Earn Honors on Your Psychiatry Rotation

I love to help medical students navigate the process of medical school. Medical school can be incredibly challenging, especially if you don’t have access to a mentor! I recently had the idea to host a webinar to share insights about how you could earn honors on your psychiatry rotation. I put together some of my top tips and tricks that helped me to earn clinical honors on my psychiatry rotations in medical school. Psychiatry has become more and more competitive every year. As a result, earning honors on your psychiatry rotation will certainly help the competitiveness of your application. More…

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Psychiatry Interview Templates – Downloadable PDFs

Hi there! I’m glad that you found your way to my blog! My name is Dr. Atasha Jordan, MBA, and I’m a psychiatry resident in Philadelphia. When I started medical school, I had NO intention of becoming a psychiatrist. But GOD! When I started my psychiatry clerkship, I could sense that something was going to be different about that month. So much so, my psychiatry clerkship was the catalyst for this blog! I truly feel that God directed me to psychiatry, and I’m so glad he did. During my psychiatry clerkship and sub-internship, I created my own psychiatry interview templates…

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How to Get an AMAZING Letter of Recommendation for Residency

A key component of your residency application is the letter of recommendation. Once residency programs have screened applicants on the basis of Step scores and clerkship grades, there remain only a few ways for residency hopefuls to standout. As a result, an amazing letter of recommendation for residency can help differentiate you from other equally qualified applicants. When I interviewed for residency, interviewers often commented on the strength of my letters of recommendation. I’m grateful for the advice I’ve received over the years regarding getting amazing letters. Now, I want to share that advice with you! In this post, I…

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How to Secure an AMAZING Letter of Recommendation for Medical School

A key component of your medical school application is the letter of recommendation. An amazing letter of recommendation for medical school can help differentiate you from other equally qualified applicants. Lukewarm letters of recommendation can land you on the waitlist. Even worse, they can make the difference between an acceptance and a rejection. When I interviewed for both medical school and residency, interviewers often commented on the strength of my letters of recommendation. I’m grateful for the advice I’ve received over the years, and I want to share it with you. In this post, I will outline some strategies that…

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Graduation Photoshoot Ideas

This post includes affiliate links With graduation season on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking about your graduation photoshoot! Let’s be honest, in the Instagram era, if you don’t have a graduation photoshoot, did you even graduate?! Especially with most universities cancelling formal, in-person graduation ceremonies this year, graduation photoshoots will likely be a fun way for you to commemorate your hard work in school over the past few years. After high school, I spent a lot of time in higher education – nine years to be exact including college and graduate school. So when it came time for…

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