Category: Osmosis Health Leadership Initiative (OHLI)
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Los 10 Mejores Adelantos Médicos a Través de la Historia
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Explora los descubrimientos médicos clave que revolucionaron el diagnóstico, tratamiento y prevención, mejorando la salud y el bienestar de la humanidad.
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Top Reasons to Apply to the Osmosis Health Leadership Initiative
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Find out how the Osmosis Health Leadership Initiative empowers healthcare students to lead, innovate, and tackle disparities globally through collaboration, mentorship, and community impact.
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Making the Most of Your Time in Medical School
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Discover this medical student’s essential strategies to thrive during medical school—ranging from actively practicing self-care and volunteering to exploring passions beyond medicine.
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Memorización activa: la técnica más efectiva de aprendizaje de alto rendimiento
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La memorización activa potencia tu aprendizaje al forzar la recuperación de información. Descubre cómo esta técnica supera a la lectura pasiva y mejora tu rendimiento académico.
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Celebrating Five Years of the Raise the Line Podcast: Illuminating Ways to Create a Better Healthcare System
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Join us in celebrating five years of the Raise the Line podcast, featuring engaging conversations with healthcare leaders on improving health systems and education.
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How to Balance Your Academic and Personal Life in Medical School
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Discover essential tips for maintaining balance in medical school by addressing mental, physical, and relational well-being to enhance your overall health.
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Procrastination Hacks: How to Dodge Exam Anxiety
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Unlock your potential as a healthcare student by adopting effective study habits and overcoming procrastination! Learn practical strategies to manage exam anxiety and enhance productivity. From utilizing the Pomodoro Technique to establishing a support network and rewarding yourself for achievements, these tips will help you navigate the challenges of medical…
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The Year in Review: Top Moments of 2023 at Osmosis from Elsevier
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This year’s been a transformative one for our team, marked by an unprecedented amount of collaboration, innovation, and growth. With Elsevier leading the way, our work has propelled us to new heights as we continue our mission to empower clinicians and caregivers worldwide. Together, we’ve reached several important milestones and…
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How Will AI Tools Like ChatGPT Change Healthcare?
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become more reality than fiction in recent months, with big implications for the future of medicine and health care. Osmosis Medical Education Fellows (OMEF) Sameer Ahmed Mughal and Andres Acevedo-Melo consider how AI and ChatGPT can be used to help physicians diagnose tough cases, track everyday patient…
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How Medical Students Can Play a Vital Role in Disaster Relief Efforts
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Medical professionals play a crucial role during disasters by providing lifesaving services to affected individuals and communities. In today’s blog, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow (OMEF) Mohammad Aldalou considers how international medical students can contribute to disaster relief efforts on the ground as well as around the world. Introduction On February…
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Career Paths in Medicine: Entrepreneurship
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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.…
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At Least Humor Is a Mature Defense Mechanism: An Unqualified Guide to USMLE® Step 1 Anxiety
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COVID-19 may have impacted USMLE® Step exams, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the anxiety surrounding them—the butterflies in your stomach have simply morphed from one species into another. Today on the Osmosis blog, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Kayla Hicks shares a humorous account of how she dealt with…
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Active Recall: The Most Effective High-Yield Learning Technique
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Are you maximizing your study effectiveness? Many students rely on familiar techniques like reading textbooks, creating flashcards, or watching online videos without realizing that these methods may not be the most efficient for exam preparation. Research indicates that a significant number of students, including those in demanding fields like medical…
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Osmosis Medical Education Network, Palestine
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In the scope of the current dramatic revolution taking place in the medical education field, it’s an essential responsibility to empower our fellow medical students with the needed tools and knowledge to cope with the process. This helps them to thrive through their academic career and eventually reflects the desired…
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A Discussion Around LGBTQ+ health
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When the topic of specific medical care for LGBTQ+ patients comes up, people often ask “Why?”. Why is there a need for this specification? Why are there special clinics for LGBTQ+ people in Tel Aviv, New York, and Berlin? These are all cities with a very high population of people…
