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Medical School Life

Ears to you: Which podcasts are medical students listening to?

From the clinical to the topical to the sensational, here’s a look at some of the podcasts medical students are listening to.
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Medical School Life

#Success? 7 ways Twitter can help you thrive in medical school

Social media is largely seen as a distraction, but Twitter has been shown to enhance a medical student’s education. Here’s how.
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Medical School Life

Entrepreneurship can start in med school. Here’s what to know.

As a medical student, you can envision ideas that change health care. Here are tips from an expert on how to bring your idea to life.
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Resident & Student Health

How to spend your final free summer as a med student

Following your first year of medical school, what should you do with the last unstructured block of time you’ll experience for years?
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Medical School Life

Why some medical students are cutting class to get ahead

The lure of the lecture halls isn’t what it once was for medical students. How and why are students getting their information elsewhere?
Steven Pantilat, MD, at TEDMED 2018. Photo courtesy of TEDMED.

Patient Support & Advocacy

4 things medical students should know about giving bad news

The manner in which physicians present bad news can affect patients’ outlook. Here’s how a palliative-care pioneer approaches such situations.
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Medical School Life

Here's your must-have checklist for med school success

Find out more about this easy-to-navigate rundown of the top tasks students should prioritize during the early years of training.
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Medical School Life

Our 10 most popular stories of 2018

Physician burnout. Picking a medical specialty. Making romance work in medical residency. These topics drew your eyes this year. Find out what else did.

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