DoctorPremed Blog

Let me begin with by extending a hearty congratulation on matriculating to medical school. The premed years were tough with organic chemistry, staying involved with leadership activities, chasing...

If you didn't pass your USMLE Step 1 and now can't complete your clinical rotations until you do so or will be kicked out of medical school.

It certainly is a sinking and gut wrenching experience to...

Just ran into my friends who is a 3rd year medical student. She just completed her surgery rotation and had a lot to say about this specialty and what medical students are put through.

All I can say...

Great you've made it into medical school but now what?

Just because you're in medical school doesn't mean there will be smooth sailing ahead. Personally, medical school was a big adjustment for me...

It was the call you don't want to receive. My mom was calling to let me know that Grandpa was in the hospital and he had broken his neck again.

To put things into perspective when I was in grad...

Cervical spinal surgery saves my Grandpa's life.

If you saw my previous post you know my Grandpa suffered a fall at the nursing home and was transported to the hospital complaining of neck pain.

The...

I just stepped out of the administrative building at school and hear a big commotion. Look over and see an elderly male on the ground bleeding profusely from the mouth and nose and blood is pooling...

Being rejected from medical school is not some badge of honor to be displayed proudly. Instead, when you find out your lifelong goal has been derailed you tend to cower and hide from friends and...

The USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX 1 for those in D.O. medical schools is the make or break exam for the rest of your career. I know in the past you heard everything was on the line with the MCAT, which...

I don't have to tell you how competitive it is in medicine. Don't think that you'll begin to coast once you get into medical school because it never ends. Once admitted there's a ton of work to do....

What's the goal of any parent?

To want the best for their kids and to give them more opportunities than they had. The measure of a better life for children means being successful and having...

I'm actually very nervous about beginning my hospital rotation. The past two years have been purely in the classroom with standardized patients for history and physicals or in medical jargon...