Category: Career Advice

  • How to Collaborate Effectively with Your Attending: Neurology Edition

    How to Collaborate Effectively with Your Attending: Neurology Edition

    Welcome to your neurology clerkship! Discover key strategies for mastering patient examinations, enhancing clinical skills, and maximizing learning opportunities during this unique rotation.

  • The Best Resolutions for Healthcare Students in 2025

    The Best Resolutions for Healthcare Students in 2025

    Welcome, future clinicians and caregivers, to 2025! While it may seem old-fashioned, setting resolutions is more than just making a list to forget by the end of January. It’s about sculpting your path to becoming the best version of yourself, both personally and professionally, while setting the stage for a…

  • A Quick Guide to the Best Nursing Podcasts

    A Quick Guide to the Best Nursing Podcasts

    As busy students and professionals, we know that a nurse’s free time is both precious and scarce. To help you use that time most effectively, we’ve created a list of the best nursing podcasts to help you enhance your nursing knowledge and skillsets. Stay informed about the latest trends, explore…

  • The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Becoming a PA: What You Need to Know

    The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Becoming a PA: What You Need to Know

    PAs, or physician associates (or assistants), are licensed clinicians who provide medical services to patients of all ages and stages of life while under the supervision of an MD or DO. As this essential profession becomes more popular and the number of PA training programs increases, let’s take a moment to…

  • How to Impress Your Attending: Internal Medicine Edition

    How to Impress Your Attending: Internal Medicine Edition

    Internal medicine is a vast specialty covering all major organ systems, common diseases, rare diseases, and everything in between. Not even a seasoned internal medicine specialist can possibly know it all. The excellent news is that most Internal Medicine attendings don’t expect a third-year medical student to know it all.…

  • How to Prepare Your Residency Applications

    How to Prepare Your Residency Applications

    When you begin medical school, it can feel like you’re at the base of a mountain, starting your journey to the top, with medical residency applications waiting for you at the peak. Before you know it, you’re in your third or fourth year of medical school, and it’s time to…

  • How to Impress Your Attending: Surgery Edition

    How to Impress Your Attending: Surgery Edition

    Welcome to your new surgery clerkship! To help you thrive during your clinical rotations, we’re sharing practical, hands-on advice from experienced medical professionals to help you make the most of your surgery rotation. Your surgery rotation is unique and exciting in comparison to your other rotations because you get to go…

  • A Helpful List of Nursing Education Conferences to Attend in 2025

    A Helpful List of Nursing Education Conferences to Attend in 2025

    Are you ready to elevate your nursing career in 2025? We’ve curated a comprehensive list of nursing education conferences that will align with your professional goals, whether you are a student, faculty member, or administrator. Attend events like the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Conference and the National Nurse…

  • A Helpful List of Major Medical Education Conferences in 2025

    A Helpful List of Major Medical Education Conferences in 2025

    Ready to advance your career in healthcare? Our updated guide to 2025 medical conferences is here to help you connect with peers, explore innovative advancements, and share your research. Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or administrator, these events provide invaluable networking and professional development opportunities tailored to your goals.…

  • On The Mentorship Process and How To Be A Good Mentor [Infographic]

    On The Mentorship Process and How To Be A Good Mentor [Infographic]

    The idea of a traditional mentor-mentee relationship can seem old-fashioned in an age where online networking and advice are readily available at the click of a button. However, these uniquely meaningful relationships remain crucial because they provide valuable guidance, support, and insights that can significantly boost your personal and professional…

  • What Is Intersectional Healthcare and Why Is It Important?

    What Is Intersectional Healthcare and Why Is It Important?

    Today we’re discussing the concept of intersectionality and how the intricate interplay of diverse identities impacts an individual’s experiences, and the need for clinicians and caregivers to recognize and acknowledge each patient’s identity to provide the best possible healthcare outcome.

  • New to Nursing: 20 tips for early career nurses

    New to Nursing: 20 tips for early career nurses

    In today’s Osmosis blog, we’re sharing top tips from a recent webinar with our very own Nurse Paige and Nurse Maria on how to excel in your first year on the job. Take a moment to relax (we’re absolutely sure you deserve it) and share it with other new nurses on your team. You did it! You made…

  • Ask-a-Nurse: Oncology nursing

    Ask-a-Nurse: Oncology nursing

    In this week’s Ask-a-Nurse column, Nurse Liz advises nursing students to join a society or network related to their specialty while enrolled in a nursing program. Welcome back to the Osmosis Ask-a-Nurse column! One learner asked, “What are the best resources for oncology nursing?” Many nursing specialties, including oncology, have…

  • How to Navigate Your Nursing Career: Paths, Progression, and Opportunities

    How to Navigate Your Nursing Career: Paths, Progression, and Opportunities

    You’ve decided that a career in nursing is in your future, but how do you get started, and what kind of professional path should you follow? Today’s Osmosis blog offers helpful guidance on how to become a nurse, different types of nursing career paths, and how to pursue them. Congratulations…

  • How to Write a Compelling Personal Statement for Your Med School Application

    How to Write a Compelling Personal Statement for Your Med School Application

    In today’s Osmosis blog, we’re giving you an advantage over the competition with this quick guide to writing a compelling personal statement on your medical school application. Discover valuable tips and techniques to effectively showcase your motivation, unique qualities, and passion for practicing medicine! If you were to look at…

