Blog Archives

Does Getting Into Medical School Mean Losing Your Heart?

Here is a nice piece called “Beautiful Pathologies” by Nathaniel Morris, a student at my alma mater Harvard Medical School. I can just imagine everyone in the lecture hall as this happened.
Tags: , , , , ,

Learning to Doctor

Here‘s a recent NYT article about medical students at my alma mater. Frankly – as one of my friends and former classmates emailed me – it makes HMS students sound a bit socially inept. But this piece is written from a patient’s perspective, and she should know best what does and does not make her feel comfortable. It’s a good lesson on doctoring well.

Tags: , , ,

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

Receive FREE Insider Medical Admissions Tips.

Listen to Dr. Finkel’s interview on the White Coat Investor podcast:

Listen to Dr. Finkel’s interview on the FeminEm podcast: