Medical School Profiles: Hopkins, Harvard School of Public Health, Duke University Medical School

Filed under medical school profiles with No Comments, December 7th, 2008 by admin

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine If the sole fact that this school is located in Baltimore, Maryland makes you choose not to get into Hopkins, then you’re forgetting that the modern hands-on teaching methods used in all other med schools came from this institution. If that makes you take a second look at Hopkins’ website, [...]

Medical Graduates in the Corporate World

Filed under General with No Comments, November 12th, 2008 by admin

Not all medical graduates pursue a career in medical practice. Turning away from emergency rooms and laboratory testings, however, doesn’t mean that you have to throw away everything that you learned during your four years in medical school. You can still use your medical education in a non-hospital setting. Here are some alternative career options [...]

Coping with All-nighters in Medical School

Filed under medical school survival tips with No Comments, November 10th, 2008 by admin

All-nighters are unavoidable in medical school. With overwhelming medical school work given in very limited time, you have no other choice but to pull an all-nighter. Many medical students even consider it as a “rite of passage” to the medical world. Losing hours of sleep to get work done is not the healthiest thing to [...]

Qualities of Successful Doctors

Filed under medical school survival tips with No Comments, November 6th, 2008 by admin

“What are the qualities of successful doctors?” is the question that both practicing medical doctors and medical students want to be answered. Of course, you are curious. After all, you want to be a successful doctor too. So, what makes them successful? Is it their excellent choice of medical schools? Their outstanding grades? To give [...]

Is Being Married a Disadvantage in Medical School?

Filed under medical school survival tips with No Comments, November 4th, 2008 by admin

Marriage and medical school work are two of the toughest things to manage. Both need your full attention and 100% dedication. So, what happens when you find yourself in a situation where you have to fulfill duties as a student and as a wife and mother? Can you survive medical school and save your marriage [...]

Do You Need to be a Science Major to Be Accepted in Medical School?

Filed under Graduate School Admission Tips with No Comments, November 2nd, 2008 by admin

Majority of the students who apply to and get accepted in medical school are science majors. They spend their college years studying vertebrate anatomy and organic chemistry to prepare themselves for medical school. So, what if you took up journalism or political science in college only to find out that a career in medicine is [...]

Medical Schools with the Lowest Student-Teacher Ratio

Filed under General with No Comments, October 23rd, 2008 by admin

Student-teacher ratio is the number of teachers with respect to the number of students in a given academic institution. To ensure the effective conveyance of knowledge from teacher to students, the preferred student-teacher ratio is between 10:1 and 15:1. Here are some examples of medical schools with low student-teacher ratio: Washington University School of Medicine [...]

Benefits of Joining Study Group Sessions in Medical School

Filed under medical school survival tips with No Comments, October 21st, 2008 by admin

Got a study group invitation lately? Well, if you did, then you should say yes right away. Joining study group sessions is not only a great opportunity to meet potential partners, but it is also a good chance to improve your study habits and academic perforamce. And in the stress-filled world of medical school, study [...]

Tips on Medical School Admission Interviews

Filed under College Admission Tips with No Comments, October 19th, 2008 by admin

It is generally known that well-written sample medical school personal statements will help you get admitted to the medical school of your choice. But what are the other requirements for admission? Aside from your sample medical school personal statements, another medical school admission requirement that you need to worry about is the interview. Here are [...]

Paying off Student Loans in Medical School

Filed under General with No Comments, October 15th, 2008 by admin

Just because you received your medical school diploma while wearing a graduation cap and gown, it doesn’t mean that you have to forget about your student loans. Yes, your student loans – the mere reason you were able to make it all the way to graduation. You don’t need to be a hot shot celebrity [...]