How To Decide What Medical School is Right for You

Pre-meds, check out my latest guest entry on the Varsity Tutors' blog about choosing the best med school for you. Many applicants find themselves ill-prepared to make a decision that will play such a major role in their professional and personal lives. Don't let that be you!

Check out the Complete Packages for Medical School and Residency Applicants

For those of you who have friends or family applying to medical school and residency in the next year, make sure they check out my Complete Packages for pre-meds and residency candidates. These packages flew off the shelves last year. They are a great way for me to help from the beginning to the end of the application process.

Create your Medical School or Residency Interview Elevator Pitch

You may have heard the term "elevator pitch," a short summary a business person uses to describe and - hopefully - sell her product or service. In preparing for medical school and residency interviews, you, too, should create an elevator pitch to sell - you.

Create a 1-2 minute "summary statement" that recaps your candidacy. If you have this elevator pitch at the tip of your tongue, you'll be at a great advantage, ready to answer questions like "Tell me about yourself" and prepared to showcase your accomplishments in other answers throughout the interview session.

Unforgettable

Need some help making a strong impression after your interview day? Take a look at my most recent Varsity Tutors guest blog here. This entry is directed toward pre-meds but the principles translate well for residency applicants too.

Considering or Currently in Osteopathic Medical School?

This is an important article for any pre-meds considering osteopathic (DO) medical school or current DO students, especially those considering a career in emergency medicine. These failed negotiations among the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are disappointing. I am still a big fan of DO school as an option for pre-meds, but it is worth understanding what kind of challenges DOs can face.