Stories: 3rd Year Med Student

First-year medical students often underestimate the impact they can have on patients. I realized this back when I was a […] Read More

As spring break started in early March of this year, many of my second-year peers ventured off into various corners […] Read More

What is the “secret” to a successful clerkship? It is something that may seem obvious, but I’ve found is all […] Read More

Author’s Note:  No patient names or identifying characteristics were included in this story. Mavis was unconscious the first time I […] Read More

While many of my peers may be finding that their white coats fit a little better after finishing the third […] Read More

My transition between second and third year of medical school, when my school shifts from classroom to clinical, has been […] Read More

In the week after my USMLE Step 1 exam, I forgot the endless medical factoids I had spent months cramming […] Read More

Packing up a suitcase every 5 to 10 weeks and moving everything you anticipate you’ll need is the lifestyle of […] Read More

I’ve recently been given the same piece of advice from three different physicians, so I feel it is worth reflecting […] Read More

On a typically balmy autumn afternoon in Baltimore City, Mr. S could barely breathe. Throughout the prior week, he had […] Read More

We’ve all heard the jokes or warnings to not get sick during July because that is when the new doctors […] Read More