Archive for June, 2009
35 pounds, 35 on MCAT- a new blog to check out
I found a great new blog written by a student who is doing post-bac pre med requirements. The author’s name is Mel and her writing skills far surpass my own. She has a goal of losing 35 pounds and getting a 35 on the MCAT by the end of the year.
The blog serves as a [...]
Restructuring pre-med requirements?
Here’s an interesting article I stumbled across titled Changes could be coming for Pre-Meds and the MCAT. It’s worth reading, especially if you’re early in the pre med process.
Here’s an excerpt:
Say 10 years from now, your recommendations have been implemented. How is a typical pre-med’s life different from today?
It’s going to open up the ability [...]
Words I Want to Avoid as a Physician: Asymptomatic
I’m starting a new series of posts called “Words I Want to Avoid as a Physician.”
A huge chunk of my day as an ER Scribe is spent observing patient-doctor interactions. Too often I’ve seen physicians use a medical word or phrase that 90% of the time the general population would not know. Unfortunately, some [...]
The Dark Side: Malpractice and Burnout
Today, links to some great medical blog posts. A common theme ties them together: the darker side of medicine. I think it’s important for pre med students to try and understand the whole picture of practicing medicine.
The first post comes from Kim at Emergiblog. Burnout occurs across all careers but I think it is especially [...]
My MCAT Strategy- Part 1
I took the MCAT Jan 31st, and am very happy with the 32 I received. Now that I have a good score back I feel comfortable sharing the methods I used to achieve that score.
(New to the MCAT? Check out my basic MCAT overview)
Let me preface this by admitting that I did not study [...]
