Trust me: The time you spend thinking about your personal statement before you start writing will make the actual writing process much,…
Residency
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In medical school, I’m having a hard time choosing among extracurricular activities. Some of the difficulty comes from the fact that our…
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To reach my current position as a general cardiologist, I have taken nine board exams. I have also been teaching medical students…
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Ours is a chaotic and overburdened medical system. As a senior resident, there is every temptation to seek in our incoming classes…
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Exhausted. Aching. Hungry. Slightly delirious. Mile twenty-four of a marathon? Or hour twenty-four of a twenty-eight-hour shift? I am a resident. I…
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Even though physicians do not talk about transferring residencies, it is more common than is often believed. According to the AAMC website,…
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I learned a beautiful new word this week – exceptionality I am on my community health rotation. One of the best parts…
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News
What this physician learned by helping a medical student write a personal statement
by Bruce Campbell MD December 3, 2018“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Several years ago, an anxious senior medical student…