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Transitioning from medical school to residency is one of the most critical and stressful moments in a physician’s training. Every year on July 1st, thousands of new doctors begin residency and suddenly shift from being students to being medical decision-makers — often overnight, with little structural preparation for that leap. This transition is widely recognized […]
If you are an undergraduate premedical student interested in pursuing a career in medicine, you may be wondering what steps to take to set yourself up for success. As a physician who has served on a medical school admissions committee, I have a direct view of what distinguishes students who thrive from those who struggle […]
The White Coat Ceremony is a tradition in modern medical education created in 1993 by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. During the ceremony, first-year medical students are garbed in the white coat and take the Hippocratic Oath. They pledge to put the patient’s needs first, minimize suffering, accept each patient in a nonjudgmental and equitable […]
