So, I'm a 4th year medical student. For the longest time in medical school, I thought I was going into Family Medicine. Third year changed that. You're just exposed to so much. I realized I likedÂ...

If you're not familiar with the phrase "high yield," you must be an applicant. Every medical student is familiar with the phrase. Some embrace it. Other shudder with repugnance. But the reality is,...

There's nothing at all like holding another person's brain in the palm of your hands. As I stood there looking over a mostly-empty dissection table, the stark contrast was real. On the table, nearly n...

One nice thing about going to a great school with a flexible testing schedule is the ability to maintain a long distance relationship. These arrangements are never easy, and I'm regularly jealous of m...

An applicant asked me if I've been able to maintain my interests while in medical school. It's such an interesting question, and one that I asked at nearly every school I visited. I was looking for a ...

I'm 30, coupled, interested in yoga and meditation, don't drink alcohol or coffee, and coming into UM, I was afraid I would be too different in medical school. An oddity. And I must admit that through...