Like one in every three aspiring doctors, Dr. Adam B. Hill suffered depression at med school. In the latest ‘You Got This’ feature, the Indianapolis pediatrician opened up about his own mental health journey, how he made it through, and why it has made him a better physician.

t doesn’t matter who you are: the true ‘light bulb’ moments in life can strike at any time, anywhere. For …

A couple of years ago, two med students—and roommates—at the University of California, Irvine starting coming back from classes, and …

In race car driving, running or any other sport where sustained energy is required, a simple philosophy underpins any, and all, strategy. If you go too hard, for too long, you’ll run out of gas. No matter how well-disciplined or well-prepared you thought you were, the same equation can ring true for any medical student.

By now, you’ve probably already learnt that medical school is tough – and will probably be one of the toughest …

Six years ago, Alexandra Kamieniecki’s Olympic dreams were in tatters. A former Polish figure skating national champion, ‘Ola’ had lost …

Those who enter medical school are rarely in any doubt. They know that the coming years will be long ones, …

If we could formulate an antidote for Match Day concerns, anxieties, malaises, etc., it would be this; and if you …

Death isn’t something med students like to think of, but the truth is that it comes with the job. You’d be hard-pressed to find a physician who hasn’t experienced the loss of a patient. It’s inevitable that at some point, a patient will die in your care. Though setting an early expectation likely won’t provide solace when a death occurs, it can help you feel better prepared for it. Death …