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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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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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Osmosis: An Organization With Ubuntu
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Medical students are faced with multiple challenges while attending medical school, one of them being the plethora of resources and which one to choose. Today on the blog, OHLI, Nichole Anderez shares how Osmosis—”an education platform with Ubuntu”—made it easier for her to feel truly connected to her studies. As…
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Useful Life Hacks for Medical Students
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Life in medical school is not always easy to tackle. In today’s Osmosis blog, medical student and Osmosis Medical Education Fellow, Javed Iqbal, shares his experiences and life hacks he thinks every student needs to know. Study hacks & memory techniques Medicine has always been among most respected professions. But…
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Overcoming My Fear of Blood as a Med Student
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All of us question the reason to choose a career path. Some of us struggle right before the decision, and some of us after. Medicine is a tough decision, after all. But what are you supposed to do if you are afraid of blood AND still want to study medicine?…
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Tools for Productivity in Medical School and Beyond: Part 1
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Medical school is daunting, and life has a way of not making it easier with never-ending distractions -Social media, events, friends, and family. In today’s blog, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Abe Baker shares all the digital tools that he uses to ensure he is productive and efficient during the day…
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What “Reach Further” Means to Me
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A medical student applies one of the 6 Osmosis values to his life past, present, and future. Whether we realize it or not, the only constant in our lives is change. What I write today may take on a whole different meaning to me when I revisit it down the road. I…
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What I Wish I Knew Before Medical School
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In a survey of 100 medical students, we found five trends in the lessons they learned since starting medical school and what they hope incoming medical students can prepare for ahead of time. It’s universally acknowledged that medical school isn’t easy. You’ve dedicated yourself to a challenging career. Maybe you…
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Getting Started in Medical School (And How to Make It Easier on Yourself)
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Transitioning into medical school is often very stressful for new students. In this blog, Bardia Adibmoradi shares his tips for making a smooth transition. When I started medical school, I was faced with a fast-paced flood of new information that I didn’t know how to navigate, and was intimidated by…
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Transitioning from a PhD to Medical School
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Pursuing an advanced degree is challenging and comes with its risk of burnout. Aiming to pursue two doctoral degrees is a huge undertaking that will test your mental toughness and push you beyond your limits. In today’s blog, OMEF Brian Ogendi shares his experiences so far on his journey towards…
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Alternative Career Paths for Med Students (Organized By Personality Type)
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Ever wonder if a career in medicine is really right for you? Today on the Osmosis blog, OMEF Hafsa Sulaiman shares a humorous account of career prospects outside the clinic, organized by medical student personality type. Which one are you? I’m writing this article in a busy café by the…
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What “Inclusive Medicine” Means to Me
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Being a doctor who follows inclusive medicine is not only about treating symptoms and prescribing medication or performing surgery. Being a doctor is about being passionate about humanity and helping others achieve a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. In today’s blog, OMEF Inés Marquina meditates on the…
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Key Resources to Study the Renal System
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In today’s blog post, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Antoinette Leonard-Jean Charles shares her tips on studying the renal system—one of the most challenging organ systems in medical school! Though it’s challenging to learn all the necessary material in medical school, it’s doable once you figure out what tools and study…
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Joining the Osmosis Family Through the OHLI Program
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Applications for the Osmosis Health Leadership Initiatve program are open! Today on the blog, Jennifer Chinchilla shares her application experience as well as the ins and outs of how to own your role as an OHLI. The best advice I ever received as a budding premedical student was to only…
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Spreading Joy Through the Osmosis Healthcare Leadership Initiative
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Osmosis has a set of values that guide everything they do for their learners. From my intercalation studying healthcare management, I wasn’t surprised; it’s conventional for many organizations to have a set of guiding principles. Did I expect Osmosis to fulfill them so completely, though? I have to say no… …