by Allison Hoyle, D.O.Fall is the exciting time in our medical education during which our residency interviews begin. It is important to be prepared for what is to come, as these interviews are diffe...
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Unconventional: Our Couple’s Match Story
by Brittany Bankhead-Kendall, M.D., M.Sc.Match Day 2012 was supposed to be the best day of our lives. Or one of them, at least. But it was so, so not. Monday morning my husband and I left our respecti...
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Solidarity
by Minerva Romero Arenas, MD, MPHSince medical school, I had an interest in oncology. Our professors frequently invited patients and families to come and share with our class how they were personally ...
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Internship: Ready, Set, Go!
by Callie Thompson, M.D.Congratulations to all of you newly minted Doctors of Medicine! It is almost time to start your internships! You are probably trying to imagine what it will be like, and you ar...
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Five Reasons I loved my Longitudinal Integrated Surgery Clerkship
by Sophia Kim McKinley“I don’t understand.” This is the most common response when I tell people that during my third year of medical school, I did all of my core rotations simultaneously for a y...
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Welcome to the New AWS Blog & Tips for Surviving Your Surgery Clerkship
We're proud to share the launch of the AWS blog with you, and hope that this will provide a new resource for you. We'll be posting at least once a week, trying to spark a conversation with you--usuall...