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From Coffee Beans to Medical Disease: A Suggestion to Spend Your Gap Years
Through my journey to find a haven for studying as well as easy access to caffeine, staying at coffee shops […] Read More
The ‘No’ Flow
Yet another “no.” Red boxes covered my Google sheet listing possible shadowing opportunities, as another clinic either turned me away […] Read More
The Guinea Pig Complex: Uncertainty in the Age of Virtual & Pass/Fail Medical School
“We are the guinea pig class.” My classmates and I often joke about this. We started medical school in the […] Read More
Non-Accidental Trauma
It was the end of my last year of pediatric residency. My last block was spent with the Protective Services […] Read More
Experimenting with Biofeedback: Reconnecting with Breath to Manage Stress
The mark is one hundred and seventy beats per minute (bpm). As I step off the elliptical, the only remaining […] Read More
A Premedical Student’s Journey with Casey – Learning How to See Life Anew by Observing, Listening and Connecting
The father of modern medicine, William Osler, once said, “The whole art of medicine is in observation… but to educate […] Read More
Interview Day: Showcasing the Real You
“Should I consider straightening my hair for interviews?” While scouring the internet for advice on virtual interviews, this question popped […] Read More
Breaths to Calm
“Will I pass this exam?” As a second-year medical student studying for the USMLE® Step 1 exam (The United States […] Read More
Freed from Expectations: A Lesson Between Documentation and Reality
Most medical students begin their clinical years (the portion of the training typically beginning during the third year which involves […] Read More