“Try this,” whispers Kate Winslet as I wander past the Lancôme counter. “Your glowing skin will thank you.”
The consequences of a celebrity endorsement are seemingly harmless when it comes to revamping a makeup routine, but what happens when this type of advertisement seeps into the world of health care? It has been proven many times that celebrity endorsements influence decisions about specific political candidates, issues or parties, and the positive …
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As our society’s awareness of mental-health issues increases, the idea of balancing personal and professional life has become a central topic of conversation. It cannot be disputed that finding a healthy equilibrium is especially important for mothers who enter the professional world, medical or otherwise. As a student in an accelerated post-baccalaureate pre-health program and a mother of a 3-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy, I have made many strides …
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A simple Google search is all you need to do to gauge the difficulty individuals have with asking for help.
“How to ask to shadow someone.” 43.1 million results.
“How to ask for a letter of recommendation.” 66 million results.
“How to ask for help,” 3.73 billion results.
From the popularity of these topics, it is evident that people have a hard time reaching out and balancing coming across respectfully, but still receiving a …
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If you are in the same boat as I and aspiring to become a physician, you are likely in the process of compiling an application for medical school. If you are like me, then one of the most intimidating parts of the application process is the personal statement segment of the American Medical College Application Service. It is increasingly difficult to stand out in the medical school application pool, as …
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After teaching biology and nutrition for three years, I began my journey back to my original dream: a career in medicine. The most common sense approach to me was to return back to college and start taking the necessary pre-requisites to apply for medical school. My original major in college begin special education, I had no previous college-level science background, so I began taking introductory biology and chemistry at a …
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