The third year of medical school is often considered a turning point in the journey of a medical student. After two years of classroom-based learning, students are now expected to transition to the clinical setting and apply their knowledge in real-life patient care scenarios. While this can be an exciting time for medical students, it …
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Do we have a life in medical school? Short answer – not really but you can. Watch me as I try to make my life in medical school somehow fun and succeed.
What Should You Do the Summer Before Medical School?
As I have less than a month left before school starts again, I thought it would be a good idea to list a couple of things you should do before starting your intense journey into medical school. Generally, you should prioritize your mental health and seriously consider taking a vacation, of however long, before you …
What Happens If You Fail In Medical School
Getting into medical school doesn’t mean your life will be any easier. In fact, the first two years of medical school are the hardest in your medical school career. You will know of or hear of people failing in medical school. This may be for a variety of reasons but the problem is, what happens …
How to Stay Motivated to Study 24/7
No matter how driven you are as a student, there is no way you could keep your motivation to study throughout the entire year. If you do, its either from stress or anxiety, which would lead to burn out. Which, in my option, is far worse than just losing motivation. Here’s my tried and true …
10 Best Tips in Dating a Medical Student
As a medical student, I wouldn’t even date myself. That’s not because I’m mean or unpleasant by any means, or at least I don’t think I am, but it’s simply that medical students are too busy. I definitely appreciate my partner for being understanding, but it’s also easier for my relationship to work because he …
How To Be Successful in Medical School
The number one thing you have to keep in mind in order to be successful in medical school is pretty much one thing: repetition. Unfortunately, I’m not one of those students that are really good at memorizing a lot of things very quickly, rather, I love learning subjects that are more conceptual. I like taking …
How I Spend Only $100 on Food Per Month in Medical School 2020
I don’t skimp on essential foods when I’m budgeting. For every meal, I still want my balanced portions of protein, veggies, and carbs, but I still manage to save a lot of money on food expenses because I strictly stick to my monthly budget goals. That actually leaves me enough money to even buy emergency …
Do Medical Students Get Breaks?
The answer to this question, yes, but it depends. The reason for this is because it depends on the year in medical school, and so, I have laid out specifically the extent of long breaks during the course of medical school. But the truth is, we really don’t get too much of a break. The …
Why Second Year is the Worst Year in Medical School
All the upperclassmen that told me that the second year was going to be better, they are lies. Now, I’m not saying it isn’t interesting. I think what we’re learning in the second year is fascinating compared to the first year, but second-year is just insanely hard. Much, much harder than the first year. I’ll …
15 Best Gifts That Every Medical Student Would Want
Since the holiday season is approaching, what better time to give your friend, family, or significant other a gift to encourage them on their hard work throughout medical school. As a medical student, these are the things I would need and want the most during my medical education. 1. Anatomy Coloring Book As a medical …