http://medical-mastermind-community.com The Medical School Podcast has two major purposes: 1) to publish Mastermind Group recordings of experts in various medical education fields, and 2) to prevent physician burnout by teaching wellness in medical education from the peer-reviewed, scientific literature. Doctor Dan recruits the listener into an active role in order to increase awareness about medically underserved populations, sources of stress in medical students and residents, and efforts to remedy the imbalances. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:11:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Medical School Podcast has two major purposes: 1) to publish Mastermind Group recordings of experts in various medical education fields, and 2) to prevent physician burnout by teaching wellness in medical education from the peer-reviewed, scientific literature. Doctor Dan recruits the listener into an active role in order to increase awareness about medically underserved populations, sources of stress in medical students and residents, and efforts to remedy the imbalances. Doctor Dan clean Doctor Dan drdanielwilliams@gmail.com drdanielwilliams@gmail.com (Doctor Dan) 2010 Mentoring the next generation of physicians... medical, school, student, usmle, mcat, premed, pre-med, premedical, burnout, doctor, physician, stress, mastermind, doctor dan, biology, physics, general chemistry, organic chemistry, verbal reasoning, biochemistry, genetics, physiology, anatomy, http://medicalmastery.com/photos/free-course.jpg http://medical-mastermind-community.com http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-the-nrmp-match-day-algorithm-works http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-the-nrmp-match-day-algorithm-works#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:57:55 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6751 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-the-nrmp-match-day-algorithm-works/feed 0 eras. electronic residency application service,match day,national residency matching program,nrmp Episode 81: Match Day is around the corner and your certified rank order list is almost due. Do you put every program you interviewed on your list? What happens if you don't get your first choice? Should you put a very competitive place as number 1? - Episode 81: Match Day is around the corner and your certified rank order list is almost due. Do you put every program you interviewed on your list? What happens if you don't get your first choice? Should you put a very competitive place as number 1? At the time I published this podcast (Feb. 3, 2012), certified rank lists were due in 2.5 weeks. This audio podcast explains the way the "magic computer" decides who get's an allopathic residency in the US and who does not. This information is based on the National Residency Matching Program's statement from September 2010 (http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/about_res/algorithms.html); it's been unchanged since then. General principles are outlined in the figure below. Click here to download the NRMP Match Day Algorithm. (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/uploads/NRMP-Match-Day-algorithm.jpg)     Doctor Dan clean 30:26 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/terms-of-use http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/terms-of-use#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:31:10 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6737 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/terms-of-use/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-to-study-best-on-clinical-rotations http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-to-study-best-on-clinical-rotations#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:18:19 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6716 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-to-study-best-on-clinical-rotations/feed 0 burnout prevention,study on clinical rotations,usmle study tips Episode 80: Learn how to maximize your clinical experience for test day. In this episode you’ll learn one of only two study goals during residency. Also, discover which phase of the exam cycle people are neglecting and a new resource that will help you... Episode 80: Learn how to maximize your clinical experience for test day. In this episode you’ll learn one of only two study goals during residency. Also, discover which phase of the exam cycle people are neglecting and a new resource that will help you... Doctor Dan clean 43:31 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/surviving-the-first-month-of-medical-school http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/surviving-the-first-month-of-medical-school#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:12:41 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6681 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/surviving-the-first-month-of-medical-school/feed 0 first year of medical school,how to survive medical school,medical school study techniques,medical student burnout,medical student depression,pre-matriculation program Episode 79: Experience second-hand what it's like to go through the first month of medical school. This podcast hits the highlights of a live teleconference of our Mastermind Community. Listen in... - In September, 2011, Episode 79: Experience second-hand what it's like to go through the first month of medical school. This podcast hits the highlights of a live teleconference of our Mastermind Community. Listen in... In September, 2011, two Mastermind members that are First Year Medical Students that took time on a Saturday morning to share their early experiences of medical school - while it's still fresh. Watch the entire video here:  Medical School Burnout Prevention (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/med-students/burnout-prevention) Top 10 Tips To Survive The First Month Of Medical School: * Don't think you're unique if it only takes a few hours on your very first day to feel overwhelmed. * Pre-matriculation programs help with establishing relationships before school starts and familiarity/orientation to the facilities. * "The Slump" is alive and well and Medical Mastermind Community membership may not be preventative - only therapeutic when you get on a live teleconference. * Review the Mastermind Study Techniques (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/med-students/how-to-study) (tab #2) the week prior to medical school starting. * Set your overall goal for medical school academic achievement and arrange your social schedule (what's left of it) accordingly. * Self-Testing is an indispensable study technique. (see the Mastermind Study Techniques (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/med-students/how-to-study)program for further details). * I highly recommend the Board Review Series of books for all of the classes for the entire first 2 years' of classes in medical school. * Active learning will help you digest difficult content. * Take notes in a USMLE review book (i.e., First Aid for the USMLE Step 1) as you go through your first 2 years. Don't read