A Letter to My Younger Self
3 min read Dear (first-year) Jenny, I find out my match results in a few days. I don’t know if or where I matched. But that doesn’t change the message I wanted to…
A Day in the Life of a Medicine Sub-Intern
4 min read It’s been a few weeks since I finished my first medicine sub-internship, and now I’ve had some time to reflect on it. I remember feeling anxious in the days leading…
Navigating Medical School Secondaries
3 min read Congrats! You’ve finally submitted your primary applications to medical schools. But now your inbox is getting flooded with individual secondary essay prompts. For many schools, this just seems like another…
Review: FIGS Scrubs
2 min read You’ll wish you were on-call every day. Time for the long overdue review of the FIGS Catarina top and Kade cargo pants! I got both in navy. Scroll down for…
Aspiring medical student shares his personal struggle with alopecia
6 min read I understand the whole desensitization notion that some doctors must use in order to more effectively practice medicine, but I think there’s a fine line between desensitization and losing a very important part of yourself that makes you a kind, loving human.
Alopecia blogger on bullying, dating, and theater in NYC
7 min read NYC is the best because everyone has something. People will approach me about my spot (in a nice way!) once in awhile….I once had a homeless dude follow me for…
3Derm CEO Elizabeth Asai discusses telederm, robots, and the future of dermatology
5 min read We’re not going to create thousands of new dermatologists any time soon, so we need to make sure we’re using the dermatologists we have as efficiently as possible. – 3Derm…
How to Study for the Step 1 USMLE Exam
4 min read DISCLAIMER: There are MANY study guides out there for taking Step 1, so this is by no means the ULTIMATE GUIDE and obviously might not work for everyone. Be sure…