Category: Residency
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How to Use Osmosis Quizzes to Prep for USMLE Step 2
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Prepare for USMLE Step 2 with expert tips on clinical focus, quiz use, time management, and self-care to maximize retention and exam success.
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A History of Emergency Medicine: From Ancient Egypt to Professional Specialty
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Discover the evolution of emergency medicine, tracing its roots from ancient trauma care to today’s advanced ER practices, highlighting key figures and innovations.
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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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How to Collaborate with Your ER Attending
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Embark on your emergency medicine clerkship with confidence by learning how to effectively collaborate with your ER attending. This guide covers essential skills for taking patient histories, understanding the flow of the emergency department, and communicating effectively with patients and colleagues. Enhance your clinical practice and build strong professional relationships…
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Clerkship Tips: How to Administer a Mental Status Examination
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The Mental Status Exam (MSE) is essential for evaluating psychological functioning in clinical practice. This guide explores its components, significance, and tips for effective implementation in patient assessments, making it a valuable tool for healthcare providers across various specialties.
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USMLE® Step 2 Question of the Day: Medication effects
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Delve into a clinical case of a 67-year-old woman with intermittent palpitations and fatigue. Identify potential arrhythmias and the best treatment option for her condition.
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How to Collaborate Effectively with Your Attending: Neurology Edition
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Welcome to your neurology clerkship! Discover key strategies for mastering patient examinations, enhancing clinical skills, and maximizing learning opportunities during this unique rotation.
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USMLE® Step 2 Question of the Day: Neck pain
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Enhance your diagnostic skills and prepare effectively for the USMLE® Step 2 exam by exploring a case study involving a 36-year-old woman with acute neck pain following a motor vehicle collision.
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Osmosis Product Updates: 2025
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Osmosis is excited to share the latest updates for 2025! Learn about the latest platform updates, new features, and enhancements right here.
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The Best Resolutions for Healthcare Students in 2025
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Embrace the opportunity to thrive in your medical education with crucial resolutions tailored to healthcare students. From prioritizing self-care and enhancing clinical skills to fostering professional relationships and engaging in lifelong learning, these strategies will help you excel in your journey as a future healthcare professional.
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USMLE® Step 2 Question of the Day: Leg pain
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Prep for the USMLE® Step 2 CK exam with this case study that focuses on a 36-year-old woman with acute leg pain. Learn how to recognize the common origins of thrombus and identify appropriate management steps. Dive into the details and sharpen your clinical skills for effective patient care!
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Dispelling Disability Myths: Helpful Insights for Aspiring Healthcare Professionals
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According to the CDC, approximately one in four US adults will experience a disability at some point in their lives. Despite how common disability is, people with disabilities face ongoing misconceptions and biases that contribute to existing disparities in healthcare access and quality. It’s crucial to address and dispel these…
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A Quick Reference Guide to Male Reproductive Health Disorders
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Despite the importance of reproductive health in relation to overall well-being, many people avoid discussing it due to stigma, cultural norms, fear of judgment, lack of awareness, privacy concerns, and apprehension about medical intervention. Yet several reproductive health conditions significantly impact not only a male patient’s physical health but also…
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Top 10 Medical Myths: What Your Patients Should Know
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Does chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years and does sugar makes kids hyperactive? Share these ten top medical misconceptions to foster informed discussions and enhance patient trust.
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How to Discuss Sensitive Topics with Your Patients
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Enhance your ability to engage patients in sensitive medical discussions with empathy, active listening, and culturally competent communication for better outcomes.
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How to Prepare Your Residency Applications
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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…
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What Is Intersectional Healthcare and Why Is It Important?
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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.
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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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Importance of Review of Systems
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Discover how a complete review of systems (ROS) can lead to making critical diagnoses and ultimately improving patient outcomes.
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Your Medical Residency Interview Questions, Answered
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Can you believe you are almost there? Just an inch away from getting matched into your dream specialty! The light is shining at the end of the tunnel—but you are not there just yet. You have to get through these interviews to test the waters before you match which residency…
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A Brief Intro to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) Specialty for Medical Students
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This blog explores the medical specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), what exactly it is, and how to become a successful applicant for residency. As I was shadowing a PM&R physician, he wisely pointed out how a single moment in time, such as a car accident or a stroke,…
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How to Thrive During Clinical Rotations and Make the Most of Your Time in the Clinic
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The clinical rotations or clerkships phase of your clinical education sets the stage for the rest of your career. In 2020, thousands of medical students entered their clinical rotations in the unprecedented circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help them survive and thrive in this new environment, the Osmosis team…
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Your USMLE® Step 2 CK Questions Answered: The Osmosis Ultimate Guide
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Get ready for USMLE Step 2 CK with a handy guide to exam content, question types, scheduling, and healthy study habits to maximize your success with Osmosis!
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The Osmosis Ultimate Guide to the NRMP® Match
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The Osmosis Ultimate Guide to the NRMP Match helps medical students navigate the residency process with expert tips, deadlines, and matching strategies.
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5 Easily Avoidable Medical Malpractice Cases
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As a doctor, it’s extremely important to stick to procedural guidelines, follow the rules, and keep your patients’ safety top-of-mind. If you don’t, your patients’ health will suffer, and they could even lose their lives. Doctors who cut corners also run the risk of being sued for malpractice, which can…
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How To Choose Your Medical Specialty
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Find out how a 4th-year med student approaches choosing a medical specialty by balancing USMLE scores, personal strengths, and career goals for residency success.
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3 Tips to Write Progress Notes
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Introduction As a health professional, knowing how to write a progress note is important. These progress notes are also known as SOAP notes. Why soap? Well, if you’ve written a progress note before, you know that SOAP is a useful shorthand for remembering the four components of note-taking: Now that…