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Four Key Resources to Learn Histology
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If you ask a medical student to describe histology lectures or labs, they’d probably sum it up as a “big yawn” or “snooze fest.” As a budding pathologist, I found two reasons to explain the lack of interest in histology. First, I quickly realized that most students don’t think they’ll…
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OB/GYN Rotation coming up? – Maximize your productivity!
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Myles McKittrick, Medical Scholar at Osmosis & Medical Student at the National University of Ireland Galway. Obstetrics and gynecology (‘OB/GYN’) are two subjects every student must study before he or she can graduate with a medical degree. It is the study of the female reproductive system, all the areas surrounding pregnancy…
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The Negative Effects of Competition Amongst Medical Students and 5 Tips to Overcome Them
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During a typical day in the third and fourth years of medical school, students work with countless other students. For example, on any given clerkship I work with anywhere from 0 students to 6 or more. So what happens when you put multiple medical students in a setting where we…
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To Conference, or Not to Conference? – Tips and Tricks for Medical Students
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By William GuntherEdited by Myles McKittrick Medical school is not all about studying your life away (that’s only about 99% of it!). But for those of you who are looking for a guilt free way to get out of the books while being able to meet fellow medical students, learn…
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Greys Anatomy Medical Advisor and Neurosurgeon, Dr. Allan Hamilton
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After four months of scheduling we were incredibly fortunate to get an interview with the impressive Dr. Allan Hamilton, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Arizona and medical advisor to the popular Grey’s Anatomy. He shared some unique insights on his professional career, why he values creativity in himself and…
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The Osmosis App Map
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What I love about the app is just how simple it is. See the image? Have you clicked on it to see everything? That’s it! That’s the app. And not only is the app fairly simple, it’s very powerful. On the top in the Settings, Scoreboard, and Topics pages, you…
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Period Poverty: The Belittling of a Basic Need
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Millions of people around the world lack adequate access to hygienic menstrual products—a stark reality that the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) is working tirelessly to change. In today’s guest post on the Osmosis blog, Alexandra A. Alvarez, National Premedical President of AMWA, explores the topic of period poverty and…