  • Ask-a-Nurse: Nursing externship opportunities

    Ask-a-Nurse: Nursing externship opportunities

    Welcome back to our Ask-a-Nurse corner. One of our learners asked, “Do you believe nurse externships are beneficial during the school year for nursing students considering the time balance?” Read on for Nurse Liz’s helpful advice on deciding whether a nursing externship is the right opportunity for you. There are often externship…

  • Ask-a-Nurse: First post-grad job

    Ask-a-Nurse: First post-grad job

    Welcome back to our Ask-a-Nurse corner! One of our learners asked, “Do you believe new grad nurses should work on a medical-surgical floor?” Osmosis Senior Nursing Content Manager, Liz Lucas, shares her insights on choosing the right path for you after graduating from nursing school. It is pretty common for nursing…

  • Ask-a-Nurse: Memorizing on the Job

    Ask-a-Nurse: Memorizing on the Job

    Welcome back to our Ask-a-Nurse corner! Not too long ago, a few of our learners asked, “How can one easily remember all the right values of the vital signs when checking a patient? Osmosis Nursing Content Manager, Kelsey Lafayette, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C, flew to rescue with her response. Oof. Vital signs,…

  • A List of Essential Osteopathic Medical Education Journals

    A List of Essential Osteopathic Medical Education Journals

    Osteopathic medical education research improves teaching and training strategies, helps determine effective policies for the field, and shapes the future of clinical practice. Read on to learn more about current osteopathy-focused journals in today’s Osmosis blog.

  • How to Find the Right Mentor for Your Healthcare Career

    How to Find the Right Mentor for Your Healthcare Career

    Mentors play a critical role in the lives of aspiring doctors, nurses, and other caregivers by serving as teachers, role models, advocates, and trusted advisors. In today’s Osmosis blog, find out how to choose the right mentor for your personal and professional goals. Introduction Being mentored by someone genuinely invested…

  • Career Paths in Medicine: Entrepreneurship

    Career Paths in Medicine: Entrepreneurship

    If you are studying medicine, you should know there isn’t just one path to choose from. The careers that are available for medical professionals are countless. Today in this blog, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Aylin Canik shares her few tips for those who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are interested in entrepreneurship.…

  • Alternative Careers in Nursing

    Alternative Careers in Nursing

    Nursing is a complex and evolving profession that offers endless career opportunities. Depending on location, skills or interests, as well as financial capabilities and experiences, obtaining a nursing degree can lead to many opportunities in different healthcare settings. In this article, we break down the different career paths for nursing,…

  • Your Nursing Grad School Questions: Answered

    Your Nursing Grad School Questions: Answered

    You may not be really thinking about graduate school yet because you’re in the throes of your undergraduate degree, but it’s never too early to start planning for what your next degree might be! A recent report stated that nearly 88,000 bedside nurses are leaving to go to graduate school.…

  • The Best Medical Podcasts

    The Best Medical Podcasts

    Medical podcasts provide a cost and time-effective way for physicians and medical students to learn more about the field of medicine. Whether it’s keeping up to date on the latest research or learning how to avoid burnout, the best medical podcasts provide countless learning opportunities that help you become a better…

  • Your Why: The Most Powerful Tool You Have In Nursing School

    Your Why: The Most Powerful Tool You Have In Nursing School

    Today, Osmosis Student Nurse Ambassador Trey Parker shares what has helped him get through nursing school set on “hard mode”. From the pandemic disrupting clinical learning to a hurricane wreaking havoc on his community. He shares just how important a “WHY” can be and how you can pair that with…

  • How to Use LinkedIn Effectively in Medical School

    How to Use LinkedIn Effectively in Medical School

    LinkedIn is a social media platform dedicated to professional development and networking. Once considered a passive database of resumes, the site has grown into a powerful tool for medical students and has helped overcome some of the setbacks caused by the pandemic as well. The past year has been challenging…

  • How to Be A Mentor

    How to Be A Mentor

    Today on the blog, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow, Joshua Ho, shares with us some tips on effectively thinking about your experiences in medical school or otherwise, and how to approach taking on the role of a mentor.  When starting out in Med school, I was so lost that the last…

  • Choosing A Nursing Specialty: 20 of the Most Popular Career Tracks for Nurses

    Choosing A Nursing Specialty: 20 of the Most Popular Career Tracks for Nurses

    Graduating from your nursing program is just the start of a long, exciting career journey, with many opportunities for growth and advancement. Choosing a nursing specialty allows you to focus more on a specific area of nursing you find interesting, work with a specific client population, earn a higher salary,…

  • 12 Questions to Ask When Choosing A Nursing Program

    12 Questions to Ask When Choosing A Nursing Program

    The first step on your nursing journey is choosing the right program—and aspiring nurses in the US have plenty of options! With so many choices, it’s important to make sure you know the right questions to ask when choosing a nursing program so you find one that aligns perfectly with…

  • Breaking Bad News: Using the SPIKES Protocol vs. the BREAKS Protocol

    Breaking Bad News: Using the SPIKES Protocol vs. the BREAKS Protocol

    Learn how to deliver tough medical news to patients using the SPIKES and BREAKS protocols to enhance communication and create better patient outcomes.