By Jorge Luis Morales, NUHS Chapter President – As Naturopathic students and future physicians, we have big dreams, and with big dreams, significant responsibilities, and expectations come.
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When Life Happens in Medical School
By Zairy Brazeau-Boliew, NMSA President Elect – Life seems to always pull the rug from under your feet when finals are near, the projects are due and you’re running on the last few fumes before empty. I don’t know about anyone else, but …
Continue readingBattling Fatigue
By Reid Kiyabu, NMSA Chief Financial Officer – I’m the last person who should be talking to you about fighting fatigue! I regularly go to sleep after midnight, chug iced coffee daily, and consume a not-so-balanced diet.
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By Christie McNabb, NMSA BUW Chapter President – A 4th year student, we’ll call her Jane, shared this juicy nugget of wisdom with a good friend of mine during our first year in the program. It was so good we wrote it at the top of our communal study white board
Continue readingGame Plan to Pass NPLEX1
By Laura Clevenger, NMSA NUNM Chapter President – NPLEX 1 is an intimidating, challenging exam. It covers biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, microbiology, immunology, and pathophysiology. The exam contains 200 questions, broken into two 100-question, 2.5-hour sections.
Continue readingReframing Resilience
By Jasmine Karimi, NMSA CAO – Humans are inherently resilient. For each of us to be born, we require two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, sixteen-second great-grandparents and so on.
Continue readingTips on Maintaining a School-Life Balance
By Anand Amin, NMSA VP Communications – Assignments are piling up, conflicting quizzes, lack of time, demanding schedules… Just reading this may make you experience gentle palpitations.
Continue readingWelcome Back – NMSA President Blog
By Sierra Windsor, NMSA President – I want to offer a warm welcome to the incoming students beginning their journey through naturopathic medical school! You have chosen to embark on a unique and highly fulfilling career path that will …
Continue readingWhat is a Black book? 5 tips to get you started right now!
By Tara Zwicker – If you’ve been at an accredited Naturopathic Medical school for any length of time, you’ve likely heard whispers of needing a black book, but what exactly is this mysterious tome? Simply put, a black book is a self-made database of medical conditions, naturopathic and conventional treatments, and most importantly, clinical pearls gathered throughout your clinical training and beyond. There is no one ‘right way’ to compile or organize your black book, as it will be as individualized as you are, but in this blog, we will go over some basics to get you started.
Continue readingThey’re Out of Toilet Paper!!
By Mathew Richards (CCNM) February 28, 2022 COVID-19 changed the landscape of life as we know it, however, it also changed how we experienced medical school. Though we have all experienced a new era …
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