Engineering Health Care

How to Engineer a Health Professional Career

NOTE: In this article, “engineering” can refer to quantitative analytical subjects like physics, mathematics, computer science, or finance/economics, but I mostly focus on “biomedical engineers (also known as, bioengineers)” seeking health professional careers. As president of my undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Society, I frequently answered the existential question, “What is a ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated September 11, 2024 by Emil Chuck, PhD

Weather on your application journey

The Weather on Your Application Journey

In many literary epics, the protagonists’ journey is adversely affected by the weather or some force of nature. In Odysseus’s voyage home, Frodo’s quest, Dorothy’s journey down the yellow brick road, or Katniss Everdeen’s persistence ... Read more

Emil Chuck, PhD

Updated September 21, 2023 by Emil Chuck, PhD

behavioral science

3 Study Strategies for the Behavioral Sciences on the MCAT

As essential as it is to know the pathophysiology of various diseases and the pharmacological and surgical interventions used to treat them, it is also necessary to understand the social and psychological aspects of illness ... Read more

Cassie Kosarek

Updated June 25, 2022 by Cassie Kosarek