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January 10, 2019

Reading Time: 9 minutes

Financial Planning for Physicians, Med Students, and Premeds [Episode 293]

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Interview with Ryan Inman, President and Financial Planner at Physician Wealth Services [Show Summary] How are you going to pay for medical school? How are you going to pay off your med school debt after you start practicing? How will you be able to afford a home and some of the comforts you’ve worked so… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Med Financial Aid, paying for med school, podcast, residency

December 19, 2018

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Amy Ho: An ER Resident Who Connects with Patients and Society [Episode 203]

I would like to share with you the email that made me believe that today’s guest, Dr. Amy Faith Ho, a third year ER resident, will be simply outstanding: I love the mission of your site, and the Match was something that endlessly agonized me (see my article in Forbes). It is a great passion… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, residency

December 19, 2018

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Life of a Former Med Student, Now Physician [Episode 290]

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Interview with Dr. Charles Cochran, anesthesiologist and blogger [Show Summary] Are you wondering what life is like as a med student? Resident? Practicing physician? Do you want to graduate without mountains of debt? Do you want to be able to have work/life balance when you start practicing? Interested in rural medicine? Anesthesiology? Hear from Dr…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Indiana University School of Medicine, med school life, paying for med school, podcast, premed, residency

October 23, 2018

Reading Time: 10 minutes

Taboo No More: Depression & Burnout in the Medical Field [Episode 282]

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Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Poorman, Internist at Cambridge Medical [Show Summary] There’s a lot of talk (and only that) about burnout and depression among medical students, residents, and physicians, but Dr. Elisabeth Poorman is attempting to do something about it. Listen in to today’s episode and understand a bit more about the realities of working in… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Harvard Medical School, podcast, residency

October 9, 2018

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Endocrinologist, Writer, and Bollywood Critic Tells Her Story [Episode 280]

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Interview with Dr. Farah Naz Khan, Endocrinology Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine [Show Summary] Dr. Farah Naz Khan is not only a physician, but also an engineer and Bollywood expert. Listen in as she shares why she started with an engineering degree before going on to be a doctor (and the positives in… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Fellowship, podcast, residency

January 30, 2018

Reading Time: 8 minutes

Keeping Up with Dr. Andrea Tooley – Ophthalmology Resident and Soon-To-Be-Fellow [Episode 244]

Dr. Andrea Tooley is currently an ophthalmology resident at the Mayo Clinic who will soon start a fellowship in oculoplastics in NYC. I know you’re a returning guest, but can you tell us a little about yourself? Your background, where you grew up, went to college and medical school? [1:22] I am originally from Sarasota,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Indiana University School of Medicine, med school life, podcast, residency

October 23, 2017

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SoFi Launches Medical Resident Student Loan Refinancing Product

SoFi Launches Medical Resident Student Loan Refinancing Product

SoFi has introduced an addition to its market-leading student loan refinancing offering, especially designed for medical residents and fellows. The Medical Resident Student Loan Refinancing product will allow eligible medical students and fellows to keep their student loan interest from compounding (although it will still accrue) for the duration of their residency – up to… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Med Financial Aid, residency, SoFi

October 16, 2017

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Residency Admissions: How to Match as a Couple

Matching into residency can be extremely stressful, regardless of your scores or specialty. Finding programs to apply to, scheduling away rotations, traveling to interviews, and trying to decide how to rank programs is a completely new experience for most medical students. Add the stress of incorporating another person into the process and it becomes overwhelming…. 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Evan Kuhl, residency

August 1, 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutes

The Leonardo of Langone: Dr. Michael Natter [Episode 217]

Our guest today is a newly minted internal medicine intern at NYU Langone. He just graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and is starting his residency in Internal Medicine at Langone almost as we speak. He is also an accomplished artist, cartoonist, and writer who uses his “doodling” as a study tool. Welcome,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / med school life, Non-Traditional Med School Applicants, podcast, postbac, residency, SKMC

July 11, 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutes

MD, OBGYN, MPH Talks Med School and Residency Admissions [Episode 214]

Our guest today is Dr. Suzi Schweikert – a former English major at UCLA who decided she wanted to be an MD. She did so at UCSD, specialized in OBGYN at USC-Los Angeles County Medical Center, and after completing her residency, added an MPH to her credentials. Let’s learn more about Dr. Schweikert’s path in… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Accepted Admissions Consultant Interview, med school life, MpH, podcast, residency

April 20, 2017

Reading Time: 6 minutes

An Internal Medicine Resident Shares Her Experience and Advice

This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Shannon Tosounian… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Albert Einstein College of Medicine, med school student interview, residency

March 26, 2017

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NRMP’s 2017 Main Residency Match is Largest Match Yet

The National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) announced the results of the 2017 Main Residency Match, which was the biggest in its history. A record number of U.S. and international med students and graduates (35,969) competed for the largest number of positions offered (31,757). The number of available first year (PGY-1) positions grew by 989 to… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / residency

January 22, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutes

This DO Finds Balance by Mucking Horse Stalls and Gardening

This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Shannon… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med school student interview, residency

December 13, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Five Great Gifts for Your Resident Physician

As Christmas comes closer, fourth year medical students will be traveling across the country for interview season, and interns will be running across the hospital. The holidays can be extremely busy for residents, but that doesn’t mean they can’t celebrate! To help you out, here are five gifts every resident would appreciate. While the thought… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / Evan Kuhl, residency

November 28, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Interview with Leslie, Psych Resident and Global Activist (Among Other Things)

This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the med school and residency application process. And now, introducing Leslie Nwoke… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as an undergrad? What… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med school student interview, Med student blogger, residency

November 27, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Getting Ready for Residency: IV with a Med Student on the Way to Mayo

Andrea-Tooley

This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at the med school application process. And now for a follow up interview with Andrea Wenzel who just completed her last year of med school and who will be starting her residency in June…. 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med school student interview, Med student blogger, residency

September 27, 2016

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Med School, Dermatology, and Love and the Sky

This interview is the latest in an Accepted blog series featuring interviews with medical school applicants and students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top medical schools and the med school application process. And now, introducing Elyse Love… Accepted: We’d like to get to know you! Where are you from? Where and what did you study as… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / med school student interview, Med student blogger, residency

September 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Muddled Thinking: Residency Personal Statement Fatal Flaw #5

I am not sure why I made muddled thinking the last flaw. Good writing starts with good thinking and ends with lots of editing, but editing is a topic for another series. Let’s stick with thinking in this tip. One of the biggest causes of muddled thinking: Writing what you think the admissions committee wants… 

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Article by Accepted / Medical School Admissions / residency, residency personal statement fatal flaws series

August 29, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes

How to Match Successfully as a Couple [Episode 165]

How to match successfully as a couple: catch some great tips on today’s episode! Today’s guest, Evan Kuhl, has written guest posts for the Accepted blog. He’s currently a 2nd year resident in Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. He also got married a couple of months ago. He and… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Medical School Admissions / Evan Kuhl, podcast, residency

August 23, 2016

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Superficiality: Residency Personal Statement Fatal Flaw #4

When you write superficially you blend into the great mass of applicants who on superficial level are very much like you. Each one of your med school competitors is a hard worker. Every one of them has read more than was assigned. Everyone has a deep passion to become a surgeon (or neurologist, or dermatologist,… 

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