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Medical School Tips & Resources, AUC Student Perspective
One student's perspective on the foundation for clinical skills he's built at AUC while completing medical sciences classes.
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Medical School Tips & Resources, AUC Student Perspective
One student’s perspective on how medical school, like the Hero’s Journey, is physically and psychologically transforming
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Medical School Tips & Resources
In this KevinMD.com article, AUC Vice President of Enrollment, Tiffany Ciolek, shares advice on how to convey your story in full to a medical school admissions committee.
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Medical School Tips & Resources
Advice for First Day of Residency - Read AUC alumni Priyanka Jain, MD's helpful advice for medical interns: how to survive a medical internship and the first day of residency.
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Medical Specialties
Fellowships offer a pathway for physicians to hone their skills in a subspecialty through structured training and research, and the options continue to expand. Among the new additions to the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) Fellowship Match for 2018 is gynecologic oncology, which focuses on the study and treatment of malignancies arising in the female reproductive tract.
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Medical School Tips & Resources
According to the American Association of Medical Colleges, there are more than 120 specialties and sub-specialties in medicine today. For medical students in their clinical years, deciding on a medical specialty can feel overwhelming, especially as the residency application period looms. AUC’s Office of Student Professional Development works with students to develop a roadmap for the future and collaborates with each individual to understand career goals and values, and position students for the Match.