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US HEALTHCARE - The Crash Course
Essential Healthcare Vocabulary: Deductible: a specified amount of money that the insured must pay before an insurance company will pay a...

Charith Ratnayake
Jul 6, 20195 min read


The Personal Statement
The daunting personal statement. It can send shivers down whitewalkers’ spines. This is one of the most important sections of a medical...

Charith Ratnayake
Jun 25, 20196 min read


Meditation in Medicine
This post is an excerpt from Aspiring Docs Diaries: http://aspiringdocsdiaries.org/meditation-in-medicine/ When I was a pre-med my life...

Charith Ratnayake
May 15, 20193 min read


Osteopathic Schools: What is Osteopathy?
Osteopathic Schools: Is it right for you? Over the past several years, medical school admissions have grown to be one of the most...

Saif Fiaz
May 3, 20196 min read


Making Your Medical School List
Since you’ve committed to applying to medical school, it’s time to choose which schools you would potentially want to attend. This can be...
Surya Gourneni
Apr 29, 20199 min read


Choose Your Own Adventure: Gap Year Jobs
The gap year: a mysterious twelve months (or more) before medical school, where students are temporarily thrust into the “real world”...

Charith Ratnayake
Apr 15, 201921 min read
A Guide to the Secondaries
After submitting your primary AMCAS application, you have about 4-6 weeks before your application will be verified. Once your application...
Kunal Debroy
Apr 8, 20197 min read


My Declassified AMCAS Survival Guide
To be honest, when I was applying to medical school I really had no idea what was going on. I only knew that it was better to be early...

Charith Ratnayake
Mar 28, 201910 min read
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