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    Recognizing that financially strapped students find their residency choices constrained by cost-of-living considerations, Mass General Brigham began supplementing the salaries of residents in need.

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    Residency applicants have long been advised to play it safe in their personal statement, but what if the best way to rise above the heap is to share a part of yourself you’ve been told to keep hidden?

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    The primary mission of medical schools is to train physicians who will provide excellent patient care. Pass/fail grading systems, in their current form, could threaten that goal.

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    Most U.S. medical school applicants now log many hours shadowing physicians to boost their chances of admission, but these experiences may not be beneficial, they have costs, and access to them is …

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