Bryan MilesSep 15, 20194 minThe Wellness FacadeMy thoughts on the current wellness buzz in medical education.
Bryan MilesJun 25, 201922 minCrushing Step While Maintaining Your SanityIntro While the last several weeks were some of the darkest of my life, I did survive them somewhat painlessly, as well as the last two...
Bryan MilesApr 4, 20197 minTest Anxiety, Ain’t She a B!@#*The title pretty much captures my fondness for test anxiety. Unfortunately, this has been something I have struggled with intermittently,...
Bryan MilesFeb 26, 20195 minDear Premed Me MCW has a kickass program where its students can be paired with premed undergrads. I jumped at this opportunity given my passion for...
Bryan MilesJan 20, 20193 minFailure: Go Get Some Failure is a very taboo subject for some reason. If you talk too much about your personal shortcomings to others it is often perceived...
Bryan MilesJan 4, 20194 minTo Scribe or Not to Scribe I recently started my foray into a series of premed extracurricular topics. This began with how to get involved in medicine. That article...
Bryan MilesNov 17, 20185 minGetting Involved in Medicine Even the biggest, baddest doctor started as a pion. So, how will you get your start? Your initial foray into medicine serves two...
Bryan MilesNov 11, 20185 minHow to Study First Aid Part Two Alright, so last week I bashed what currently exists with respect to tackling First Aid, as well as hinted at my methodology of choice....
Bryan MilesNov 4, 20183 minHow to Study First AidIf I had a dollar for every time a lecturer mentioned Step 1, I might be able to pay for tuition this semester. Actually, just kidding,...
Bryan MilesOct 23, 20183 minIs This Testable?One of the most prized skills of a medical student, honed by endless hours of lecture, is reducing a seemingly never ending presentation...
Bryan MilesOct 16, 20183 minMy Perfect Premed School So last week, I debunked the myth of the perfect premed school. This week I thought it would be prudent to show how I actually went about...
Bryan MilesOct 9, 20185 minWho Cares Where You Went to School Honestly, who gives a @hit where you went to undergrad. I sure don’t. The same can be said for admissions committees. You are probably...
Bryan MilesAug 31, 20185 minIs Medicine for You?When we are young (or even old) we constantly get prodded about what we are going to do with our lives. This can revolve around a variety...
Bryan MilesAug 26, 20186 minPre Med and Med School Side Hustles College and medical school are expensive, especially private institutions. Obviously, your first priority is school and building your...
Bryan MilesAug 10, 20183 minExtracurriculars and Secondaries in AMCASWelcome back to Bryan’s Black Bag everyone! This piece focuses on the extracurricular portion of the AMCAS application, as well as...
Bryan MilesAug 10, 20183 minHow to Study When you start school, they tell you to work hard. You say to yourself, “Duh!” Then they tell you to do so efficiently and effectively....
Bryan MilesAug 10, 20185 minWhen to Retake the MCATCongrats on finishing the MCAT, that is a huge milestone, regardless of how pleased you are with your score. You studied your ass off and...
Bryan MilesJul 10, 201811 minHow I Went from the 50th to the 90th Percentile on the MCATJust like any other premed, I dreaded the MCAT. Dreaded is not strong enough of a word to describe my angst though. Dread is something...
Bryan MilesJun 18, 20183 minHow to Write a Medical School Personal Statement - Concluding Paragraph and EditingSo you made it to the final paragraph, the concluding paragraph. Congratulations! Believe it or not, this is actually the easiest to...
Bryan MilesJun 5, 20185 minWhat to do Between M1 and M2 Year (M1 Summer)Congratulations! You have just finished your first year of medical school! What a grind, huh? The physical and emotional energy that went...