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The World’s Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in India
“If you have your own cylinder, come pick up the oxygen. If you don’t, we can’t help you.” What is happening in India? Months ago,...

Srusti Chandra
May 23, 20213 min read


Setting the Stage for Precision Medicine
Precision medicine approaches to genomic sequencing are setting new standards for other medical fields...
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May 16, 20214 min read


Networking as a Pre-Med
Stepping out of your comfort zone is a struggle, regardless of how social you perceive yourself to be. As a pre-med student, networking...
Sejal Kaushik
Apr 25, 20214 min read


Shadowing During the Pandemic
Shadowing has many professional benefits for aspiring healthcare workers. For one, shadowing is important to gain a true understanding of...
Alisha Khodabocus
Apr 18, 20214 min read


Study Smarter
Are you struggling to find the perfect study method? Are you having difficulty retaining information from your lectures? Are you often...

Srusti Chandra
Apr 11, 20213 min read


The Elephant in the Room
If we do not take the initiative to care for ourselves, no one will. We are, after all, experts in “our field”…

Ryen Belle Harran
Apr 4, 20215 min read


Women in Global Healthcare
Nearly 70% of the global healthcare workforce is comprised of women. From nursing to doctorate specialities, women dominate the...
Sejal Kaushik
Mar 28, 20213 min read


The Public Health Crisis in Yemen
What Is Happening? Yemen is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in history. Nearly 80% of Yemen’s population lacks access to basic...
Alisha Khodabocus
Mar 21, 20215 min read


Leading Causes of Death Worldwide: Non-communicable Diseases
The year of 2020 was full of hardships, particularly for those with an increased susceptibility for COVID-19 because they had to take...

Srusti Chandra
Mar 13, 20213 min read


How Viruses Changed the Course of History
Having this knowledge at our fingertips gives us the chance to protect our cultures and native histories...

Ryen Belle Harran
Mar 7, 20214 min read


Cost Transparency in Healthcare
Imagine pulling up to the gas station, filling your car tank, leaving, then finding out months later what the cost of that visit was....
Sejal Kaushik
Feb 28, 20213 min read


Maternal Mortality in the U.S.
The ability to care for and heal new mothers is one of the most important measures of a country’s healthcare. Despite being one of the...
Alisha Khodabocus
Feb 21, 20213 min read


Cybersecurity Challenges in Healthcare
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed many lives around the globe and created a new normal. Despite the changing gravity of this health...

Srusti Chandra
Feb 14, 20214 min read


The Medical Malpractice Myth
Mistakes are a natural part of being human - they are a part of life...

Ryen Belle Harran
Feb 7, 20212 min read


A Guide to the MCAT
Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well and preparing for the end of a long and busy semester! According to the AAMC, the MCAT is a...

Rachel Kim
Nov 29, 20205 min read


Medical School Interviews
Hello everyone! I hope you are all doing well and preparing to end the semester strong. Every day, we work towards the goal of becoming a...
Shivani Akula
Nov 22, 20202 min read


Class Registration: Review and Plan Required Coursework
Registration time is here! As a pre-medical student, planning out classes is especially important to ensure that all prerequisite courses...
Joy Wong
Nov 15, 20203 min read


How to Use Gap Years
Hello everyone! I hope you are all safe and well. In undergrad, I’ve taken on numerous volunteering, shadowing, and networking...

Rachel Kim
Nov 8, 20203 min read


Guide to a phenomenal personal statement
Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing well and are ready to wrap up this semester! Today, I would like to give some tips and talk...
Shivani Akula
Nov 1, 20202 min read


Why Medicine? Here are 50 questions to strengthen your response
Everyone pursuing a career in medicine has been asked the big, fear-striking question: “Why Medicine?.” Sometimes you get asked on the...
Joy Wong
Oct 18, 20204 min read
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