DoctorPremed Blog

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 fe...

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 you are ...

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 hanging...

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 the ...

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 student from Texas who wa...

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 of...

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 sports...

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 fro...

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 tel...

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 sit...

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 you ...

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 th...