Dr. Antoine Sayegh is a hematologist and medical oncologist practicing in Sacramento and Roseville, California. He grew up in Aleppo, Syria, and studied premed and medical education at Aleppo University School of Medicine, where he ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
As a future physician, you’re constantly learning. You spend years studying, memorizing, reciting, hypothesizing, shadowing, and practicing — laying the foundation for the rest of your career. And if you strive to be a patient ... Read more
Asha Saxena
Updated June 27, 2022 by Asha Saxena
Republished with permission from here. The first day of my medicine rotation, I proudly put on my white coat and stuffed its pockets with my stethoscope, reflex hammer, otoscope and a few pocket-sized books to help ... Read more
David Louis
Updated June 20, 2019 by David Louis
Mary Lupo, MD, is a practicing dermatologist and clinical professor of dermatology at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Lupo began using combination protocols for her patients that included collagen fillers, light chemical peels, and ... Read more
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
At this past year’s UC Davis Pre-Health Conference, Stanford Health Care’s Chief of Staff, Dr. Mark Welton headlined three popular sessions. His talks centered on what a chief of staff is, how you get to ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 27, 2022 by Suzanne Barston
My stomach sunk. The results of the biopsy were back and it was not good. I had met Ms. Jones eight days ago when she was admitted for a pneumonia that antibiotics couldn’t seem to ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Retaking the MCAT requires a different approach to prep than your first time around. Because you already know your strengths and weaknesses, your study sessions should be more efficient than those during your initial MCAT ... Read more
Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
Updated June 27, 2022 by Anubodh “Sunny” Varshney
About to head out on some interviews? First spend some time with these physicians as they share their own job-search lessons. When Brooke Buckley, M.D., was searching for her first position as a general surgeon ... Read more
PracticeLink
Updated June 27, 2022 by PracticeLink
Applying to professional school can be one of the most daunting challenges of a student’s career. The pharmacy admissions process is no exception, and students may find it overwhelming at times. The Student Doctor Network ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 27, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
By Travis Barr, DDS This article is reprinted with permission from the American Student Dental Association. It originally appeared in December 2014 issue of ASDA News. For me, the road to dentistry has been more ... Read more
Travis Barr
Updated June 27, 2022 by Travis Barr
Mark Twain “The physician who knows only medicine, knows not even medicine.” Ahhh, spring! A time to shake off winter cobwebs and cabin fever, a season for rejuvenation, long walks in the park, hooking up ... Read more
Dagmar Cofer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Dagmar Cofer
There’s no doubt that Dr. Barbara Ross Lee has led a distinguished career. The first African-American woman to be appointed Dean of a medical school, her other accomplishments include participation in the Robert Wood Johnson ... Read more
Suzanne Barston
Updated June 27, 2022 by Suzanne Barston
There exists a fundamental flaw in the USMLE exams – applicants who pass the exam cannot retake the exam. This means that applicants who score poorly in the exams are prevented from applying to competitive ... Read more
Arvind Kutty
Updated June 27, 2022 by Arvind Kutty
I am a reapplicant. Those are four words that every reapplicant shies away from and for understandable reasons, having been one myself. Those words are full of fear, self-doubt, and perhaps some shame. And that’s ... Read more
Lee Burnett
Updated June 27, 2022 by Lee Burnett
Lucy Doyle, M.D., had never imagined that life after residency could be so hard. But as an internist working with the French-based Doctors Without Borders organization, she found herself the only physician in a small ... Read more
PracticeLink
Updated June 27, 2022 by PracticeLink
During my senior year of college, I asked my girlfriend to marry me. We had been together for almost three years and planned to get married the following summer, since we were both graduating in ... Read more
Brent Schnipke
Updated June 27, 2022 by Brent Schnipke
I am about 45 minutes from the end of my night float shift, that dangerous hour all residents learn to wait through with baited breath, when my pager goes off. Pushing the button to silent ... Read more
Megan Riddle
Updated June 27, 2022 by Megan Riddle
Republished with permission from here. At 8 a.m. every morning of the work week, I show up to class and make every bit of a dramatic entrance — slapping high fives to people in the front row, ... Read more
Luke Murray
Updated June 26, 2019 by Luke Murray
Are you ready to become a doctor? Making the transition from undergraduate to medical school student, and on to being a full time doctor can be exciting and intimidating at the same time. There are ... Read more
Marissa Sutera
Updated June 27, 2022 by Marissa Sutera