Category: Health & Wellness
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The Top 10 Scariest Medical Diagnoses Throughout History
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Discover the most feared medical diagnoses in history and the scientific breakthroughs that have changed the landscape of treatment and prevention. From the Black Death to modern challenges like HIV/AIDS, learn how these diseases have shaped public health and the importance of awareness and prevention.
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What Is Intersectional Healthcare and Why Is It Important?
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Learn how intersectionality shapes patient experiences and how healthcare providers can deliver more equitable, respectful, and effective care.
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Emotional Intelligence for Clinicians: Practical tips for future health professionals
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Dr. Amin Azzam recently hosted an Osmosis webinar offering valuable advice on the importance of emotional intelligence and resilience in healthcare. In today’s Osmosis blog, we’re sharing his top-notch advice and discussing the crucial role EI, EQ, and emotional well-being play in today’s healthcare landscape. It should be no surprise that characteristics…
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Why Prioritizing Mental Health for Healthcare Educators Matters
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Due to the demanding nature of their work, healthcare educators are at a higher risk of burnout, depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. On today’s Osmosis blog, we’re discussing the state of mental health in healthcare, the long-term effects on patient care, and ways to support the mental well-being…
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How to Find the Right Mentor for Your Healthcare Career
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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…
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The Science of Love: How our bodies help determine attraction and commitment
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We’re taking a look at the biological processes that help us fall in love (actually), including hormones, pheromones, and how our senses help us decide who we’re attracted to.
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Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Year 1 of Medical School
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Going to medical school is a huge transition for every new student. We’re here to help make it a bit smoother for you with a selection of tips on developing good habits from the start, how to choose the best extracurricular activities for your goals, and what you need to…
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5 Practical Ways to Recognize Burnout and 5 Ways to Avoid It as a Nurse Practitioner
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It’s all over the news headlines: healthcare workers regularly face and deal with burnout, and nurse practitioners are no exception. In this blog, learn about five signs of burnout and five helpful methods to avoid it. Nurse practitioners (NP) are one of the fastest-growing groups of healthcare providers in primary care.…
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How to Maintain a Good Work-Life Balance as a Physician Assistant
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Physician assistants, or PAs, are often unsung heroes in healthcare. In addition to supporting doctors in the office, PAs decrease physician workloads by handling tedious tasks like suturing after a long session of surgery or taking on administrative duties such as managing prescriptions. PAs also provide doctors with the ability…
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Living With Hypochondria or Illness Anxiety Disorder: A Patient’s Perspective
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Read about living with Illness Anxiety Disorder, the impact of chronic health fears, and the critical role of empathy in medical care.
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Setting Yourself Up for Success: Study Strategies, Healthy Habits, and Meeting Mentors
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Explore key strategies for medical students to enhance learning, maintain wellness, and leverage mentorship for academic and professional success from SDN’s Laura Turner.
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At Least Humor Is a Mature Defense Mechanism: An Unqualified Guide to USMLE® Step 1 Anxiety
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Today on the Osmosis blog, former Osmosis Health Leaders Initiative member Kayla Hicks shares a humorous account of how she dealt with board exam stress leading up to her USMLE Step 1 exam. Studying for Step 1. You’ve been at it for weeks, using every medical education tool imaginable, and…
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Battling Impostor Syndrome: How to Fight Back
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Impostor Syndrome and Failure are phenomena that gravely affect the mental health of students in the healthcare sector. This article focuses on how students can cope. Impostor syndrome is falsely believing that one is inferior to others based on fear of failure or disappointment. This is not an uncommon phenomenon amongst…
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health as a Medical Student
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With the go-go-go pace of medical school, taking stock of your mental health can be a challenge. In today’s post, medical student Shrishti Sahai offers useful tips on how to keep your mindset healthy while dealing with the stress of learning medicine. Medical school is tough, and it takes a…
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Seeking Balance and Finding Your Ikigai in Medical School
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Where do you turn when you’re questioning whether you’re on the right path or not? For one med student—Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Anam Sayed—the Japanese concept, ikigai, helped her find her way. If you find yourself in a similar situation, read on to see if ikigai can be as powerful a force for…
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Dealing With Depression in Medical School
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Medical school is about learning to care for others in the best way possible. But what happens when it becomes difficult to care for yourself? Today on the blog, third-year medical student Mónica Contreras Leal shares her experience with depression during medical school: how she learned to cope and eventually,…
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How to Practice Empathy as a Nurse (and Why You Should)
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Get practical tips for developing empathetic communication skills, building rapport with patients, and enhancing overall health outcomes in healthcare.
