What Makes Good Letters of Recommendation for Medical School
You know which boxes to check. Volunteer. Join a lab. Find a cause you care about and support it. Shadow a doctor,…
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I Thought That Meeting Would Go Well
The hardest part of running a division is not the budget. It is telling people something they do not want to hear.…
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Are We Even Looking at the Same Elephant?
“Ben, look.” I turned my head. “No,” my mom said quickly. “I didn’t mean actually look.” It was the mid-1980s. We were…
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Medical School Admissions After October 15: Why Silence Isn’t a Rejection
Somewhere today, a friend from your gen-chem lab is going to post that she got in. You will refresh a portal that has…
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I Thought Worry Was the Price of Belonging
For years, I believed something I never said out loud: the only thing standing between me and being found out was how…
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Physician Frustration Is Information, Not a Flaw
We all have our moments. A comment delivered in a tone sharper than we intended. A face that settles into something…
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What Medical School Interviewers Are Listening For
Somewhere on your phone is a note with your interview answers already written out. One for “why medicine.” Another for…
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Last One, Fast One: The Mantra I Carried Into Medicine
Last one, fast one. Coach’s voice echoed across the pool. I watched the pace clock tick the seconds away, took a deep…
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