experience or to connect to someone who may offer expert advice.” — Dr. Tovar
Read MoreThe Art of Avoiding Procrastination
“Micromovements cause a habit of completion in the mind and the mind doesn’t know whether this has been a big step or a small step. It just knows that you are doing something towards creative action. And it will just keep on multiplying and duplicating that effort until you do more habits of completing than you do habits of not completing.” SARK
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