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- 11: Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. (0)
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- 01: Perspective on Applying to Medical School as a Third Year Applicant (12)
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- 24: Figure 1 App Review (2)
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- 29: How to Pack a Suit for CaRMS Part 2 (0)
- 21: The Shortlist – Respirology vs Critical Care (5)
July 2014 (1)
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- 20: Writing Well Counts (0)
September 2013 (2)
- 28: Tales From the Call Room – Medaholic’s Hierarchy of Needs on Call (0)
- 20: On Having Medical Students (2)
August 2013 (3)
- 28: Lessons Learned from Premed Research (0)
- 06: Reconnecting with my Goals (0)
- 04: Residency Subspecialty Shortlist – PGY2 (8)
July 2013 (1)
- 26: Updates on Secondary Applications (2)
June 2013 (3)
- 27: An Introduction to Medaholic’s New Coblogger: Lizz (10)
- 19: Studying In Medical School – A Timely Analysis (5)
- 17: Recharging the Mind and Spirit (3)
May 2013 (1)
- 19: Supply and Demand (0)
April 2013 (1)
- 18: Residency Workload (1)
March 2013 (5)
- 27: App Review – Journal Club (2)
- 25: Recharging on Call (0)
- 18: The Healer’s Art (2)
- 16: Looking for a CoBlogger for PreMed, MCAT, Med School Topics (5)
- 10: Pre-Call (1)
February 2013 (2)
- 17: Deciding on a CaRMS Residency Rank List (0)
- 04: Taking Ownership of Your Patients (1)
January 2013 (1)
- 20: CaRMS Tour – Finding the Right Fit (1)
December 2012 (1)
- 21: Not a Time to Reflect (1)
November 2012 (1)
- 04: Becoming a Craftsman (1)
October 2012 (1)
- 04: Tales From the Call Room – The Pager (3)
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- 18: So Good They Can’t Ignore You – Book Review (1)
- 17: Tales From the Call Room – Sleeping Pills (0)
August 2012 (2)
- 28: The Death of Blogging (4)
- 13: How to Excel and be a Superstar During Your Clerkship Electives (4)
July 2012 (3)
- 30: Pay Day (2)
- 23: Choosing a Medical Specialty Round Two (8)
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- 30: Countdown to Residency (0)
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- 10: Graduation (7)
May 2012 (3)
- 20: Three Year vs Four Year Medical School Programs (3)
- 12: The Case for Digital Notes (8)
- 04: The LMCC Study Plan (20)
April 2012 (4)
- 27: Thinking About Admission Biases (3)
- 22: Learning Smarter and Better in Medical School (3)
- 10: Medical Student Personalities and Performance (8)
- 03: Med School Admission Strategies – Don’t Get Eliminated (18)
March 2012 (8)
- 31: Your Attention is More Important Than Your Time (3)
- 20: Success on the Wards – Book Review (2)
- 16: More Than Just an MCAT Score (0)
- 13: A Smorgasbord of CaRMS Tour Advice (1)
- 09: Cal Newport Book Reviews (4)
- 06: Match Day (16)
- 02: The Number One Question I Got Asked at Every Interview (8)
- 02: 3 Interview Questions You Must Prepare For (2)
February 2012 (6)
- 28: Can You Truly Prepare for Medical School Interviews? (3)
- 28: Does “Doing Right” Prepare You for Medical School Interviews? – Book Review (5)
- 26: A Collection of Medical School and Residency Interview Tips and Advice (5)
- 22: A Different Rank and Match List (1)
- 17: How to Pack and Travel with a Suit (2)
- 11: Post-CaRMS Thoughts – Choosing a Medical Specialty (9)
January 2012 (4)
- 30: Halfway Done Residency Interviews (2)
- 20: The CaRMS Tour (7)
- 16: Balancing Exercise with Medical School (4)
- 02: Why I Stopped Reading Premed Forums and Why You Should Too (or at Least Cut Back) (25)
December 2011 (4)
- 19: The Life Changing Benefits of Reading (3)
- 12: How We Should Die (4)
- 06: A Minimalist Life (2)
- 01: Post CaRMS Application Tips (6)
November 2011 (4)
- 10: CaRMS Roadblock (4)
- 05: The Patient’s Family (5)
- 03: Poor MD – What Every Medical Student and Resident Should Know About Finances (0)
- 02: An Anesthesiologist’s Dilemma (3)
October 2011 (11)
- 29: Can the Physical Exam Help Decrease Health Care Costs? (8)
