When you’re studying for the PANCE, everything feels like a stressor. Studying is more difficult when you’re anxious, not having much free time can actually be detrimental to your health, and there’s still all this...
More than HESI Flashcards
The biggest exam of your life is just around the corner, and you’re doing your best to prepare. Highlighters in every color, coffee for days, the perfect motivational playlist, and stacks-on-stacks of HESI flashcards...
Your First Year as a Nurse Made Easy
5 Things to Know as a First Year Nurse After you’re done with classes, you’ve avoided a cram session by using Picmonic study aids, and the NCLEX® has been passed and celebrated, you can walk into your new job as a nurse...
USMLE Step 1: Utilizing Picmonic and Kaplan’s High Yield
Now that I can breathe, look over my shoulder and see the behemoth otherwise known as STEP 1 behind me I think it is only fitting that I offer some advice to students on their own journey. Just as with many other...
PANCE Prep: Study Tips for PA Students
Fearing the unexpected is normal, but when it comes to PANCE prep, our nerves can affect our test scores. We think the more we know about test day, the better. Of course before you can even take the PANCE you have to...
The Ultimate NCLEX® Checklist for Nursing Students
Today we are going to go over the ultimate NCLEX ® checklist, so you can get through the whole process and minimize as much stress as possible. The day before… 1) Have all your documentation prepared to go. Double check...
Med School Diaries: Adjusting to the Pace
I just finished my first week of classes in medical school, and the most I can say is: boy oh boy is it FAST! When people say it’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced before? They’re not kidding. The rate at which...
How to Succeed in Medical School – The Ultimate Guide
No matter where you are in your medical career, you’re very aware of the possibility of failing medical school. We compiled this article based on the observations of a career counselor for struggling and failing medical...
Starting Out My First Year of Medical School
My first year of medical school begins in less than 3 weeks and I officially can’t believe it’s happening! Since I was accepted to my school in February, becoming a medical student has seemed surreal. It’s like I...
Should I Postpone My USMLE Step 1 Test Date?
You scheduled your USMLE Step 1 exam forever ago and you’ve been gearing up for it ever since, but now something has come up (or you’re not feeling ready) and you’re wondering: Should I postpone my USMLE test date...
