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In the 2004 Tony-award-winning musical Avenue Q, Princeton, a recent college graduate (with an English ... Read more
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Compilations like the MSAR, the ChooseDO, the VMSAR, or the ADEA DSE are essential tools ... Read more
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Are Medical Residents and Fellows Employees or Students?
A recent decision out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Mares v. ... Read more
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Preparing for Recorded Interviews: RVI Survey Insights
Since 2020, applicants for health professional programs have had to prepare for online and on-campus ... Read more
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20 Questions: William Jacobson, DMD, MPH
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Dr. Frank L. Douglas, born in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1943, overcame a challenging ... Read more
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The Slippery Concept of “Professionalism” in Residency is a Problem
Residents and fellows in ACGME-accredited training programs know well that “Professionalism” is one of the ... Read more
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Training for the Marathon: SDN Resources to Submit Your Best Application
One of the most important rules in medical or dental school admissions is to “apply ... Read more
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Promoting Prevention: APSEA Student Leadership Opportunities
Could you see yourself founding a club on campus? What about leading a group of ... Read more
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Q&A: Ryo Fujiwara, NEOMED Pipeline Programs
Dr. Ryo Fujiwara is a Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) College of Pharmacy faculty member. ... Read more
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How to Assess Your Pre-Professional Competencies
In 2023, AAMC revised the AAMC Premed Competencies to align with the PREview situational judgment ... Read more
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How to Assess Your Academic Competencies
Over a decade ago, I wrote a series of articles (here is Part 1) that ... Read more
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Charting Your Purpose by Writing Your Professional Oath
Premeds dream of reciting the Hippocratic Oath dressed in their new white coat embroidered with ... Read more
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Prescription Pitfalls: Misprescription in Healthcare
Unfortunately, medical errors are a prominent issue in the healthcare community today. Medical errors are ... Read more
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Casper and PREview Insights: 2023 SJT Experience Survey
The Health Professional Student Association recently completed its 2023 HPSA/SDN Situational Judgment Test Experience survey. ... Read more
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From Waitlist to Offer: Inside an Admissions Committee
You are finally done with your interviews, so let the waiting games begin! In March, ... Read more
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