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Medical student resources
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USMLE® Step 1 & 2 prep
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Leadership opportunities
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Medical students discounts & benefits
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5 MIN READ

How the switch to pass-fail scoring for USMLE Step 1 is going

Without a numerical score, the stakes associated with USMLE Step 1 are lower. Has it changed how medical students approach the test?

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
Succeeding in Medical School
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8 MIN READ

What I wish I knew in medical school about finding mentors

AMA member Laura Halpin, MD, PhD, shares what she wishes she knew about finding helpful mentors when she was in medical school.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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4 MIN READ

When errors happen, medical students must be empowered to speak up

Medical students have a role to play—and much to learn—in identifying and properly responding to medical errors. Learn about new training that helps.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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3 MIN READ

Scheduling clinical clerkships and rotations

When and in what order you do your clerkships and rotations has career implications. Get tips for building out the second half of medical school.

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Clinical Rotations
Succeeding in Medical School
What I Wish I Knew in Medical School
Jan 12, 2023 ·
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Distinguish Yourself speaker series, Midwestern (AZ): What I Wish I Knew in Medical School

As part of the Distinguish Yourself speaker series, this event open to Midwestern medical students focuses on medical school insights, tips and tactics.

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Events
Succeeding in Medical School
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What I wish I knew in medical school about planning a family

Drawing from her own journey, AMA member Sarah Marsicek, MD, gives insight on what she wishes she knew about planning a family as a medical student.

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Medical Student Health
Succeeding in Medical School
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4 MIN READ

For this medical student, patient advocacy is a family affair

Medical student Kylee Borger’s outsized impact as the AMA Government Relations Advocacy Fellow comes as little surprise. It runs in the family.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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What I wish I knew in medical school about peer relationships

PGY-2 Oluwabukola “Bukky” Akingbola, DO, offers insight on what she wishes she knew about forming peer relationships early on in medical school.

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Medical School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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4 MIN READ

Top prize-winning research offers clues on infertility biomarkers

MD-PhD candidate’s research on potential genetic biomarkers of infertility lands $10,000 prize at 2022 AMA Research Challenge. Learn more.

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Research
Succeeding in Medical School