- 28: Why Being Rejected from McMaster Health Sciences is Good for You (36)
- 23: Clerkship Pearls – How to Get a Consultation (2)
- 22: Mystery Tuesday Visitors (11)
- 18: A Malaria Vaccine at Last! (3)
- 16: Would You Still Be a Doctor if You Didn’t Get Paid as Much (13)
- 15: The Medical Hamsterwheel (0)
- 12: Clerkship Pearls – How to Present a Patient Case Effectively (12)
- 10: Subscribe NOW! (0)
- 05: Giving It Your Best (1)
- 02: The Physical Exam (1)
September 2011 (5)
- 27: Clerkship Pearls – Writing a Note Pt 2 (2)
- 18: Building Character (2)
- 17: Site Changes – New Theme (6)
- 13: Clerkship Pearls – Writing a Note Pt 1 (6)
- 11: Clerkship Pearls – Introduction (4)
August 2011 (3)
- 31: Not Dead But Sleep Deprived (0)
- 11: Clean Hands (1)
- 03: The Shortlist – Year Three (12)
July 2011 (8)
- 27: Happy 3rd Year! (2)
- 22: Closing Time (4)
- 19: When I Knew I Wanted to Do Medicine (4)
- 11: 15 Things About Surgery (2)
- 09: The Rules of Surgery (7)
- 08: When I Become an Attending… (1)
- 06: Grand Rounds with Cartoon Doc (2)
- 01: July 1st (5)
June 2011 (9)
- 27: 25 Tricks to Remembering Names (0)
- 22: Workhorse (19)
- 18: What should you do the Summer Before Starting Medical School (3)
- 15: Grand Rounds – Medical Blogosphere (0)
- 13: Are We Training Too Many Female Doctors? (9)
- 11: Golden Weekend (8)
- 08: Rewarding (0)
- 07: Use Dropbox – No more USB Keys Needed! (9)
- 03: Top 10 iPhone Apps Every Medical Student Must Have (33)
May 2011 (6)
- 25: Human Factors in Patient Safety (7)
- 24: ER Shifts (2)
- 14: 5 Reasons Why Studying for the MCAT on your own is Better than taking a Course (41)
- 11: Inspirational (2)
- 07: Physician Hypocrisy (2)
- 03: Public Health Care Inefficiency (2)
April 2011 (6)
- 27: The Velluvial Matrix (2)
- 25: Acute on Chronic Disease (4)
- 17: Premed Exploitation (13)
- 16: Doctor Nepotism (13)
- 13: Tricks for Waking Up #8 (0)
- 04: Too Tired to Post Today (0)
March 2011 (7)
- 30: The Long Road to Becoming a Doctor (5)
- 28: Posting Consistency (4)
- 24: Case Files Internal Medicine (1)
- 22: Amazed (2)
- 19: Clerkship Year (0)
- 10: Less than a Year (4)
- 05: Determinants of Health (0)
February 2011 (7)
- 27: Knowing Something (4)
- 22: Toronto Notes – Text Review (3)
- 18: Good Page Bad Page (5)
- 10: Tricks for Waking Up #7 (1)
- 03: Tricks for Waking Up #6 (0)
- 03: The Essential Pocketbook for Medicine (0)
- 02: Best Things About Being on Call (1)
January 2011 (8)
- 27: Tricks for Waking Up #5 (3)
- 25: A Day and Night on Call (6)
- 19: Frustration (0)
- 19: Tricks for Waking Up #4 (0)
- 16: Tricks for Waking Up #3 (1)
- 14: Tricks for Waking Up #2 (0)
- 13: Tricks for Waking Up #1 (4)
- 07: Endurance (4)
December 2010 (2)
- 22: The Truth about Medical School Textbooks (5)
- 17: Textbook Review – First Aid for the Wards (1)
November 2010 (6)
- 30: Young Grasshopper (3)
- 26: Tis the Admission Season (2)
- 24: Clinical Knowledge (6)
- 21: In Search of Excellence (0)
- 15: Ectopic (0)
- 11: Financial Stressors (2)
October 2010 (1)
- 03: Music (2)
September 2010 (2)
- 26: Catching up on life (2)
- 10: Clerkship Initial Thoughts (0)
August 2010 (2)
- 26: Bias (1)
- 13: The Shortlist – Year Two (3)
July 2010 (1)
- 21: Still Here (0)
June 2010 (1)
- 21: The Dreadful Truth (3)
May 2010 (1)
- 16: Not Much To Do (4)
April 2010 (3)
- 26: Five Charities You Should Know About (1)
- 22: The End of the Beginning (1)
- 13: Not Quite a Medical Student (3)
March 2010 (3)
- 29: See One, Do One, Teach One (0)
- 26: Change the World (8)
- 20: Helping by Proximity (3)
February 2010 (7)
- 26: Risk Averse (2)
- 15: Canadian Medical Schools Prerequisites Summary (24)
- 15: No Better Time to Apply Then Now (0)
- 13: Choosing a Specialty (3)
- 12: Below Average (3)
- 04: Medical School – Working Hard but Rarely Bored (1)
- 03: The Difficult Patient (4)
January 2010 (3)
- 23: A Typical Day in Medical School (16)
- 12: Anatomy Lab Munchies (0)
- 07: The Taste of Failure (5)
December 2009 (2)
- 31: Learning to Learn in Med School (8)