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With A Little Help From My Friends: The Importance of Social Support for Healthy Behaviors
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While the pandemic has fragmented many of our social circles, there is great benefit in trying to put those pieces back together, as well as bring new circles of people together remotely! Today’s blog post from Osmosis Health & Wellness Coach, Ishan Dahal, discusses the immense positive impact social support…
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How to Keep Up With Your Hobbies in Medical School
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Life as a medical student can be tough and pull you into a tiring study routine in which you often forget to do things for yourself. This article discusses why it is important to keep practicing your hobbies and provides a few strategies on how to prioritize YOU. I believe that how…
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How to Develop Your Emotional Intelligence as a Health Professional
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Emotional intelligence may have once sounded like an odd term, but it’s an absolutely crucial skill to improve, especially in the medical field. Managing your emotional intelligence will help you control and properly express your emotions during high-pressure situations. Learn how to hone your emotional intelligence with these tips from…
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How to Cope With A Patient’s Death in Medical School
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Patient care in medical school involves the two sides of a coin: recovery or deterioration of the patient’s health. Many medical students may not be fully prepared for the impact of losing a patient. Join Joy Muli, a medical student and Osmosis Medical Education Fellow, as she shares how to…
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Being a Medical Student When Disaster Strikes
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Pandemics, protests, fires, and explosions were among the many catastrophes we faced in 2020. In this article, OMEF George Katoul al Rahbani dives deeper into the role of the medical student in the middle of all these crises, giving a personal account of what life has been like for him…
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Financial Strategies for Health Professional Students to Save and Manage Money Better
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In today’s guest post from Surviving College, we will be addressing the big elephant in the room that we wish was invisible—money! During medical school, we tend to ignore financials until after graduation, which can be overwhelming and stressful. It’s important to know what you need, how much to borrow,…
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Overcoming Testing Anxiety Part 2: Test Day
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This blog is based out of a two part webinar hosted by Dr. Marina Horiates, Content Manager for Test Questions at Osmosis, called Overcoming testing anxiety. Today we will be giving you the major takeaways from part two—test day tips and tricks. It’s test day! You have done all the…
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Overcoming Testing Anxiety: Part 1
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Testing anxiety…. Just the thought of it gives you stomach butterflies, right? As healthcare professional students, the weight of these exams are heavy: but overcoming test anxiety is possible. At Osmosis, we want to give you the tools to balance that boulder so you don’t bear the whole pressure: learning…
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Overcoming My Fear of Blood as a Med Student
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Imagine aspiring to become a doctor, only to realize that the very sight of blood sends you into a panic. This was fourth-year Aylin Canik’s reality; a future physician paralyzed by hemophobia. Find out how she overcame her fears.
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How to Survive the First Year at Medical School
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You got into Medical school! Congratulations! You have worked hard to get here and hopefully can’t wait to get started! However, after selection into medical school, a new stage of life begins—and it can be a big adjustment. Today on the Osmosis blog, Ather Iqbal, an Osmosis Medical Education Fellow in…
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The Ultimate Guide to Wellness in Your Health Professional Program
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You’ve been dreaming of and working towards your career as a clinician and caregiver for years, and yet your journey has just begun! Osmosis is here to guide you along this stormy new path with advice to help you avoid burnout and develop emotional resilience. Congratulations, you’ve been accepted into…
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Coping With Sudden Loss in Medical School
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Adjusting to the rigors of medical school is a challenging process. Imagine having to face one of the most difficult hurdles of your life during that adjustment: the sudden loss of a parent. Today on the Osmosis blog, Lois Sharpe, a medical student, shares how she coped with the sudden…
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Make Yourself Comfortable: How to Be Aware of Your Implicit Biases
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“I want to help people” is a common response on a medical school application, but sometimes we experience trepidation when working within a new environment or group—especially when we lack understanding of these groups. Read about how one medical student ventured outside of her comfort zone and overcame her biases…