the book itself unless it's the week before final exams. * If you can get your hands on old medical school exams (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/med-students/usmle-preparation-exams), use them to complete your learning objectives (see what all is testable) and to practice figuring out why each incorrect answers choice is incorrect. FEATURED RESOURCES: * Mastermind Study Plan (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/med-students/how-to-study?aid=6516&pid=112&sa=0) CHEAT SHEET * PreMed Listener Questions podcast (http://premedicaluniversity.com/listener-questions-that-will-blow-your-mind/)   Doctor Dan clean 26:41 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/landing-pages/the-one-year-deal http://medical-mastermind-community.com/landing-pages/the-one-year-deal#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:54:35 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6678 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/landing-pages/the-one-year-deal/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/uploads/Audiobooks-Monthly-Shipping-Schedule.pdf http://medical-mastermind-community.com/uploads/Audiobooks-Monthly-Shipping-Schedule.pdf#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:29:58 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6667 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/uploads/Audiobooks-Monthly-Shipping-Schedule.pdf/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-step-2-cs-tip-questions-that-hinder-productive-clinical-interaction http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-step-2-cs-tip-questions-that-hinder-productive-clinical-interaction#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:00:06 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6660 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-step-2-cs-tip-questions-that-hinder-productive-clinical-interaction/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/medical-ethics-102 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/medical-ethics-102#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:00:41 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6635 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/medical-ethics-102/feed 0 medical ethics,parental rights,right of sepulcher,wills Episode 78: Did you know that without a Right of Sepulcher a gay/lesbian partner can be excluded from end-of-life care decisions and even funerals? Medical Ethics for Gay and Lesbian Couples Wills Parental rights Episode 78: Did you know that without a Right of Sepulcher a gay/lesbian partner can be excluded from end-of-life care decisions and even funerals? Medical Ethics for Gay and Lesbian Couples * Wills * Parental rights * Gay/lesbian/unmarried legal issues in time of incapacitation or death Doctor Dan clean 22:53 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/development-of-emotional-intelligence-after-an-in-house-usmle-review http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/development-of-emotional-intelligence-after-an-in-house-usmle-review#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:42:54 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6656 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/development-of-emotional-intelligence-after-an-in-house-usmle-review/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/medical-ethics-101 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/medical-ethics-101#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:00:57 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6628 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/medical-ethics-101/feed 0 advanced directives,end of life issues,medical ethics,medical power of attorney,release the body at time of death Episode 77: Discover sage advice you can use to counsel your patients with difficult family circumstances, end-of-life issues, and non-traditional "families". Medical Ethics Welcome to Part 1 of this 2-part series of interviews with Attorney Dara... Episode 77: Discover sage advice you can use to counsel your patients with difficult family circumstances, end-of-life issues, and non-traditional "families". Medical Ethics Welcome to Part 1 of this 2-part series of interviews with Attorney Dara Strickland. * Advanced directives * Medical power of attorney * End of life issues * release of body at time of death   Doctor Dan clean 36:52 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/become-an-affiliate http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/become-an-affiliate#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:01:12 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6644 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/become-an-affiliate/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/what-to-do-in-the-summer-before-medical-school http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/what-to-do-in-the-summer-before-medical-school#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:02:22 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6616 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/what-to-do-in-the-summer-before-medical-school/feed 0 Episode 76: Learn from two medicine insiders the best and worst things to do before medical school starts. - Discussion Points: Stories about what we did after college before med school -recognize non-traditional students and paths - Episode 76: Learn from two medicine insiders the best and worst things to do before medical school starts. Discussion Points: Stories about what we did after college before med school -recognize non-traditional students and paths Did we read anything medical related? -did we feel prepared -what did we wish we did -what was useful or useless Suggested activities for the summer before med school -Move -Spend Time with Your Family -Stay in Shape and Go to the Gym AND -Join a medical mentoring program (Medical Mastermind) -Do some passive learning (USMLE Audio Reviews) -create the file folders in your brain -don't stress -don't read too much -buy the "basics" for med school - First Aid and USMLE Audio Doctor Dan clean 49:50 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/unions-for-medical-students-and-residents http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/unions-for-medical-students-and-residents#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 17:22:24 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6495 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/unions-for-medical-students-and-residents/feed 0 malignant residency programs,Unions for Medical Students and Residents Episode 75: Did you know that resident unions have been forming in recent years? And with success? House Officer Unions Successful Dr. Sklar and colleagues published a report on the first 3 years of progress of a resident union at the University ... Episode 75: Did you know that resident unions have been forming in recent years? And with success? House Officer Unions Successful Dr. Sklar and colleagues published a report on the first 3 years of progress (http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2011/05000/Commentary__Experience_With_Resident_Unions_at_One.10.aspx) of