- 24: I’m Back (2)
August 2009 (3)
- 26: 5 Simple Tips to Start Off the School Year Right (0)
- 24: A New Beginning (0)
- 02: Why the MCAT is Necessary (8)
July 2009 (1)
- 10: Links (1)
June 2009 (5)
- 28: Second Rate (4)
- 11: Unsustainable (22)
- 08: Why I don’t think I will be a Primary Care Doc (2)
- 04: Mind Your Manners (1)
- 04: How to Best Prepare for Medical School (6)
May 2009 (3)
- 24: Summer is Here (10)
- 07: The Essential Guide to Choosing the Right Medical School for You (21)
- 01: Late April Updates (2)
April 2009 (6)
- 25: Inadequate, Inspired and Incomplete (2)
- 21: Playing the Waiting Game (0)
- 14: Featured on Grand Rounds 5.30 (0)
- 11: Handling Criticism (5)
- 06: The Shortlist – Year One (5)
- 03: Indecisive About Medical School (9)
March 2009 (6)
- 25: How to Have a Meaningful Volunteer Experience (3)
- 23: Don't Choose a School Based on Prestige (6)
- 17: The Road to Medical School [Video] (0)
- 06: How to Handle a Medical School Rejection Peacefully (10)
- 04: Why I chose Med School over Grad School (2)
- 02: Playing the Admissions Game (0)
February 2009 (3)
- 26: On the Other Side of the Fence (2)
- 20: Shotgun-Sequencing Learning (6)
- 13: Canadian Medical Schools – MMI vs Traditional Interviews (6)
January 2009 (9)
- 29: Premed: More Than Just About Getting into Medical School (2)
- 23: Medical School Grades (0)
- 19: The Business Model of Medicine and Money (0)
- 19: The Secret to Success (0)
- 13: Forgetting What It Means to Be Normal (2)
- 08: Strong Opinions (7)
- 07: Adcom Advice #6 – Quantitative Descriptions Over Qualitative (2)
- 05: Five Important Things In Life (1)
- 02: A Disconnect Between Work and Reward (1)
December 2008 (11)
- 28: A Break in Routine, A Good Thing (1)
- 25: Merry Christmas 2008 (1)
- 17: The Taboo of Medicine and Money (2)
- 16: Adcom Advice #5 – Quality Over Quantity (9)
- 14: Comparing Yourself With Others (1)
- 11: Adcom Advice #4 – Grades Come First (14)
- 09: Adcom Advice #3 – Don't Make Excuses (2)
- 08: Worth Memorizing (2)
- 07: How to be the Star of Your PBL Small Group (0)
- 04: Adcom Advice #2 – Be Relevant, Specific and Concise (7)
- 02: Studying Can be Fun – Microbiology and Pokemon (28)
November 2008 (12)
- 30: Why Travel – New Perspectives of Old Scenery (0)
- 26: How Smart are Medical Doctors? (90)
- 25: The Medical Student Syndrome Online: Cyberchondria (0)
- 24: Adcom Advice #1 – Don't Lie (3)
- 23: Adcom Advice – Series (1)
- 18: Why You Shouldn’t Volunteer (19)
- 18: The Three Roads Ahead – Medical Career Paths (3)
- 16: The Specific Language of Medicine (3)
- 16: Learn Using What Works For You (1)
- 11: Famous Poems by Physicians (0)
- 11: The Meaning Behind the Name Medaholic (0)
- 09: Getting Back into Programming (0)
October 2008 (7)
- 31: Site Move (0)
- 18: Rehauling the Site (2)
- 16: Medical School Pass Fail Grading System (8)
- 11: Too Many Smart People (6)
- 10: The Sorting Hat of Medical School (0)
- 06: How to Self Study For the MCAT (165)
- 01: Democratic Healthcare (0)
September 2008 (9)
- 30: Not Knowing What You Don't Know (3)
- 29: Pediatric Oncology (3)
- 27: Why I Write a Medical Blog (3)
- 26: Why You Shouldn't Join the Pre-Med Club (2)
- 25: What Extracurricular Activities Should I Do? (20)
- 22: Homogeneous Classmates (0)
- 14: Medical School Parties and Medical Student Partyers (8)
- 12: First Week of Medical School (7)
- 08: First Day of Medical School (0)
August 2008 (6)
- 14: The Value and Importance of Writing (1)
- 12: Waiting to get off work… (0)
- 10: Should I Retake the MCAT? (A Guide to your MCAT Score) (6)
- 07: Stressed and Worried about the MCAT (11)
- 07: On Being a Summer Research Student (1)
- 05: No Chance for Med School? (1)
July 2008 (4)
- 31: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the MCAT (29)
- 30: "Congratulations! We are pleased to … offer a position to the MD program" (8)
- 29: What are my Chances for getting into Medical School? – A Simple Guide (25)
- 29: The Beginning (0)

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