HELPFUL ARTICLES FOR PREMEDICAL STUDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, INTERNS, AND RESIDENTS
ALL STUDENTS
Inspirational quotes for premedical students, medical students, and residents
PREMEDICAL STUDENTS
What should I do if my MCAT score is …
How to determine the significance of your Science GPA .
How to determine your Science GPA .
Before you apply to the UCSF School of Medicine, there are a few things you should know .
Correlation between your MCAT score and USMLE Step 1 score . NEW
Life as an intern or resident .
Related links: Kaplan MCAT
Related books: Examcrackers , Get Into Medical School: A Strategic Approach .
MEDICAL STUDENTS
What is a gunner medical student?
USMLE EXAMS
Multiple choice questions for medical students preparing for USMLE Step 1 .
How to study for the USMLE Step 3 exam .
Related links: Kaplan USMLE Programs
Related books: First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2010; First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK; First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Third Edition .
Third year medical students
Neurology rotation advice for medical students .
OBGYN Rotation Advice for Medical Students .
Psychiatry rotation advice for medical students .
GENERAL SURGERY ROTATION
What UCSF medical students can expect on their general surgery rotation in Fresno .
KNOT TYING
How to tie a one handed knot .
SUTURING
Suturing during surgical internship .
When the experience of medical school becomes too painful, you just have to stop and laugh at it all
Advice for clinical rotations .
Fourth year medical students
How to choose 4th year electives before residency .
How to prepare for pimping questions during surgery residency interviews .
How to choose a general surgery residency .
Match Day: A collection of videos of medical students on Match Day .
Surviving the scramble for a residency position: A guide for medical students .
Medical school graduation ceremonies and speeches: The captured moments .
Life as an intern or resident .
Related books: Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience: By Students, for Students .
UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Before you apply to the UCSF School of Medicine, there are a few things you should know .
How to study for the Brain Mind and Behavior Block (Neurology and Psychiatry) at UCSF .
What UCSF medical students can expect on their general surgery rotation in Fresno .
Sample 4th year schedules for UCSF medical students .
Internship (General)
How to maintain patient safety, get help, and load the boat during internship and residency .
How to manage depression in internship and residency .
How to stay up 30 hours or go without sleep for long periods during your internship and residency .
The difference between preliminary, transitional, advanced, and categorical internships .
Related books: The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide
General Surgery Residency
Surgery Internship Survival Guide .
Why general surgery residents quit their training and how to prevent this from happening to you .
Suturing during surgical internship .
Related books: The ABSITE Review
PROCEDURES
Thoracentesis . NEW
Personality Types
How to succeed in medical school if you are an ENFJ personality type medical student .
MEDICAL TOPICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
CARDIOLOGY, EKG , ACLS, AND CARDIAC SURGERY:
- 12 Lead EKG Placement
- Sinus rhythm
- Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
- ACLS
- USMLE: Cardiology topics on the USMLE Step 1, Step 2CK, and Step 3
- ABSITE: Cardiology and cardiac surgery topics on the Absite