a resident union at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. There were definite gains in physician professionalism and unexpected strides toward improved patient care for disadvantaged patients. The resident union actually created a patient fund to help pay for medication, transportation, and other expenses for patients that can not afford it. Why didn't they tell me about this when I interviewed there? Resident Unions Not Unique To America Cruess and Cruess (http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2011/05000/Commentary__Professionalism,_Unionization,_and.9.aspx) published in May 2011 that American physicians will follow a long line of physician unions the closer we get to a government-owned and run healthcare system. What union will you belong to? The Longest Running Resident Advocacy Group The Committee of Interns and Residents (http://www.cirseiu.org/about/Default.aspx) (CIR) has been advocating for residents for over 50 years. They have over 13,000 residents as members and are the largest group of its kind. Doctor Dan clean 15:32 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-score-estimato http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-score-estimato#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:00:38 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6365 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-score-estimato/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/do-caribbean-medical-schools-suck-part-2 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/do-caribbean-medical-schools-suck-part-2#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:27 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6229 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/do-caribbean-medical-schools-suck-part-2/feed 0 caribbean medical schools,cost of caribbean medical schools,problems with caribbean medical shools,quality of caribbean medical schools Episode 74: This is where I ask him the big question - you don't want to miss his answer and the reason he gives for it! Caribbean Medical Schools This is the final reveal! - Take a listen and see exactly why people complain about the quality o... Episode 74: This is where I ask him the big question - you don't want to miss his answer and the reason he gives for it! Caribbean Medical Schools This is the final reveal! Take a listen and see exactly why people complain about the quality of medical students coming from "some" Caribbean medical schools. In summary, this two-part series on "Do Caribbean Medical Schools Suck" has addressed the following points: * The quality of medical training is on par with US Medical Schools * The standard of care is often not based on American culture * The content for licensing in the US is often outdated What do YOU think? Do they suck?   The opinions expressed in this interview are solely those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect those of Premedical Solutions, LLC or The Medical Mastermind Community and its members. Doctor Dan clean 36:51 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/first-aid-for-the-usmle-step-1 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/first-aid-for-the-usmle-step-1#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:35:42 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6358 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/first-aid-for-the-usmle-step-1/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-world http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-world#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:32:26 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6354 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-world/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/do-caribbean-medical-schools-suck http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/do-caribbean-medical-schools-suck#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:33:13 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6223 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/do-caribbean-medical-schools-suck/feed 0 caribbean medical schools,ecfmg,fmg,img Episode 73: Yes, you read that right! You won't believe your ears on this one... - The opinions expressed by this eye witness do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Premedical Solutions, LLC or the Medical Mastermind Community and affiliates. Episode 73: Yes, you read that right! You won't believe your ears on this one... The opinions expressed by this eye witness do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Premedical Solutions, LLC or the Medical Mastermind Community and affiliates. Our hope is simply to encourage communication and an open dialogue about what is happening in the culture of medical education in the United States in order to best utilize the most valuable resource in medicine - the people. Enjoy. Doctor Dan clean 52:43 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/raffle-for-lifetime-membership http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/raffle-for-lifetime-membership#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:14:59 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6269 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/raffle-for-lifetime-membership/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-audio-books http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-audio-books#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:19:06 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6241 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/usmle-audio-books/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/top-5-time-management-tips http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/top-5-time-management-tips#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:00:28 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6201 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/top-5-time-management-tips/feed 0 Episode 72: Learn about time inventories, respecting deadlines, goal setting, audio notes and more... Time Management Strategies For Medical School Do a time inventory and schedule time inventories every 3 weeks. Set goals. Episode 72: Learn about time inventories, respecting deadlines, goal setting, audio notes and more... Time Management Strategies For Medical School * Do a time inventory and schedule time inventories every 3 weeks. * Set goals. * Set specific tasks with time frames * Use an organizational system (use David Allen's 2-minute rule) * Physical fitness * Use peak performance times * Clean the clutter in your office, home, and nooks and crannies * Set and respect deadlines * Treat emails and your physical inbox as OTHER people's agenda, not your own * Negotiate your open-door policy * Assign responsibilities during the conversation on the subject, and communicate feedback action steps on-the-spot * Observe meeting start and end times strictly * Manage multiple projects so you can mentally change gears and keep busy * Say "no" to new projects if you can't commit the time necessary, or if it unrelated to your Definite Major Purpose * Reward yourself and alternate pleasant and unpleasant tasks 5 Time Management Strategies: A Physician Interview Interviewer:            On the line with me today is Justin Anderson Anderson from Apollo Audio books. We're glad to have you back. Welcome, Justin.   