My thoughts on the current wellness buzz in medical education.

Intro 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 years of medical scho...

The title pretty much captures my fondness for test anxiety. Unfortunately, this has been something I have struggled with intermittently, being more cripplin...

Failure is a very taboo subject for some reason. If you talk too much about your personal shortcomings to others it is often perceived negatively. Even think...

Alright, so last week I bashed what currently exists with respect to tackling First Aid, as well as hinted at my methodology of choice. However, I didn’t rea...

If 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, my private school is ...

One of the most prized skills of a medical student, honed by endless hours of lecture, is reducing a seemingly never ending presentation and/or outline provi...

College and medical school are expensive, especially private institutions. Obviously, your first priority is school and building your resume, and then I woul...

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. You say, “Tell me mor...

Congratulations! You have just finished your first year of medical school! What a grind, huh? The physical and emotional energy that went into the last year ...