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Extracurricular Activities, 7 min read

Does Publishing Articles Help You Match?

Luke Vest is a third-year medical student at Saint Louis University and has experience in clinical data analysis. Blake Vest, MD is a dermatology resident at the University of Iowa and is experienced in writing reports on dermatopathology. Krista Lentine, MD, …

April 29, 2021

Extracurricular Activities, 6 min read

What Is The Significance Of The Impact Factor On Medical Publishing?

Matthew Geiselmann is a third-year medical student at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine and the research coordinator at Fusion Medical Education BioSkills Lab in Hicksville, NY. Matthew’s primary interest is in Orthopedic Surgery. Adam D. Bitterman, DO is a…

March 24, 2021

Extracurricular Activities, 7 min read

What Medical School Extracurricular Activities Help In Matching?

Let’s face it; you have a lot of studying to do during medical school. During my four years, I can recall going on two dates, three movies, going out to dinner once, and then I burned my short white coat, and it was over. This was replaced by six years of resi…

Consensus opinion provided by Jesse Cole, MD; Nick Lorenzo, MD; and Bill Gossman, MD, March 23, 2021