PRACTICAL AND ASPIRATIONAL ADVICE FOR THE PRE-MEDICAL STUDENT
In general, it's important to figure out what your studying style is. Me personally, I really like to read textbooks and take notes, which is something most people hate. It works for me because I remember information better when it has context. Below, I've listed three other ways that I've found to add context to study material.
I am very happy to announce that I am done with all three portions of the usmle medical licensing exam! Below I've listed a few tips that I picked up over the past 2+ years of using uworld as a study resource. Feel free to contact me with questions either in the comments section or on the contact page. I also love your suggestions for future posts!
Call me a nerd, but I really enjoy long study days where I can just sit with material and finally put all the pieces together. Over the years, I've come up with a check-list of things to have in my bag for a productive study day. Here they are listed below. I've also included a more concise list at the bottom to screenshot and save as a reference.
current medical student, residents, and attendings share their personal career path - including their pre-medical journey
NYC dermatology resident and editor of love and the sky by way of University of Alabama and Emory School of Medicine
Name: Andrea Arnold
Age: 32
Hometown: Athens, Pennsylvania
Current city: Austin, TX
Undergraduate with major: University of Delaware, Neuroscience
Physician assistant school: Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Website: LifeasaPA.com
Social media: @lifeasaPA (snapchat, instagram)
Name: Cassie Majestic
Age: 30
Hometown: Port Huron, MI
Current city: Laguna Beach, CA
Undergrad with major: Arizona State University; Bachelor's of Science in Biology, magna cum laude
Medical School: The Ohio State University, MD
Residency program: Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine
Name: Natalie Crawford
Age: 34
Hometown: born in Dallas, Texas. Raised in Peachtree City, GA
Current city: Austin, Tx
Undergraduate with major: Auburn (WDE) – Nutrition Science (magna cum laude)
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston, TX).
Residency program: ob/gyn, University of Texas Southwestern (Parkland Hospital, Dallas)
Fellowship: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of North Carolina
Other training: I matched into Emergency medicine and did my intern year in EM at UT Southwestern. Then I switched to ob/gyn
Name: Sarah
Age: 27
Hometown: Michigan
Current city: New Haven, CT
Undergraduate with major: Michigan State University, BS Psychology, Specialization in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society
Medical School: Michigan State University-College of Human Medicine
Residency program: Obstetrics and gynecology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Name: Elliot Mahlof
Age: 27
Hometown: The Jersey Shore
Current city: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate with major: Johns Hopkins University. BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency program: Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Name: Michelle Clermont
Age: 29
Hometown: Xenia, Ohio (near Dayton)
Current city: Atlanta, GA
Undergraduate with major: University of Dayton, Pre-Med w/ minor in Spanish, magna cum laude
Medical School: Emory University SOM
Residency program: Emory University, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania, Gastroenterology
Name: Brittany Leader
Age: 29
Hometown: Granger, Indiana
Current city: Cincinnati, Ohio
Undergraduate with major: Stanford University, Human Biology
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency program: University of Cincinnati Department of Otolaryngology
Name: Nina Harris
Age: 33
Hometown: California born, Vegas raised
Current city: Fullerton, Ca
Undergraduate major: Business Administration
Physician's assistant school: Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Ca
Name: Franziska
Age: 28
Hometown: Muscoda, Wisconsin
Current city: Youngstown, Ohio
Undergraduate with major: University of Wisconsin, Biology and German
Medical School: LECOM
