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Tips to land your first medical student research experience

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Going directly from college to medical school: What it takes

If you plan to follow a path directly from undergrad to medical school with no time in between, planning is key. Here's what you need to do, starting junior year.

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Beyond the MCAT: Here's what else med schools are looking for

Your medical school application is more than a test score. Here’s a look at the other significant factors in med school admissions.

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The expenses in the medical school application process can add up

Between registration fees, test prep and interviews, you will spend plenty applying to medical school. Look at it as an investment in your future.

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Preparing for your MCAT? Persistence, patience can pay off

The MCAT is not easy. One medical student whose persistence in exam prep paid off offers this advice to those aspiring to be physicians.

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Here's how students in a combined BA-MD program really perform

Do students in accelerated BA-MD programs perform any better or worse than their peers in traditional med ed programs? A new study of 2,583 students in Academic Medicine provides an answer and helps illuminate an important innovation in medical education.

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Schools reconsidering how med school applicants are evaluated

Changes being launched now in medical schools are touching graduate medical education and pre-medical education, seeking to better prepare doctors for a health care system that is constantly changing.

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