Archive for October, 2008
How to Prepare for Medical School
The road to higher learning is certainly not paved in gold and studying in med school is certainly not as easy as it was during your undergraduate years. As much as we’d like to think that medical school is just an incubator that houses great talent, it’s not. It’s actually a battlefield of wits, skills, [...]
Top Five Things to Look for in a Medical School
Before heading off to draft those personal statement for medical school essays and asking esteemed professors for letters of recommendation, choose which law school you want to apply to. Though you can go to the one that mom, dad, or your pediatrician went to, it might be better if you investigated for yourself other medical [...]
Juggling Motherhood and Medical School Work
Medical school prepares you to face a profession where you will be called “Doctor” by patients, co-workers and even superiors and professionals in the field of medicine. But what if you are also being called “Mom” or “Mama” by smaller voices while studying in medical school? Though being a mother while preparing to be a [...]
Alternative Careers for Medical School Graduates
Despite everybody’s expectations, including yours, it just dawns on you that you don’t want to be a doctor anymore. However, you don’t need to put those four years of medical school training to waste as there are other occupations where a medical degree sans the M.D. suffix can fare well in. Be a science teacher. [...]
Who to Go to for Letters of Recommendation
Graduate schools, especially medical schools, require a lot of documents to be submitted to further evaluate applicants. Aside from the personal statement for medical school essays, medical schools also ask for submission of letters of recommendation. Admissions people may learn a lot about the applicant through the personal statement for medical school essay, but it’s [...]
The Pros and Cons of Being a Medical Specialist vs. Being a General Practitioner
You will get to a point after medical school when you will ask yourself if you should be a medical specialist or a general practitioner. Making a choice can be difficult especially if you lack information about both practices. So, to help you decide well, below are the advantages and disadvantages of being a medical [...]