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What's Tested on the Praxis Elementary Education: Content Knowledge Test?

The Praxis Elementary Education: Content Knowledge Test is designed to test the knowledge and skills necessary to teach in the elementary grades, with a focus on the major content areas. A scientific calculator is provided.   The Reading/Language Arts section of the test covers the fundamentals of reading, writing, and communication skills. You will need […]

LSAT Logic Games: Process and Mapping Games

On the 2016 September and December administrations of the LSAT, test takers faced the unexpected: a very rare Process Game appeared in the scored Logic Games section. Along with Mapping Games, Process Games have been an extremely rare Logic Game type that was more prevalent in pre-2000 LSATs. What better way to stress you out […]

Careers in Law: Why Become a Health Care Lawyer?

Despite a sluggish legal job market in recent years, some fields are seeing more growth than others. Health law is one of those legal fields that continues to grow. Health law runs the gamut from interpreting new legislation for employers and providers, to representing clients who were denied Social Security benefits, to analyzing rapidly evolving topics […]

ERAS Timeline: What Residency Applicants Need to Know

As an IMG, you’ll want to use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to streamline the residency application process. It offers a centralized but flexible solution for building and delivering your application and supporting materials individually or as a package. Since the application process takes a number of months and starts as early as the fall of […]

Medical Residency Roadmap

Matching to a medical residency program does not happen in a day. Follow this map to find your way to success:     [ GOOD TO KNOW: The Most Important Part of Your Medical Residency Application ] [ Try Kaplan’s Free USMLE Practice Quizzes ]

9 Common LSAT Reading Comprehension Mistakes

The LSAT reading comprehension section often becomes a student favorite once they start their test prep. Why? It looks familiar. We’ve all read articles similar to the passages that appear in this section, most of us have taken tests with reading comp before, and many test takers perform well without much practice. Test takers also […]

Residency Applications: Submitting Your Medical School Transcripts

As an international medical graduate (IMG), one of the supporting documents you’ll need to submit with your residency application is your medical school transcript, which shows your academic background. While the transcript may not be considered the most important part of the residency application, it can still help program directors learn about the subjects you studied in medical […]

Necessary vs. Sufficient LSAT Assumption Questions

LSAT assumption questions are the backbone of the Logical Reasoning section. The argument principles underlying assumption questions form the basis of the whole shebang. It makes sense then that getting really, really good at assumptions will get us to a very good place on Test Day. So it’s time to make an adjustment to your […]

The Obstacles, Opportunities, and Opinions of Women in Medicine

Though about half of today’s medical students, residents, and physicians are female, women in medicine still face residual discrimination from their peers and patients. That said, women in medicine are revolutionizing the field in powerful ways, contributing their unique gifts and strengths to the advancement of healthcare. Whether or not you’re a female in medical […]

The Importance of Cultural Competence and Diversity in Medicine

In such a diverse modern age, it’s hard to believe we still struggle to achieve cultural competence. Yet, unlike in other professions, where diversity is simply a social concern, in the medical field, it is a matter of health and well-being. The only way we can provide adequate care to patients of all backgrounds is […]