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How to Plan For USMLE® Step 1 Dedicated Study Period
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Planning on taking USMLE® Step 1 in the near future? Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Gia Eapen has some tips for creating a realistic, actionable schedule for your dedicated prep period. Learn which resources to use, how to manage your time effectively, and how to recalibrate and refocus if things start…
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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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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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What is elaborative rehearsal? An Osmosis Guide
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Learn how elaborative rehearsal helps transfer info from short-term to long-term memory by connecting new ideas with what you already know.
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NCLEX-RN® Question of the Day: Acute cholecystitis
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Today’s NCLEX-RN® question of the day focuses on a client with acute cholecystitis. Can you figure it out? The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the surgical unit for acute cholecystitis. What action should the nurse prioritize? A. Implement NPO status B. Ask the client to rate their pain level C.…
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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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A List of Every US MD Medical School
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While every U.S. medical school teaches the same core skills and competencies—basic sciences, biostatistics, epidemiology, anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology, just to name a few—each program takes a different approach to the curriculum model it uses and focus it has in educating the next generation of physicians. Whether you’re an administrator…
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Supporting Educators’ Mental Health
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As a health educator, you need to take care of yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic so you can provide effective support to your patients and students. In today’s post, Leah Tieger, a writer on the Osmosis team, shares how you can support your own mental health during times of crisis.…
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What You Should Know to Become a Pediatric Nurse
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In today’s guest post, learn about the ins-and-outs of pediatric nursing, one of the most popular and rewarding career tracks in nursing. There are a large number of career options available in health care, and nursing is the most common profession in the industry with a variety of opportunities to…
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5 Essential Wellness Tips for USMLE® Step 1 Prep
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USMLE® Step 1 is an intense test and it will take a lot out of you. Read how one medical student still managed to find balance during dedicated Step 1 preparation and avoided burnout altogether. Step 1 is a big test, and it’s a big part of your residency…
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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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Telemedicine, Changing the Face of Healthcare
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Learn about the impact of telemedicine on healthcare, its benefits for patients and providers, and the challenges of expanding access in underserved
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PANCE® Review Essentials: The Osmosis Ultimate Guide
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The PANCE® exam is what stands between a physician assistant student and certification. This five-hour, 300-question exam covers the breadth of content a PA student learns in school. Though it can be challenging to study for the PANCE given the volume of content you’re expected to know, Osmosis has a…
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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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Struggling with nephrology? Learn a stepwise approach to mastering the renal system: big picture overview, anatomy, embryology, histology, physiology, pathology, and practice questions.
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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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Tips for Piloting the Flipped Classroom in Your Course or Program
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Thinking of piloting a flipped classroom? Discover practical advice on planning, evaluating, and refining your pilot to enhance student learning and gain faculty support.
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Prepare for Med School With These Best Learning Strategies (and Avoid Falling Off the Cliff)
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If you’re about to enter medical school, you should be prepared to completely change your study style to accommodate for the firehose of information that’s coming your way. Today on the Osmosis blog, we’re sharing an updated version of study tips from Dr. Alexander Roseman, who shares some of the…
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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… …
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What You Need to Know About Fasting: A look at the research
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Dieting interventions that promise rapid improvement in health and body composition seem to pop up periodically. In recent years, fasting has gained significant momentum. A simple internet search will reveal several articles highlighting the benefits of fasting, but it might be a good idea to dig a little deeper into…
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8 Science-Backed Learning Strategies Osmosis Uses to Help You Study Smarter
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At Osmosis, it’s our mission to empower the world’s clinicians and caregivers with the best learning experience possible. We’ve worked hard to ensure that as learning methods evolve, so does the Osmosis platform. Here’s a brief exploration of the learning science methods on Osmosis that help you study smarter. Learning…
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3 Proven Strategies for Recharging Under Stress
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As a first responder during the coronavirus, you face unique challenges: your hours may increase as your daily workload expands to contend with COVID-19, you’re at a greater risk of getting sick, and you may have made the difficult choice to self-isolate from your family so that you can continue to…
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Diffusion Studios: Create Osmosis-Style Videos for Your Organization
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Have you ever watched an Osmosis video and thought, “I’d like to create this type of engaging video content for my organization?” With the help of the Diffusion Studios team at Osmosis, you can do just that. In today’s post, we will introduce you to Diffusion Studios, the services offered, and a few…
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“Say My Name”: A Medical Student’s Experience with Microaggressions
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By sharing these stories, we’re hoping to build more caring, empathetic clinicians who understand the challenges faced by minorities in the US and around the world, while also providing a platform to celebrate their successes and achievements. Today, Antoinette Leonard-Jean Charles, a third-year medical student at American University of Integrated Sciences, shares…
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From Nursing Student to Nurse Practitioner: Keeping your eyes on the prize
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Nursing students typically focus on getting through their chosen ADN or BSN program as quickly as possible to launch into their careers as registered nurses. Most of us just want to be done from the first wide-eyed day at clinical rotations to the nausea-producing NCLEX-RN board exam. On the rare…
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Studying Smarter with Osmosis, the Best Videos for Medical School Review
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Want to learn how to study smarter? Osmosis can be a great tool to help with studying more efficiently. Read Morgan’s testimonial below to see how you can study smarter for medical school with Osmosis, which features the best videos for medical school review. During the first five months…
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7 Tips on How to Study for USMLE® Step 1
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Looking for tips on how to study for USMLE® Step 1? Osmosis Medical Education Fellow and medical student Yousif Hanna offers seven actionable steps you can take to tackle this momentous exam. The day is finally here. It is a bizarre feeling, a mix of anxiety and excitement. Throughout our…
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Osmosis Team Spotlight: Dr. Maddison Caterine, Director of Curriculum
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It’s been a while since we spotlighted one of our Osmosis teammates! Today, we’re introducing you to Dr. Maddison Caterine, who you may have met last summer when she was hosting our “How to Ace Med School & the USMLE®” webinar series! As Director of Curriculum at Osmosis. Dr. Caterine…
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How to Flip a Class, Course, or Curriculum
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Simply put, a flipped classroom operates by assigning lectures and didactic learning as independent study. In-class time is then used for collaborative group work, or to review and flesh out the subject material introduced earlier. There are several benefits to this approach, including improved learning outcomes, increased student engagement, and greater accuracy in instructional…
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Accommodating Individuals with Dual Sensory Loss of both Vision and Hearing: Deafblindness
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In honor of Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week, we’re sharing advice for clinicians on how to best interact with and care for their patients who have dual sensory loss of vision and hearing. The clinical environment during the COVID-19 pandemic is so frenetic that health professionals can easily fall into…
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Six Ways to Stay Productive During Summer Break
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It’s tough to slow down during school breaks after being immersed in the fast-paced environment of the med school semester. If you’re like second-year medical student Jannel Lawrence, you’re looking for ways to stay active during these breathers. In this article, Jannel discusses her six tips for keeping the momentum…
