An Overview of the USMLE Step 1 Examination for Foreign Medical Graduates
As a foreign medical graduate, your application process for a U.S. medical residency differs slightly from that of a student who completed their education in...
Medical Specialty Spotlight: Infectious Diseases
All over the world, infectious diseases are on the rise. Every day on the news, you might hear a breaking story about the discovery of...
Finalizing Your 2018 Medical Residency Application: A Checklist for Foreign Medical Graduates
It’s down to the wire -- the final deadline for the 2018 ERAS application process is less than two weeks away. On September 6, 2017,...
ERAS Participating Specialties and Programs: The 2018 Additions
As a student of medicine, one of the first things you learn is that there is always more for you to learn. The field of...
Finding a Place to Live in the United States: Information About Accommodations
If you are considering a student elective, clinical externship, or medical residency program in the United States, one of the most important things that you...
Choosing a Medical Residency: Regions of the United States
The United States is one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world. A few weeks ago, we talked about the differences between...
Medical Subspecialty Spotlight: Bariatric Medicine
If you want to dedicate your career to the prevention and treatment of obesity, you may want to consider an educational track that leads you...
Choosing a Medical Residency Setting: Urban or Rural?
As a foreign medical graduate, there are many factors that you must consider when applying to medical residency programs in the United States. With so...
Medical Specialty Spotlight: Adolescent Medicine
As you look ahead to your medical career, one specialty area that you might want to consider is adolescent medicine. As an adolescent medicine specialist,...
Polishing Your Personal Statement: The Editing Process
If you’re participating in the ERAS process, you’re probably spending part of your summer working on your personal statement, which is a key component of...
Revising Your Personal Statement for a U.S. Medical Residency
If you are planning to apply for a U.S. medical residency in 2018, you’re probably already in the process of working on your personal statement....
What NOT To Do on Your Medical Residency Personal Statement
Previously on the blog, we’ve had a few conversations about the personal statement. In the personal statement planning post, we talked about the importance of...