An Overview of the Residency Application Cycle Preparing to apply for residency can seem like a very intimidating and daunting task in a medical student’s career. As soon as your medical school gives its first “residency talk”, many students become overwhelmed and feel a sense of panic. When do I [...]
This week on USMLE Prep Platform Reviews: Amboss AMBOSS is a company that began in Germany (in their own words: the story of AMBOSS is “a story full of cheese and sausage.”) with a group of medical students studying for tests. They wished during their studying that they had a [...]
This week on USMLE Prep Platform Reviews: Online MedEd Before we start our Online MedEd review, we want to say a couple things regarding the rank we have given them (3/5 stars). Online MedEd is one of the newer USMLE prep platforms on the scene. Based on all identifying factors, [...]
This week on USMLE Prep Platform Reviews: Pathoma Pathoma is an outstanding resource that integrates embryology, anatomy, pathophysiology, and pathology all in one. The online video lectures are given by Dr. Hussain Sattar, a pathology professor at the University of Chicago, and the quality of these lectures are excellent as [...]
This week on USMLE Prep Platform Reviews: Kaplan Perhaps one of the most widely know supplementary education companies in the world, Kaplan advertises themselves as, "your edge in a competitive world" and even goes so far as to say that 3 out of 4 doctors who prepped for the USMLE [...]
What if I don't pass? It’s a question that most medical students contemplate at some point in the months (or years) before their USMLE Step 1 test day finally arrives. If you find yourself trying to answer that question, this blog post is intended to help you. Take a deep [...]
Hopefully you know by now (if you have been following this review series) that there are more flashcard resources out there than Quizlet! Just like all our other resource review posts, we’ve sent some of our most experienced tutors to test out different flashcard sites and let you know how [...]
Who knew there were more flashcard resources out there than Quizlet! Right? Well, if you have begun studying for the USMLE (or have read our other posts in this series), chances are that you already know the importance of flashcards-- and that there are many great flashcard resources out there. [...]
Who knew there were more flashcard resources out there than Quizlet! Right? Well, if you have begun studying for the USMLE (or have read our other posts in this series), chances are that you already know the importance of flashcards-- and that there are many great flashcard resources out there. [...]
Not all flashcard resources are created equal! If you've begun studying for the USMLE (or read our other posts in this review series), chances are that you already know the importance of flashcards. But which resource yields the best results? It depends what you're looking for! That's why we’ve sent [...]
