Scrub Notes
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A medical student blog about medical news, healthcare, and tips for how to survive medical school, applying to residency programs, and beyond.
Latest Blog Posts
- How To Schedule Air Travel / Flights For Residency Interviews on Nov 20, 2009 in tips residency
You've taken USMLE Step 1. You've figured out how to choose a medical specialty. You got the recommendation letters, slaved over the personal statement, and submitted ERAS. Finally, it's time to sit back and wait for those interviews to roll in. But...
- A Medical Holiday Gift Guide / Wish List on Nov 15, 2009 in gift ideas list guide
Ah, the winter season. A time for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, and other holidays I am forgetting. A season of giving. But, alas, what to give?In the past, I've written about practical gifts and must have gifts for medical students and healt...
- First Year Medical Student Resource Guide on Nov 1, 2009 in first year list
One of the most difficult parts of the first year medical school is distilling a large volume of information into easily digestible parts. Here are some links to online resources you might find helpful.A Beginner's Guide To Medical SchoolBooks For Fi...
- The Basic Science Medical Education Dilemma on Oct 28, 2009 in guest post basic science
This is a guest post by John Wetzel from Wiki PreMedFor medical education, the question is not only what to teach and what to leave out but also how to teach it. Alfred North Whitehead in his famous essay 'Science in the Modern World' described a si...
- How To Study First Year Medical School Anatomy on Oct 24, 2009 in anatomy tips first year
Anatomy is a fundamental part of any medical student's education, and usually it starts early on in the first year. The education is usually a mix of didactic lectures as well as time spent in an anatomy lab, dissecting cadavers. Some have suggested...
- Tips On Studying And Surviving The First Year Of Medical School on Sep 27, 2009 in tips first year
In my continuing series on posts for first year medical students, I decided to write a post on study tips and strategies for first year students. Of course, some of these tips could apply to any student, but there is a definite adjustment that has to...
- What Is The Best Stethoscope To Get For Medical School? on Sep 20, 2009 in cardiology first year
Continuing my beginner's guide to medical school for first year medical students and following up on my post on what books a first year medical student should buy, I address that timeless medical school question: what stethoscope should I get? Many f...