Justin Anderson:            Hi, Interviewer. Thanks for having me back.   TIME MANAGEMENT TIPS: JUSTIN ANDERSON   Interviewer:            We've enjoyed having you. Today, we're going talk about time management and we want to pick your brain a little bit. And I sent you earlier this week 15 Time Management Tips and you picked your top five and even added one there.   So, what I want to do at this time is let you start off telling us about this top five tips that got you through medical school regarding time management and the very first one being a time inventory. Will you tell us about that?   TIME INVENTORY   Justin Anderson:            As a medical student, you are from day one totally overwhelmed with what you have to cover. And, you know, they all often make that analogy of, it's like, time to take a drink of water from a fire hose. You can't possibly retain everything all the material that you have to get through.   And so, whether it's for your block exams or is it for studying for the USMLE, as the USMLE comes closer. I mean, I would always come and sit down and say, "Exactly, how much material do I need to get through?" And what I learned six months in the medical school is that for me to retain the information, I would have to make it through that information three times.   And so I would sit down and calculate out. Well you can do it two ways. You can either A, if you're a reader, then you sit down and calculate out, how long it takes you to read X number of pages? And you use that to say, "Well, how am I going to get through the material three times?" Or B, if you used audio like I used as a student and I had a, you know, 10 hours of audio that covered pathology. Then, I would say, "Well, I need to go – you get two to three times to take 30 hours."   And the thing is that once you start thinking about how many hours you need to study a day, then once you get a week or two into it, you need to decide, "Am I still on my schedule or am I not on my schedule? Am I getting further and further behind?"   And if you're getting more behind, then what are you going to do? How are you going to adjust your study methods in order to get back on track? If you're doing just right, then that's great.   And I think that times that I really felt that it was the most important to do, a time inventory was just before studying – I mean, just before the USMLE Step 1, because you have that summer break and your not in school – well, at least, we have a summer break.   At that point, we weren't in school. And so I took six weeks off to study, about a week to take the test, and then a week of vacation before I started – before I started the next year. Doctor Dan clean 35:31 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/speedreading-10 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/speedreading-10#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:19:55 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6215 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/speedreading-10/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/rural-physician-support http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/rural-physician-support#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:17 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6186 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/rural-physician-support/feed 0 dr. david yale,help physicians,medical mastermind community,remembering medical school,rural physician interviews,rural physician support Episode 71: Listen to this live Mastermind Webinar with rural physician, Dr. David Yale. Learn, first-hand, what it takes to practice rural medicine in the 21st Century. -   - In this episode we are going to meet a rural physician. Episode 71: Listen to this live Mastermind Webinar with rural physician, Dr. David Yale. Learn, first-hand, what it takes to practice rural medicine in the 21st Century.   In this episode we are going to meet a rural physician. He is the real... Doctor Dan clean 19:19 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/your-fatigue-prescription http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/your-fatigue-prescription#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:14:37 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6174 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/your-fatigue-prescription/feed 0 medical student burnout,medical student fatigue Episode 70: How tired can YOU get in medical school? Find out what to do about it and how to prevent it in this episode of the Medical School Podcast. Medical School Fatigue is a Serious Problem Dr. Linda Clever will tell you what you can do abou... Episode 70: How tired can YOU get in medical school? Find out what to do about it and how to prevent it in this episode of the Medical School Podcast. Medical School Fatigue is a Serious Problem Dr. Linda Clever will tell you what you can do about it in this episode of the Medical School Podcast. Listen in as she discusses her 5 Steps to Renew Your Energy! Doctor Dan clean 33:49 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/scribe-notes http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/scribe-notes#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 05:28:32 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6100 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/scribe-notes/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-medical-school-podcast http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-medical-school-podcast#comments Sat, 15 Jan 2011 14:28:17 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6075 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-medical-school-podcast/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/terms-and-conditions http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/terms-and-conditions#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:37:14 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=6000 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/terms-and-conditions/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/gold-standard-usmle-step-1-samples http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/gold-standard-usmle-step-1-samples#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:33:22 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5993 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/gold-standard-usmle-step-1-samples/feed 0 gold standard USMLE step 1 audio program samples Episode 69: Doctor Dan landed an exclusive interview with the ONLY licensed distributor of Gold Standard USMLE and USMLE Help. Listen here... Want all 200 hours of USMLE Step 1 through Step 3? When you enroll in the Basic Science Years membership, Episode 69: Doctor Dan landed an exclusive interview with the ONLY licensed distributor of Gold Standard USMLE and USMLE Help. Listen here... Want all 200 hours of USMLE Step 1 through Step 3?