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Dr. Andrea Merrill Shares The Ins and Outs of General Surgery general surgery medical specialty

Dr. Andrea Merrill is a General Surgery Resident at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She has completed 3 years of residency, 1 year of breast cancer research and will complete a 1-year editorial...

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Harnessing Psychology to Ace Medical School Interviews medical school interview premed

Part I

Receiving medical school interview offers simultaneously provides relief, justifies the incredibly hard work you’ve put into your primary and secondary applications, and confirms that...

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Fueling Patriots Football and Premed Fires

It's Sunday morning, I'm on my vacation month from clinical duties and currently visiting my hometown. If you haven't picked up by now I'm a sports fan and after attending church today will be...

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Veterans And Presidential Candidates Who Are Surgeons

Today is Veteran's Day so go out and do something special for someone who was willing to give the ultimate price to protect and defend these United States of America!

November is very important in...

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Failing Biochemistry But Now Ahead in the Class academics premed

What would you do if you’ve failed 3 of 6 exams in your biochemistry class and you couldn’t drop it because you’re a senior who needs to graduate?

I got on a Skype call with a...

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Cardiologist Shares Lessons on Medicine and Life

Had my last day in the cardiac cath lab today. The place patients go when they're having heart attacks and need their coronary arteries opened up.

But the cardiologist told me and my classmate a lot...

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Tom Brady and Super Bowl 5 - But The Greatest Doctor Of All Time is Carson

Have to switch it up this week and be motivational instead of MCAT now that Super Bowl happened and this Student Doctor loves the game of !

Listen up bc there's a golden message that's not just...

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The MCAT Knowledge Bomb You Never Even Knew You Needed

Friendly advice to ensure you have a successful MCAT prep period but ultimately achieving your targeted MCAT score.

For starters you have to know what the competition is doing. Based on information...

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AdComs Venting on Facebook About Your Apps

Listen up and pay attention...

This is going to make the difference between whether you get into medical school or not.

Honestly you don't want to be one of the middle-age adults who I meet and they...

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Huffing and Puffing In the Hospital

All is not as it seems.

Back in the day when I was premed and took my Grandpa to the doctor the doctor asked me about my life and when I told him I was premed he responded "You must be very good at...

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The Match The Lottery of Medical School

March is an extremely exciting and nerve wrecking time for fourth year medical students across the country.

Why?

It's the month of the MATCH.

In one week all of their hard work comes to an end where...

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Listen When the Doctor Speaks

Do you listen to your doctor?

I'm sure if you schedule an appointment and you make the time to visit with your doctor you are most likely going to be compliant with the medication they prescribe and...

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