Allison Martin, MS2 St John’s College, B.A. Liberal Arts SUNY Fredonia, B.S. Biochemistry SUNY Fredonia, MS Biology From Decatur, AL Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science What does your typical day of medical school look like? That varies wildly. I don’t attend lecture, and I’m a night owl. So the time …
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Medical Scientist Training Program) Rhodes College, B.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Minor in English From Rochester Hills, Michigan AAMC Inspiring Stories Feature: Emily Hayward What does your typical day of medical school look like? How do your classes and lectures compare to those at your undergraduate institution? Emily has written …
Medical College of Wisconsin Utah State University, B.S. Family Consumer and Human Development From Idaho Falls, Idaho Age 26 What does your typical day of medical school look like? My typical day is probably a little different than most medical students because I am married and have 3 children. I wake up around 7-ish and …
Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine Carthage College, B.S. Neuroscience From Des Plaines, Illinois Age 26 What does your typical day of medical school look like? I snooze 3 alarms from 6:15 to 7AM. I’ll Read something non-school related while making breakfast, get ready. I don’t touch school material before 8AM. Head to campus and make my …
Eastern Virginia Medical School UC Santa Barbara, B.S. Biological Sciences Age 25 From Pleasant Hill, CA What does your typical day of medical school look like? It really depends. First semester of first, year it consisted of lecture every morning until about noon and then reviewing what was covered. We also had Anatomy, for which …
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa, B.S. Economics From Cherokee, IA What does your typical day of medical school look like? As a first-year, every week has its own set of challenges and every day looks different on your calendar. But in general, we have somewhere around 4-5 hours of lecture …
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Morehouse College, B.S. Biology From Washington D.C. What does your typical day of medical school look like? During the didactic years, our program does Problem-Based Learning (PBL) where we’re put into groups of 7-8 students with a faculty member. In these groups, we spend two hours, roughly three …
Yale School of Medicine Georgia State University, B.S. Psychology Age 27 From Atlanta, GA What does your typical day of medical school look like? I wake up around 10 AM and start studying at 11. I don’t go to lecture, so I tend to study on my own until about 8-10 PM, usually rotating between …
New York Medical College University of North Carolina (Transfer) Age 27 From Rural Upstate New York What does your typical day of medical school look like? It’s hard to say! First year was very much more regimented with labs and lectures in the day and studying and free time at night. Second year was more …
Duke University School of Medicine University of Colorado, Boulder, B.A. English Literature Age 27 From Fort Collins, Colorado What does your typical day of medical school look like? Throughout the first year, my schedule has varied depending on what class we are currently enrolled in. During the first semester, classes are more lecture-heavy. In the …