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Preparing for Medical School

MCAT scores and medical school success: Do they correlate?

The MCAT is key to earning admission to medical school. How well the test score predicts your med school career is a bit more complicated. Find out why.

Press Releases

AMA announces new resources to train future physicians

The Health Systems Science Review book and online education modules help physicians learn how to deliver patient care in modern, value-based health systems.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

2019 ChangeMedEd

ChangeMedEd® 2019 brings together leaders from innovative institutions across the medical education continuum to transform the way future physicians and residents are trained.
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Accelerating Change in Medical Education

Your biggest medical school lessons may come from patients

One program is allowing patient experiences to help shape its curriculum—and the next generation of physicians.
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Preparing for Medical School

Why are you pursuing a career in medicine? Interviewers will ask.

Medical school admissions interviews vary widely in format, but one question is almost assured to come up in all of them. Be ready to knock it out of the park.
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Resident & Student Finance

How free medical school tuition can change the physician workforce

Some medical schools are zeroing out their tuition bills. That could mean a more diverse pool of physicians who are freer to pursue different career and life paths.
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Preparing for Medical School

Which undergrad majors are best for med school?

Identifying the coursework that will make you the best medical school applicant—and eventually help you succeed as a medical student—is an inexact science.
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Medical School Life

3 tips for getting the most out of feedback in medical school

Feedback is crucial to a physician’s training, but it is often vague or clouded by discomfort. These practices can add specificity and accountability.

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