Medical School Survival Tips

Dealing with All-nighters in Medical School

Filed under Medical School Survival Tips with No Comments, November 10th, 2008 by admin

By devoting hours meant for sleeping to studying in med school, you may be considered a “night owl”. But instead of looking for prey, med school owls keep their eyes on sheet after sheet of class readings, in preparation for the next day’s exam or recitation. While this may seem like the norm in med [...]

How to Prepare for Medical School

Filed under Medical School Survival Tips with No Comments, October 11th, 2008 by admin

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, [...]

Juggling Motherhood and Medical School Work

Filed under Medical School Survival Tips with No Comments, October 7th, 2008 by admin

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 [...]