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  • Small Communication Choices That Improve Patient Care

    Small Communication Choices That Improve Patient Care

    Small communication choices can have a lasting impact on patient trust, understanding, and care experiences. Discover practical strategies for creating more respectful, empathetic, and patient-centered interactions.

  • Key Resources to Study the Renal System

    Key Resources to Study the Renal System

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    Antoinette Leonard-Jean Charles, EdD

    Struggling with nephrology? Learn a stepwise approach to mastering the renal system: big picture overview, anatomy, embryology, histology, physiology, pathology, and practice questions.

  • Joining the Osmosis Family Through the OHLI Program

    Joining the Osmosis Family Through the OHLI Program

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    Jennifer Chinchilla

    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…

  • Tips for Piloting the Flipped Classroom in Your Course or Program

    Tips for Piloting the Flipped Classroom in Your Course or Program

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    Amin Azzam, MD, MA & Catherine Johnson, MA

    Thinking of piloting a flipped classroom? Discover practical advice on planning, evaluating, and refining your pilot to enhance student learning and gain faculty support.

  • Prepare for Med School With These Best Learning Strategies (and Avoid Falling Off the Cliff)

    Prepare for Med School With These Best Learning Strategies (and Avoid Falling Off the Cliff)

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    Alexander Roseman, MD

    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…

  • Spreading Joy Through the Osmosis Healthcare Leadership Initiative

    Spreading Joy Through the Osmosis Healthcare Leadership Initiative

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    Sadia Zaman

    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… …

  • What You Need to Know About Fasting: A look at the research

    What You Need to Know About Fasting: A look at the research

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    Ishan Dahal

    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…

  • 8 Science-Backed Learning Strategies Osmosis Uses to Help You Study Smarter

    8 Science-Backed Learning Strategies Osmosis Uses to Help You Study Smarter

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    Fergus Baird, MA

    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…

  • 3 Proven Strategies for Recharging Under Stress

    3 Proven Strategies for Recharging Under Stress

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    Alexandra Hayes

    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…

  • Diffusion Studios: Create Osmosis-Style Videos for Your Organization

    Diffusion Studios: Create Osmosis-Style Videos for Your Organization

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    Rishi Desai, MD, MPH

    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…

  • “Say My Name”: A Medical Student’s Experience with Microaggressions

    “Say My Name”: A Medical Student’s Experience with Microaggressions

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    Antoinette Leonard-Jean Charles, EdD

    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…

  • From Nursing Student to Nurse Practitioner: Keeping your eyes on the prize

    From Nursing Student to Nurse Practitioner: Keeping your eyes on the prize

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    Catherine Burger

    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…

  • Studying Smarter with Osmosis, the Best Videos for Medical School Review

    Studying Smarter with Osmosis, the Best Videos for Medical School Review

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    Morgan Duce

    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…

  • 7 Tips on How to Study for USMLE® Step 1

    7 Tips on How to Study for USMLE® Step 1

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    Yousif Hanna

    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…

  • Osmosis Team Spotlight: Dr. Maddison Caterine, Director of Curriculum

    Osmosis Team Spotlight: Dr. Maddison Caterine, Director of Curriculum

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    Fergus Baird, MA

    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…

  • How to Flip a Class, Course, or Curriculum

    How to Flip a Class, Course, or Curriculum

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    Amin Azzam, MD, MA

    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…

  • Accommodating Individuals with Dual Sensory Loss of both Vision and Hearing: Deafblindness

    Accommodating Individuals with Dual Sensory Loss of both Vision and Hearing: Deafblindness

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    Sarah Elizabeth Moreman, EdD

    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…

  • Six Ways to Stay Productive During Summer Break

    Six Ways to Stay Productive During Summer Break

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    Jannel Lawrence

    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…

  • Overcoming My Fear: Life as an International Medical Student

    Overcoming My Fear: Life as an International Medical Student

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    Elizabeth Armenis

    On the long road to becoming a physician, there isn’t just one path. Choosing to go to med school internationally was not the path Elizabeth Armenis originally envisioned taking, but she’s diving in headfirst. In this article, Liz (who you may remember from our recent Instagram takeover!) discusses the fears…

  • “Hospital Service”: The Power of Narrative Medicine

    “Hospital Service”: The Power of Narrative Medicine

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    Darren Miller II

    Narrative Medicine is a practice that involves physicians documenting their clinical experiences in story format. By looking at their work through a narrative lens, clinicians are able to build empathy with patients and engage in creative self-reflection that can be very healing. Today on the Osmosis blog, we’re sharing a…

  • Your USMLE® Step 2 CK Questions Answered: The Osmosis Ultimate Guide

    Your USMLE® Step 2 CK Questions Answered: The Osmosis Ultimate Guide

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    Marina Horiates Kerekes, MD & Team

    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!

