Medical School
Hello Textbook, Goodbye Spouse? by Angela DeBernardo
I bet many of you are breathing a sigh of relief right now. You’ve gotten in to medical school. Finally! You are done with MCATs, application essays and interviews. No more prep work. Sure, the work ahead will be tough, but it’s what you’ve dreamed about doing for a long time. It will be fun to finally learn about “real”... »
Planning for the Match: Learning to Expect the Unexpected by Kristen Math
There’s an old German saying that goes like this: “Berg und Tal kommen nicht zusammen, aber die Leute”. This translates roughly to “Mountains and Valleys don’t come together, but people do” - people who are vastly different from one another, that is! It was no accident that this is how our pastor began our wedding ceremony. You see, my husband... »
Hello Textbooks … Good-bye Spouse? by Angela DeBernardo
I bet many of you are breathing a sigh of relief right now. You’ve gotten in to medical school. Finally! You are done with MCATs, application essays and interviews. No more prep work. Sure, the work ahead will be tough, but it’s what you’ve dreamed about doing for a long time. It will be fun to finally learn about “real”... »
Planning for the Match: Learning to expect the unexpected by Kristen Math
There’s an old German saying that goes like this: “Berg und Tal kommen nicht zusammen, aber die Leute”. This translates roughly to “Mountains and Valleys don’t come together, but people do” - people who are vastly different from one another, that is! It was no accident that this is how our pastor began our wedding ceremony. You see, my husband... »
Third Choice Match by Crystal Fowler
For us, the match was fairly eventful. Matt was doing Anesthesia, and had decided to do his internship in Internal Medicine. We had to compose a Rank Order List (ROL) for Anesthesia, and then a ROL for the internships for each anesthesia residency. His ROL went like this #1 Dartmouth , #2 Utah , #3 U of WA, #4 Colorado... »
The Military Match by Sally Richardson
We went through the military match, and my husband had to call a certain number on December 18th and find out if he had gotten a deferral (which he had ranked first) or had been chosen for a military residency. From statistics we had seen, we thought that since so many more people wanted a military residency than there were... »
The Miracle Of Match Day by Marian Krueger
Match Day. A life changing day for medical students in ways that only those that have gone before them can possibly understand. As nerve racking as your wedding day and as important as graduation day from medical school, Match Day signifies that you really are on your way to achieving your goal of becoming a physician. Everyone's Match Day story... »
25 Ways To Keep Yourself Sane And Happy by Jennifer Hussey
Well, we're a few months in to whatever stage of the medical education process that began in July and I’m sure there are more than a few of you who are pretty much ready to toss your spouse out the window. You're bored? Lonely? Frustrated? Angry? With that in mind, I'm going to share my 25 Ways to Keep Yourself... »
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