Medical School Survival Tips
Tips for a Stress Free Med School Experience
Attending medical school right after you graduated from college has a lot of advantages. One is that you have fresh learnings that are helpful in med school. Aside form this, you are still young and have the energy to combat stress and pressure in the competitive med school environment. But if the idea of going [...]
Coping with All-nighters in Medical School
In medical school, all-nighters are inevitable. With voluminous work and time pressure that prevail in medical school, you are left with no choice but to pull an all-nighter. This is considered by many medical students as a “rite of passage” to be able to qualify to the medical world. This unavoidable choice has consequences, especially [...]
Qualities of Successful Doctors
What qualities make doctors successful? Maybe medical doctors or even medical students themselves will have difficulty in answering when asked this question. Some may say their outstanding grades, others their excellent choice of a medical school and others their determination. These are all contributory factors toward being a successful doctor. Getting categorical answers entail additional [...]
Is Being Married a Disadvantage in Medical School?
The toughest thing to manage is being in two serious commitments at a time – marriage and medical school. These are considered tough as they both carry the same weight in needing 100% dedication and responsibility. What would you expect when you fall into a situation as this? Do you have coping mechanisms to perform [...]
Benefits of Joining Study Group Sessions in Medical School
In medical school getting invited into a study group is a privilege. Once you get an invite, jump into the opportunity immediately. This is one essential means to meet potential study mates as well as to improve your study pattern and academic performance. With medical school classes being full of stress, study group session is [...]
How to Prepare for Medical School
The whole four years of medical school will definitely be stressful. To be able to survive you will need the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual stamina necessary to last until graduation. Significantly financial preparedness is one definite need you must be sure not to be drained. To be able to pass through the hurdles in [...]
Juggling Motherhood and Medical School Work
Having a baby gives you more the reason to put more discipline to yourself to effectively juggle motherhood and medical school. In fact, mothers can be more effective in medical practice since they actually passed through the experience of being a medical patient and having to survive life’s challenges. When after your sacrifices being a [...]