In the United States, 16,783,000 viewers watched the 2022 World Cup final. That number doesn’t include me, who inconspicuously watched the match over the shoulder of a stranger sitting one row ahead of me on a flight — a traveler who had the mean…
Category: Medical school
I’m not so different from Lionel Messi – and neither are you
In the United States, 16,783,000 viewers watched the 2022 World Cup final. That number doesn’t include me, who inconspicuously watched the match over the shoulder of a stranger sitting one row ahead of me on a flight — a traveler who had the mean…
6 ways ChatGPT can help you succeed in medical school
Medical school can be a daunting journey for many aspiring physicians. As I look back now at the beginning of my 4th year, this has certainly been the case for me. With an overwhelming amount of information to learn and retain, students often find them…
The unintended consequences of ERAS: Are we losing unique applicants?
Residency applicants, especially today, come from diverse backgrounds, including various careers, SESs, gap years, and geographic location. Despite an increase in applicants from diverse backgrounds, the application process may still perpetuate inequit…
Overcoming obstacles: Increasing diversity in residency programs [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we’re joined by Heidi Chumley, dean at the Ross University School of Medicine, to discuss the barriers facing aspiring physicians in their journey to residency. Heidi…
Ratcheting down the hypercompetitive medical school application process
Premedical students are more stressed out and burned out than ever. It’s easy to see why: pre-med courses, medical school admissions committee expectations, and application process and cost are daunting and, in their current iteration, often harm…
Why it’s time to question medical traditions [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us as we delve into the world of medical traditions and their impact on patient care. Our guest is Brian Elliott, an internal medicine chief resident. From the white coat tradition to …
What I think it means to be a medical student in the wake of AI
As the COVID class, entering medical school in 2020, we have seen our fair share of paradigm-shifting moments in medicine. The pandemic and response The overturn of Roe v. Wade The transition of Step 1 from scored, and largely dictative of what future …
How medical student loan forgiveness can advance health equity [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join us as we welcome Katrina Gipson, an emergency medicine physician, to discuss the intersection of student loan debt and health equity. As the Supreme Court reviews the Biden Administrat…
The controversial origin of the Hippocratic oath
An excerpt from White Coat Ways: A History of Medical Traditions and Their Battle With Progress. So, who wrote this immortal Hippocratic oath: Hippocrates or one of his Hippocratic followers? Though no one knows for certain, the answer is potentially n…