(http://medical-mastermind-community.com/uploads/girl-listening-to-USMLE-podcasts-160x240.jpg) When you enroll in the Basic Science Years membership (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-basic-science-years), you get instant access to the USMLE Help Step 1 Biochemistry audio program, along with our base set of other USMLE Step 1 podcasts. To keep the price low, we'll ship you disks with the USMLE Help Step 1 Anatomy audio program and the entire Gold Standard USMLE audio program over an 18 month series. I'd suggest cutting back on one trip per week to Starbucks, use that money instead to buy these USMLE audio programs, and then get active and listen to them at the gym or while traveling! If you are already beyond the first two years of medical school, you would be better served joining as a Clinical Science Years member (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-clinical-science-years). We are in the process of licensing negotiations that would allow you to receive instant access to the entire Gold Standard Foundations of Medicine audio course, with disks containing USMLE Help's Step 2 CK, Step 2 CS, Step 3, and Gold Standard Step 2 of the Boards shipped to you over an 18 month series. This has not yet been worked out, so current Clinical Science Years members enjoy only our base set of MasterMind Podcasts for Step 2 and 3. Compare which membership is best for you: (../uploads/buy-it-now.jpg) Doctor Dan clean 36:09 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/5973 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/5973#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:45:59 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5973 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/5973/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/post-mcat-home-page http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/post-mcat-home-page#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:24:27 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5970 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/post-mcat-home-page/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-mmc http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-mmc#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:19:15 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5963 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-mmc/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/basic-scientist-home-page http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/basic-scientist-home-page#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:12:31 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5958 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/basic-scientist-home-page/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/clinical-scientist-home-page http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/clinical-scientist-home-page#comments Sun, 02 Jan 2011 04:11:40 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5955 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/clinical-scientist-home-page/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/2011-mind-map http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/2011-mind-map#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:58:15 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5943 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/2011-mind-map/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/speed-reading-for-medical-school http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/speed-reading-for-medical-school#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:36:18 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5935 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/speed-reading-for-medical-school/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-to-ace-an-exam-in-medical-school-a-medical-student-interview http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-to-ace-an-exam-in-medical-school-a-medical-student-interview#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:00:05 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5768 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/podcast/how-to-ace-an-exam-in-medical-school-a-medical-student-interview/feed 0 ace medical school,larry johnston,medical school tests,Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine,study biochemistry medical school,study for medical school,study histology medical school Episode 68: Larry Johnston from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine tells us exactly what he did to ace his medical school Histology and Biochemistry exams. You don't want to miss this one... Episode 68: Larry Johnston from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine tells us exactly what he did to ace his medical school Histology and Biochemistry exams. You don't want to miss this one... (../wp-content/plugins/wp-evp/images/placeholder.png) Medical School Genius About 1 in 3,000 people can be considered genius. But what if genius were defined as the assimilation of opportunity and elite preparation? If that's the case, then the Study Techniques course  in the Medical Mastermind Community is exactly what you should do to improve your academic performance. Can everyone ace medical school? Of course not. If everyone had access to the Study Techniques course, it could affect the medical school class' bell curve (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-basic-science-years) and that would require a change on the part of the faculty. Of course, for everything teacher may try to make tests difficult in medical school, there are those who seem to figure out their tricks and ace the exam regardless. This podcast interview will introduce you to one of those student that can ace medical schools. Elite preparation or Genius? You decide. Doctor Dan clean 42:37 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/mastermind-area/member-discounts http://medical-mastermind-community.com/mastermind-area/member-discounts#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:42:05 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5903 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/mastermind-area/member-discounts/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?13-My-Blog http://medical-mastermind-community.