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Doctors routinely come across tremendous obstacles while caring for their patients, and yet are expected to provide answers, treatments, and cures. Burdened by a sense of helplessness, some physicians lose hope. Read More ►

I am the dumbest person in the room. As a matter of fact, in the last 12 months, I am the dumbest person in most rooms I enter. And I love it. Read More ►

PDr asked medical students "What few important things would you say to people who are interested in a career in medicine?". The following is some of the best advice we received back. Read More ►

It’s definitely possible to become a doctor without being compassionate, but the question is should you? If you are thinking about becoming a doctor, do your best to develop compassion before medical school. Read More ►

Wrestling with the Georgetown secondary application? PDr has some tips for you! Read More ►

After submitting the primary AMCAS application, every applicant should get a head start on some of the secondary application essays. PDr presents the triad of secondary essays that every applicant should pre-write: diversity, adversity, and university.   Read More ►

As we know that many medical school applicants today are non-traditional students, we wanted to provide our readers with a successful AMCAS-style personal statement from a non-traditional student. It serves as a great example of effective personal statement writing. Read More ►

In this edition of 10 Questions for a Doctor, ProspectiveDoctor gets Daniel Nagasawa’s take on his journey into a career in neurosurgery. Daniel Nagasawa is currently a 3rd year neurosurgery resident at UCLA. Read More ►