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Improve med school performance, score higher on boards, secure research opportunities, and match into your dream specialty with expert mentoring from Vascular Surgeon Dr. Austin L.

What would you ask a DO and vascular surgeon if you had the chance to ask him directly?On October 2, I’m hosting Med Sch...
09/28/2026

What would you ask a DO and vascular surgeon if you had the chance to ask him directly?

On October 2, I’m hosting Med School Unfiltered, a free and open live Q&A for students who want real answers about the path into and through medical school.

This is for you if you’re:

Considering medical school
Trying to understand MD vs DO
Preparing to start medical school
Already navigating M1
Thinking about specialties or surgery
Or simply wondering what a career in medicine actually looks like

Bring the questions you’ve been thinking about and I’ll answer as many as I can live.

Med School Unfiltered with Dr. Austin Price
October 2, 2026
6:30 PM ET
Live online

Comment “UNFILTERED” and we’ll send you the registration link.

High performance is not built by pushing one person harder.It is built through a support architecture that makes excelle...
09/26/2026

High performance is not built by pushing one person harder.

It is built through a support architecture that makes excellence more likely and more sustainable:

-Clarity defines what matters.
-Feedback reveals what is working.
-Accountability turns intention into action.
-People provide judgment, support, challenge, and momentum.

The strongest teams do not depend on heroic effort every day. They create an environment where people understand the standard, learn quickly, own their commitments, and work toward a shared mission.

High performance is not just a personality trait or an individual talent. It is the result of intentional leadership, effective team systems, and a culture designed to support excellence.

Build the conditions for high performance not just the pressure to produce it.

09/25/2026

Cardiac Physiology #2: Frank–Starling Curve

Understanding preload, afterload, EDV, ESV, and stroke volume:
•Increased preload → increased EDV → increased stroke volume
•Increased afterload → increased ESV → decreased stroke volume

In simple terms, preload is the amount of blood filling the heart, while afterload is the resistance the heart must pump against.

Save this reel for your next physiology review and share it with a fellow med student!

Most Step 1 points aren't lost on content you never studied. They're lost on question types you never learned to recogni...
09/25/2026

Most Step 1 points aren't lost on content you never studied. They're lost on question types you never learned to recognize.

Strong students read a vignette, name the diagnosis, and pick the answer that fits the disease in general. But Step 1 wants the mechanism, the side effect, the block in the pathway, or the one answer that responds to the exact question in the last line of the stem.

Swipe through for 7 question types that keep catching prepared students, and the reasoning pattern behind each one. Types 6 and 7 are the ones to save for later.

Step 1 is pass/fail, but the way you reason through questions is what carries into Step 2 CK and into rotations. Learn the patterns now and they become automatic.

DM "STEP1" and I will show you how APM trains all 7 of these until they stick on exam day.

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09/24/2026

You don’t have to feel confident to start. You just have to be willing to be a beginner.

Every med student, resident, and physician has had moments where they felt completely lost. The difference is they kept showing up, asking questions, and getting better.

If you’re in M1, M2, clinical rotations, or studying for the USMLE, remember: you’re not supposed to know everything yet.

Start where you are. Learn as you go. Keep moving.

09/24/2026

🧠 USMLE NUTRITION TRAP: Can you catch this one?

Elevated homocysteine + methylmalonic acid → think vitamin B12 deficiency

But here’s where it gets interesting 👀

What if your patient has ataxia and an elevated INR?

Don’t overlook vitamin E deficiency.

And if the stem points toward abetalipoproteinemia, think vitamin E deficiency + malabsorption.

🔥 This is one of those associations that feels easy to forget—until it shows up on your exam.

Save this for your USMLE/COMLEX reviewand send it to someone studying nutrition right now.

👇 Comment “NUTRITION” if you want more rapid-fire board-style questions!

09/23/2026

You know the diagnosis. Most people still pick the wrong answer.

26F, 32 weeks pregnant. Headache. BP 168/112. 3+ protein on UA. No visual changes. No epigastric pain.

Most appropriate next step in management?

Drop your answer before you scroll 👇

Answer: C — Magnesium sulfate and antihypertensives.

The diagnosis was already made in the stem. BP + proteinuria at 32 weeks = severe preeclampsia, full stop. A, B, and D all re-confirm a diagnosis you already have. The question shifted to management the moment the stem gave you those numbers.

This is the exact pattern I broke down in my "5 Clues" carousel — save that one if this got you.

You know the diagnosis. You still pick the wrong answer.That's not a knowledge gap — it's a pattern-recognition gap. USM...
09/23/2026

You know the diagnosis. You still pick the wrong answer.

That's not a knowledge gap — it's a pattern-recognition gap. USMLE and shelf questions love giving you the diagnosis for free, then testing whether you know what to actually DO about it.

Swipe for 5 clues that tell you the question has shifted from "what is this" to "what's next."

Save this before your next block. Test yourself with the quiz reel dropping next — see if you'd catch the trap in real time.

09/22/2026

🚀 Med Students & Pre-Med Biology Majors: Ready to Score in the Top 1–2% on Your Boards?

This coaching program is designed to help you maximize your study techniques, retain information efficiently, and crush the USMLE or COMLEX exams.

Here’s how to get started:
✅ DM “BOARDS” to start the conversation
âś… Learn strategies to study smarter, not longer
âś… Target the top percentile and achieve your highest potential

💡 Stop leaving your scores to chance—take control and excel!

Your first medical-school exam can feel like a prediction of your entire future. It is not.It is one assessment taken wh...
09/22/2026

Your first medical-school exam can feel like a prediction of your entire future. It is not.

It is one assessment taken while you are still learning how your course works, how questions are written, and which study methods help you retrieve and apply information. That does not make the exam unimportant. It means fear alone is not useful evidence about what will happen.

Instead of responding to anxiety by adding more resources, make your next study block specific:

1. Define the material that is actually in scope.
2. Retrieve the main concepts without looking at your notes.
3. Use practice questions to identify gaps and reasoning errors.
4. Review the pattern behind each mistake.
5. Make a plan you can complete while protecting sleep and basic needs.

One additional check: if you can explain a concept but cannot apply it to a question, your next step may be application practice rather than another round of rereading. If you are unsure what your school expects, ask the course team or academic-support office early.

This process cannot guarantee a particular score or outcome. It can help you replace an unbounded worry with observable actions and better information. If anxiety is interfering with sleep, daily functioning, or your ability to study, contact your school’s student-support or counseling resources.

Feeling scared or overwhelmed before your first medical-school exam? DM me RESET. Tell me what feels hardest: knowing what to study, recalling it, or applying it. I am here to listen, reassure you, and help you find one calm next step.

Save this for your next study block and share it with someone who needs a calmer plan. The DM is for general study guidance, not individualized medical, mental-health, or academic guarantees.

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