Surviving Medical School

Welcome to our editorial section! Here we have a series of articles that share everything from study tips to how to deal with stress, all written by seniors who have gone through the same thing you will. We hope it is helpful, and wish you all your best in your medical school journey.

Alexis Low An Yee

Surviving Medical School Section Lead

Oct 235 min read

How to Master the USMLE: 5 Tips for Success

By Inspira Advantage Looking for tips on how to ace the USMLE? We’ve got you covered with five tips to help you succeed. The USMLE has...

May 64 min read

5 Tips for Learning Anatomy: Techniques and Strategies for Success

Whether you want to be a surgeon, radiologist, or medic – a strong anatomy foundation is important. In this article, we explore four...

Jul 17, 20224 min read

The 6 Best Study tools for US-based Medical students with ADHD

Medical School is undoubtedly extremely difficult academically, even under ordinary circumstances. I am a medical student with Attention Def

Dec 29, 20214 min read

Fruits of failure

How failing medical school 30 years ago made me into the medical educator I am today. Dr Tim Young is a consultant neurologist who knows...

Apr 8, 20214 min read

Why Toxic Productivity Needs to Take a Hike

Dear medical students, we have all experienced this feeling before—when regardless of how much time you have spent studying, you cannot...

Feb 22, 20203 min read

Applying To Medical School With A Below Average UKCAT Score

After two long hours, opening your UKCAT results is meant to be a time of relief and happiness, but more often than you think, this is not..

Oct 6, 20193 min read

Do's and Don’ts For Taking Effective Lecture Notes

Lectures are a new format of learning for a lot of medical students and they can often really struggle to not only keep up with the...

Sep 15, 20194 min read

How To Make The Most Out Of First Year

This is it; you’ve met your offer requirements and you’re now on your way to being a first year medical student! First year is an exciting..

Aug 2, 20194 min read

What I Wish I Had Known Before Starting Medical School

It’s hard. There’s no way to sugar-coat this – balancing the academic workload as well as living away from home for the first time...

May 30, 20195 min read

How to Make the Most Out of Your Clinical Placement

Most medical students begin full-time clinical placements in their third year. This will usually consist of a 1-2 month rotation...

Apr 20, 20195 min read

5 Myths About Medical School

1. You won’t have any free time This is something many people worry about. The truth is that there is always time to do extracurricular...

Mar 29, 20196 min read

"Help, I've been bleeped!"- How To Survive Your First On-Call Shift

One of the scariest things about starting work as a junior doctor is covering the wards out of hours i.e. being ‘on call.’ But this is...

Dec 23, 20186 min read

“I was publicly humiliated for applying to Medicine. Now I'm at Oxford University.”

Jessica Fatoye (@jessicaooitf) was an A-level student with an important mission when she applied to university last summer. When she...

Dec 11, 20188 min read

Demystified: Essay competitions

Entering an essay competition may not be the first thing you think of whilst in medical school. You come home exhausted from lectures, or...

Sep 28, 20184 min read

Preventing Burnout In Medical School

Burnout n. /ˈbəːnaʊt/ a state of mental and physical exhaustion related to work or care-giving activities Burnout is one of those things...

Aug 18, 20185 min read

5 Secret Weapons: An Insider's Guide to Studying

You don’t go into battle without weapons. If unarmed, even the strongest man would struggle against a sword. But with technique he may...

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