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Sagar Patel, MD Sagar Patel, MD (1 Posts)

Physician Guest Writer

Cleveland Clinic


Sagar S. Patel, MD, is currently a fellow in hematology and oncology at the Cleveland Clinic. A native of Minneapolis, he attended the University of Minnesota for both his medical school and internal medicine residency training. His disease research interests include leukemias, lymphomas, and bone marrow transplantation.




Applying to Residency is Overwhelming, Let’s Start with the Basics, by Sagar Patel, MD

You’re almost through with med school—the exams, the lectures, the rotations—but here’s where things get really real. Now it’s time to apply for residency. Don’t take your foot off the gas pedal yet, though. Residency applications are just as nuanced as medical school applications. They require plenty of preparation and attention to detail to ensure you have a successful match. A key difference, however, is that applicants and residencies are both trying to find an appropriate fit with each other.

MedSchool Financials: Transportation, by Joseph Chiweshe, MD, MPH

On the journey to become a physician, your education will take you to a lot of different places, both geographically and developmentally. Throughout this process, the cost of transportation is an important and worthwhile factor to monitor. Transportation can become a large a part of your budget; however, there are several things you can do and steps you can take to keep it well within your budget during the time spent in medical school and beyond.

Joseph Chiweshe, MD, MPH Joseph Chiweshe, MD, MPH (1 Posts)

Physician Guest Writer

University of Kentucky Medical Center


Dr. Chiweshe is a Preventive Medicine Physician with a Masters in Health Management and Policy. He is Founder and Chief-Editor at MedSchoolFinanancial.com where he writes on the Business of Medicine with a focus on health care leadership, personal finance, and systems transformation. You can join the newsletter at MedSchoolFinancial.com for updates and connect with him via Twitter @ChiwesheMD.