From the Doctor's Lounge: Tips to Successfully Match into Residency

Learn some of the potential benefits of using Twitter in medical school, from staying up to date with professional societies, to connecting with potential research mentors! The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add...

Reddit is a pool of information. Sometimes it is a cesspool of information, but still information. Today we talk about how to harness Reddit as a medical student. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the po...

Facebook can be a vice or a tool. Here are some ways to harness its power during medical school. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes. I also offer mock interviews, application reviews,...

Social media has good and bad sides. Today we discuss some of the cons. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes. I also offer mock interviews, application reviews, etc. Send me an email fo...

Social media can be a benefit or a time waste. This is the first part of a series where we discuss the pros and cons of using social media as a medical student. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podc...

They say that you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. Make those people good. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes. I also offer mock interviews, application r...

Someone once told me it takes a village to make a dermatologist. The same is true for making a doctor. Community will sustain you through the tough times. Find and maintaining good friendships is crucial. If you have problems finding or making friends, this episode is for you. Email: virtualmedicalstudentmentor@gmail.com

Start your CV early in medical school! It’ll make ERAS easier and better once you need to apply for residency.  The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes. I also offer mock interviews,...

Learning can feel productive when it really isn’t. Elaborating and generating new ideas is one helpful way to make information stick in your mind. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes....

Passive learning feels productive but is one of the worst ways to learn. Let’s talk about when to use it and when to avoid it. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes. I also offer mock in...

Staying focused on medical school can be difficult. Social media, clubs, friends, love interests, etc. Yes, you need balance. But focusing while studying will help you balance when you aren’t studying. Let’s talk about focus today. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said,...

Learning diseases and learning normal physiology can be completely different. Learn some tips and tricks on how to approach disease states. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes. I also...

As previously emphasized, your greatest resources will be mentors who have walked the same path you have walked. For understanding class structure, this will be the upper class. Connect with a mentor. Ask them for class specific tips and tricks. This will help you understand what professors are looking for and how to succeed.  The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touc...

One of the most tried and true methods of studying of active recall. One method of this is Anki or flashcards in general. Practice Questions are another form. Today we talk about harnessing the power of practice questions to ace your exams in medical school.

Anki has revolutionized medical education. It’s a flashcards app that uses spaced repitition to help you remember more content longer. In addition, several premade decks have circulated to help the process be even easier.

Lifestyle isn’t everything, yet choosing a specialty without considering salary, compensation, and lifestyle would be a blind and incomplete assessment. In this episode, we talk about compensation, discovering salary ranges, and more. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being sa...

What do you want your day to day to look like? Do you like procedures? Or would you rather spend most of your time doing clinic work? The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podcast episodes. I also offer...

Finding physicians to shadow can be difficult. Here are some tips and tricks to make it a little easier. Find then as a corresponding author on Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov   Use lookup tools like https://rocketreach.co   Cold call their office.  Use social media platforms like Instagram, LinkedIn, and Doximity. The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep i...

One reason I wanted to pursue medicine was so I could punt the decision of what I wanted to do with my life further down the road. Yet, the sooner you decide on a specialty choice, the better. In this episode, we talk about some ways to decide on a specialty and how to make that choice. We discuss how to contact physicians to ask about shadowing. Shadow Early and Often Listen to Podcasts ( The Und...

Here is a sneak peak of my schedule as a Dad in medical school during the pre-clinical years. This will vary depending on if your spouse works, how you divide labor, etc., but principles are similar. My schedule looked something like this: 6AM: Arise 7 - 8AM: Bike to school and start studying 8AM - 10AMish: Anki (reviews, then new cards) 10AM - 5PM: New Material including new slides, new lect...

Medical school is incredibly rigorous and challenging. Successful medical students have routines. Barriers and guidelines to help them stay focused and accomplish the goals they’ve worked so hard for. In this episode, we talk about adding some structure to your schedule. Why you should. How you should. You'll want to take care of yourself physically through exercise and proper diet. You'll need to...

Moving to a new city, state, or even country for medical school can be expensive. Here are some of my tips and tricks to make it a little more manageable.  The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout your journey in medicine. That being said, please reach out with questions or comments that I can add to the podc...

You’ve been excepted to medical school. Now, you may be moving to a new city, a new state, or maybe even a new country. You’ll need to find a place to live! This can be exciting, but also intimidating. Here are some thoughts that helped me as I search for housing.  The best mentors are real life mentors. Find many and keep in touch with them. They will be your greatest resource throughout you...