Should you do an Ortho Sports Med elective?
Should you do an Ortho Sports Med elective? I have to admit, I’m biased to answer yes to this question.
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FM Basics
Review: COMQUEST COMAT QBank
Pixie did a wonderful job on her review of the new COMAT question banks for COMQUEST, so I’ll be attempting
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Social Media: 5 Tips to Curate Your Online Presence for Residency Apps
Social Media is Your Problem According to a 2010 Medscape survey 90% of program directors agree “residency candidates should be accountable for unprofessional
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Review: COMQUEST’s New COMAT qBank
COMQUEST started 2016 with a bang by rolling out a new question bank just for COMAT shelf exams – and asked
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Interview Advice From Residents
Along the interview trail and on my audition rotations, I decided to ask for advice from residents on interviews, and
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Preventive Care: 3 Easy Ways to Learn for the FM Shelf
I’m terrible at memorization, so when I realized preventive care questions were on the shelf I wanted to punch someone. Turns out it’s not
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3 Tips For Healthier Hospital Food Choices
Since I’m relatively fresh out of a nutrition rotation (and also right in the middle of the holiday season), I
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FM Student’s Guide to Surviving Third Year Night Shifts
Almost all guides to night shifts are the same. The #1 rule to remember is: this is part of your
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Clerkship Tools: Psychiatry and Mental Health
The best tool for your psych clerkship is a well known book – First Aid for Psychiatry – that covers literally
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Should you Do a Radiology Elective?
Fourth year of medical school you usually have more weeks of electives available and it can be hard to decide
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