News and Study Tips for Medical Students

Many medical school students have doubts about behavioral sciences, feeling it isn’t necessary or that it isn’t exactly “real” science. However, behavioral sciences are an extremely important branch of medicine, especially related to psychology, psychobiology, and even neurology. Understanding the importance of behavioral science as an interdisciplinary subject may help you find the motivation for …

No matter where you are studying, if you are at a medical school – neurology will definitely be a part of your curriculum. All around the world, aspiring medical students need to learn about the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology of the nervous system. This part of the course is usually before the clinical segment, …

If there is one aspect of medical studies that is unchanging around the world, it is the hatred of microbiology – every medical student knows the pain of having to learn everything about the smallest of organisms, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses. However, even though it may be annoying to memorize, microbiology is a very …

Many medical students desperately search for anything that might help them with their studies. Innovative learning techniques, questionable guides to medical studies, and more and more textbooks. There is, however, another medium available for those students, about which many of them don’t have a clue – podcasts! While the internet has been used by students …

Medical studies in the United Kingdom are a bit complicated. Even after finishing your medical school, you can still apply as a collegiate member to one of the three UK Royal Colleges of Physicians: the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and the Royal College of …