Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects about 10 million Americans. For medical students and residents already overworked and under-rested, the experience could be even more drastic. Let's talk about what SAD is and how medical students and professionals can better care for their mental health during the colder and darker months of the year. This is important for maintaining work-life balance and avoiding burnout.

What is a gap year? The Gap Year Association explains it as a semester or year of “experiential learning” to improve your “practical, professional, and personal awareness.” Some young adults take a gap year between high school and college — somewhere around 20%, according to some research. As a pre-med student, you might be considering taking a gap year before starting medical school. You might even consider it during medical school. Is this a wise idea? Let’s explore!

Sitting down to write your personal statement for residency can feel overwhelming. It’s just you and the blank page, and where do you even begin? Keep reading for four tips for writing your personal statement for residency and positioning yourself as a competitive candidate.

International medical graduates (IMGs) are vital to the medical field and serve an important role. The journey doesn’t come without its challenges, though. In this blog, let’s explore some of the unique hurdles that IMGs commonly run into.

The medical industry has been facing an alarming problem. The current physician workforce is aging. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) says that as of 2020, 45% of practicing physicians were over the age of 55. Fewer people are becoming doctors. And the AAMC says that by 2034, we’ll have a shortage of physicians ranging from 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians, and 21,000 to 77,100 non-primary care physicians. It takes roughly a decade to train a physician, which means this is an issue we can’t afford to delay addressing. A few different solutions have been proposed, but one is proving to be especially effective: international medical graduates (IMGs).

March brings a huge milestone for medical students. On the third Friday of the month, they’ll experience Residency Match Day. While it’s an important point in your journey as an IMG, understandably, a lot of students don’t fully understand how the medical resident match works. Let’s dive into some of the details!

There are a number of milestones you’ll hit on your journey toward becoming a doctor. One of those milestones is your clinical clerkship. But what does this mean, exactly? How does a clinical clerkship work? How long does it last, and what benefits does it offer? Let’s dive in!

Becoming a doctor involves a number of diverse experiences and milestones. Three of these are your clinical clerkship, internship, and residency. But how do these experiences compare? Indeed, they’re not the same thing. In this blog, we’ll discuss a clerkship vs internship vs residency and what you need to know about them.

During their final years of medical school, students will go through clinical rotations, also called clinical clerkships. During this time, students shadow physicians and residents in a medical setting. This opportunity allows medical students to take everything they’ve learned in the classroom and apply it to real-life settings. How long does a clinical clerkship last?