  • MD vs. DO: What Are the Key Differences?

    MD vs. DO: What Are the Key Differences?

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    Fergus Baird, MA

    The journey to becoming a doctor certainly isn’t an easy one, and part of the challenge is navigating different paths. As a prospective doctor, you likely want to know whether you should pursue a DO vs. MD degree. By reading this, you’re starting off on the right foot: this guide…

  • How to Gain Administrator and Faculty Support for Flipped Classrooms

    How to Gain Administrator and Faculty Support for Flipped Classrooms

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    Amin Azzam, MD, MA & Catherine Johnson, MA

    The flipped classroom has become common in health education programs across the United States. As an administrator, course director, or faculty member in a program that hasn’t yet implemented it, you may want to integrate this teaching strategy into your course or curriculum. But, in order to do that, you…

  • My Experience in the Osmosis Medical Education Fellowship Program

    My Experience in the Osmosis Medical Education Fellowship Program

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    Ashley Bell

    Applications for the 2020 OMEF Program are now open! Each year, Osmosis invites learners from our community to join the Osmosis Medical Education Fellowship (OMEF) program. Participants have an incredible opportunity to network with health professional students around the world, host events at their institution, be published on the Osmosis…

  • The Approach Formula: Accommodating Patients with Disabilities on the Spot

    The Approach Formula: Accommodating Patients with Disabilities on the Spot

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    Sarah Elizabeth Moreman, EdD

    In response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, an ideal on-the-spot approach in accommodating patients with disabilities is being shared. All-inclusive communications strategies can be used right now when interacting with a person, no matter the background nor (dis)ability. In this article, Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Moreman discusses the Approach Formula and…

  • Work Smarter, Not Harder: How Osmosis takes the stress out of medical school

    Work Smarter, Not Harder: How Osmosis takes the stress out of medical school

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    Michael Owen

    Medical student and Osmosis learner Michael Owen shares his tips for tackling the huge medical school workload and protecting your mental health with smart study habits and resource choices.

  • How We Can “Have Each Other’s Backs” During Difficult Times

    How We Can “Have Each Other’s Backs” During Difficult Times

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    Lewis Nasr, MD, MSc

    Today on the Osmosis blog, OMEF and medical student Lewis Nasr explores what the Osmosis value “Have each other’s backs” means to him.  Medicine has always been an especially hyper-competitive field. It requires tremendous time and effort that, unfortunately, often comes at the expense of sleep and a social life.…

  • Seeking Mental Health Services as a Medical Student

    Seeking Mental Health Services as a Medical Student

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    Dianne Marie Omire-Mayor

    Undertaking the feat of obtaining a medical degree is nothing short of monumental, but how we preserve our sanity amidst the strife and triumph truly shapes our experience. Today on the Osmosis blog, medical student and Osmosis Medical Education Fellow DianneMarie Omire-Mayor explores the harmful trope of “the tough physician”…

  • Why I Wear a Tie Every Day (Even Though I Don’t Have To)

    Why I Wear a Tie Every Day (Even Though I Don’t Have To)

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    Zachary Kevorkian, MS

    During the COVID-19 crisis, many people’s jobs are migrating from the office to their homes. While finally being able to work in your PJs might seem like the dream, Zachary Kevorkian has some thoughts on why you still might want to dress to impress when working from home.   “Dress for…

  • My Struggle With Binge Eating Disorder

    My Struggle With Binge Eating Disorder

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    Nakisa Severin

    Binge eating disorder is one of the less-talked-about mental health disorders, but it’s actually the most common eating disorder in the US. Read how one Osmosis learner struggled with binge eating and learned how to manage the disorder by changing her habits and finding a support network. I would have…

  • Overcoming Impostor Syndrome in Medical School

    Overcoming Impostor Syndrome in Medical School

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    Sarah Patterson

    Do you struggle with impostor syndrome? What if there was a way to take control of that nagging little voice that tells you you’re not good enough, and turn it into confidence? Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Sarah Patterson shares her experiences battling impostor syndrome, and how she was able to…

  • Burnout in the Medical Community

    Burnout in the Medical Community

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    Christy Brewer, CRNA

    This month, Osmosis is partnering with Thrive Global to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and taking steps to avoid burnout. In today’s blog, Christy Brewer, CRNA, shares advice on how to help or prevent burnout before it becomes a major issue. Burnout in any industry is something…

  • Why You Should Stop Practicing Empathy and Start Feeling It

    Why You Should Stop Practicing Empathy and Start Feeling It

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    Jon Urquidi

    Patients don’t need someone to appear empathetic; they need someone who is empathetic. You can be that person without burning yourself out! In this article, Osmosis Medical Education Fellow Jon Urquidi Ferreira discusses the prominent role empathy has begun to play in medicine and why he thinks we should commit…

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