Michelle Finkel, Author at SDN

Pre-Medical

Redemption Awaits: Let Your Medical School Interview Transform Liabilities into Assets

Despite more than a dozen years in medical school admissions consulting, I still clearly recall ... Read more

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Updated June 23, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Money

DIY Exit Strategy: How I Stitched Together My Own Golden Parachute

Over a decade ago, I was seated in the emergency department with a colleague when ... Read more

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Updated June 26, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Medical

Keeping the Cynic out of the Clinic: Books to Renew your Love of Medicine

Most people don’t associate being a premed with relaxation. Outsiders imagine your existence as a ... Read more

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Updated August 23, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Pre-Medical

Ten Ways to Improve your Medical School Application

Recently, I rounded out a full decade as a professional admissions consultant, assisting candidates with ... Read more

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Updated July 21, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Pre-Health

Get A Better Letter: An Insider's Guide to Letters of Recommendation

By Michelle Finkel, MD Whether you are a candidate for medical school, residency, fellowship, dental ... Read more

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Updated June 26, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Pre-Health

Difficult Interview Questions: Learning To Hit A Curveball Out Of The Park

By Michelle Finkel, MD with CrispyDoc You put your heart and soul into your compelling, ... Read more

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Updated June 26, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Residency and The Match

Choosing a Specialty: The Generalist vs. the Early-Committer

Many students arrive at medical school with a bias that their liberal arts education has ... Read more

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Updated June 26, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Pre-Medical

Getting Into Medical School and Residency: Wish I Knew It Before I Blew It

Drawing on the wisdom of those who have gone before you can help you avoid career-hindering mistakes.

Michelle Finkel

Updated June 27, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Residency and The Match

Emergency Medicine: Can a Sizzling Hot Specialty Burn You to a Crisp?

The high rate of emergency physician burnout indicates that students matching to emergency residencies don't know what they're getting into.

Michelle Finkel

Updated June 27, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Pre-Health

Tales from an Insider: Personal Statement Failures

Expert tips to make your personal statement stand out.

Michelle Finkel

Updated June 27, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Residency and The Match

Using "SOAP" to Clean Up the Scramble

The Scramble will undergo significant changes in 2012. Michelle Finkel, MD, details these changes and how matched and unmatched candidates will be affected.

Michelle Finkel

Updated August 3, 2022 by Michelle Finkel