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?13-My-Blog#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:30:38 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5901 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?13-My-Blog/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/profile.php http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/profile.php#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:25:38 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5896 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/profile.php/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/profile.php http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/profile.php#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:24:23 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5894 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/profile.php/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/member.php http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/member.php#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:23:23 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5892 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/members/member.php/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/forum/profile.php?do=editprofile http://medical-mastermind-community.com/forum/profile.php?do=editprofile#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:20:59 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5889 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/forum/profile.php?do=editprofile/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/live-webinars http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/live-webinars#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:02:46 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5870 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/pre-med/live-webinars/feed 0 The live, interactive Webinars are one of the staples of the Medical Mastermind Community. - All members have experienced the Webinars, either live with Doctor Dan or by watching a video tutorial created from the Live Webinar recordings. The live, interactive Webinars are one of the staples of the Medical Mastermind Community. All members have experienced the Webinars, either live with Doctor Dan or by watching a video tutorial created from the Live Webinar recordings. "The MMC is loaded with recorded Webinars." On a given Webinar, we have people at all levels of medical education, representing the Pre-MCAT Years (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-pre-mcat-years), Post-MCAT Years (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-post-mcat-years), Basic Science Years (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-basic-science-years), and Clinical Science Years (http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-clinical-science-years). This fact allows us to: * Get insight into how to perform at the next level in your career journey(http://medical-mastermind-community.com/uploads/medical-teleconference-240x162.jpg) * Gain confidence by learning from people who actually know what they are talking about * Have fun skirting some of the biggest obstacles that thousands of students struggle with * Help people right now by offering the experience you already have The Napoleon Hill Foundation supports our style of MasterMinding! Listen to this interview with the Education Director at the Napoleon Hill Foundation: MasterMind Meeting format: * Generally, topics are submitted at least one week in advance and a didactic portion of 20 minutes begins a journal-based discussion of the topic to encourage evidence-based medical education. * Then questions are fielded. * Finally, we each go around the virtual "room" and have up to 5 minutes to share - WITHOUT INTERRUPTION - our experiences and failures regarding the topic. * A video recording of the introductory didactic section only will be posted inside the Archives Section for use by other community members only, not the general public. A brief portion of the presentation may be made public on the podcast and several other video web sites. If you do not want your voice heard on the recording, then wait until the didactic portion is over before asking questions. Otherwise, anonymity is enforced. We use a hybrid model from 3 different genres: * “The WHO?”  The Healer’s Art Course – a round table of physicians of all levels of experience and training, sharing their experiences and encouraging each other. I took this course in 2003 and learned a lot from it, so I can't help but borrow some of their style. * “The WHAT?”  The Mastermind Group – a structured meeting where each individual brings a success and a challenge to the group and each has an opportunity to share their experience, strength, and hope with each other * “The HOW?” Internet Business Mastery model – a combination of electronically delivered resources (PDF’s, video tutorials, and online lessons), combined with DVD Home Study Courses with manuals shipped from fulfillment publishers The combination of of these influences synergistically allows us to: * Find relief in sharing and listening to experiences of life and in medical education. * Harness the individual’s unique expertise and use it for the good of the group. * Not limit the number of participants based on geographic isolation, access to exclusive resources, or other discriminator. Thus, we have an ideal model to level the playing field academically and professionally. (../uploads/buy-it-now.jpg) Doctor Dan clean 54:21 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/landing-pages/basic-membership http://medical-mastermind-community.com/landing-pages/basic-membership#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:36:46 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5854 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/landing-pages/basic-membership/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/compare http://medical-mastermind-community.com/compare#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:32:08 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5851 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/compare/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/clinical-scientist-home-page http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/clinical-scientist-home-page#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:57:02 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5842 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/clinical-scientist-home-page/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/basic-scientist-home-page http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/basic-scientist-home-page#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:56:15 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5840 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/basic-scientist-home-page/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/post-mcat-home-page http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/post-mcat-home-page#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:55:42 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5838 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/post-mcat-home-page/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-mmc http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-mmc#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:38:45 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5831 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/welcome-to-the-mmc/feed 0 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-mastermind-study-approach http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-mastermind-study-approach#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:31:16 +0000 daniel http://medical-mastermind-community.com/?p=5812 http://medical-mastermind-community.com/blog/the-mastermind-study-approach/feed 0