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Top Five Movies about Medical School

Filed under General with No Comments, October 3rd, 2008 by admin

Portraying real life stories is the basis of some movies. These films depict experiences about one’s sacrifices amidst armed conflict, endearing love relations, growing up adventures, stories on becoming a famous painter, and even facing challenges to succeed in a chosen career, such as becoming a doctor. True enough, attending medical school is quite challenging. [...]

Choosing Between Medical Specialization and General Practice

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One of the toughest decisions you have to make during your medical career is to choose between pursuing medical specialization or continuing general practice. Deciding on which career path to follow requires a lot of time and consideration. To help you make your decision, here are the advantages and disadvantages of becoming a medical specialist: [...]

What Makes Students Highly Unsuccessful

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What sets an unsuccessful student apart from a successful one is this: habits. Below are just some of the habits that hinder a student from becoming successful. See if you have these habits; if you do, then it’s time to start undoing them and be more productive. * Being content with producing mediocre output Perhaps [...]

Medical School Application Guide for Foreign Students

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A common belief among foreign medical school applicants is that they have slim chances of getting into US medical schools. On the contrary, a lot of medical schools are looking to diversify their student body, and they do this by admitting people of different races and nationalities. The medical school application process for foreign students [...]

Medical School: Step by Step Application Guide

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It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the requirements and processes that medical school application entails. Keeping track of deadlines for specific documents is one of the important tasks you have to master. While medical schools may have varying sets of application requirements and processes, there are elements that are common among all medical schools. [...]

Preparation Tips for Medical School

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Entering medical school is considered as a huge and defining step in a student’s academic life. Students who enter medical school are subject to expectations from relatives, and even from themselves. But before you get intimated with your expectations of medical school, remember that all it takes is a great deal of preparation to build [...]

Bad Reasons to Become a Doctor

Filed under General with No Comments, September 2nd, 2008 by admin

Entering into medical school and becoming a doctor is considered by most people as a life-changing decision. Becoming a doctor entails having a significant portion of your life planned out in line with the path you have taken. The experience of getting a medical school education and of moving forward to become a doctor is [...]