Guru on the Go® – Getting into Residency and Medical School

Stop-motion video series for medical school, residency, fellowship, post baccalaureate, and dental school applicants

Guru on the Go® is an original series of stop-motion, under-one-minute videos that both provide critical admissions advice and entertainment. Check out these free videos below.


Spiffy Tie for the Dull Guy

This video offers an effective way to evade the fashion police.


Wisdom from the UK

This video helps medical school and residency interviewees avert wardrobe malfunctions.


Getting Into Residency: Put a Ring On It

This video explores applying to residency in multiple specialties.


Dine Don’t Whine

This video helps medical applicants avoid a big interview error.


Stars Are Made, Not Born

This video teaches candidates how to shine on interview day.


No Ring, No Thing

This video focuses on how to interpret good interview day feedback.


Honors Won’t Make it Write

This video clarifies the residency personal statement’s role.


Personal Statement Russian Roulette #1

This video helps medical applicants avoid big personal statement errors.


Personal Statement Russian Roulette #2

This video helps medical applicants avoid big personal statement errors.


Don’t Let Research Kick Your Tuchus

This video helps medical applicants with a tough application issue.


Must be this Tall 4 the Med School Ride

This video helps pre-meds refocus for med school application success.


Don’t Play the Fool for Med School

This video helps pre-meds pick strong medical school letter writers.


Med Schools, No Patience 4 No Patients

This video helps pre-meds improve their AMCAS® activities section.


NRMP Ranking to Avoid a Spanking

This video helps medical residency candidates avoid NRMP® Match list errors.


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About Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more

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