Updated 11/2019: My, how time flies. A few years ago, I was just your average third year medical student reflecting on my experience with using a Tutor for Step 1 studying. It’s so incredible to sit here as an attending…
It usually is around June that the ERAS panic sets in: “CRAP. I have 3 months to figure out how I’m going to sell myself during interview season!” While there are many wonderfully involved medical students that have spent the…
In my last post, I listed five apps that helped me excel throughout both med school as well as residency and promised there would be more on the way. Without further ado, here are five additional apps that saved me…
Last week I sat through a lecture about opioid choices and their IV/PO dosing equivalents in different forms. At first it was an amazing lecture, because I realized how little I know about the overlap in these medications. But after…
In my last post, I shared the first two of my five pieces of advice for residency interview season. Without further ado, let’s dive into my final three tips!
When I look back on starting the ERAS process a year ago, I remember all the things I worried about and all the things I should’ve worried about, but didn’t bother to consider. Now that I’m on the other side,…
Every year on the same exciting pre-autumn morning, 4th year students compete for a slice of the AAMC’s precious bandwidth to express their deep desires to attend residency programs across the nation. One of the biggest chores leading up to this…
I know this is a medical school blog, but I think it’s about time we talk fitness. No, I’m not about to start telling you how to get into shape. Let’s be honest, I’m still working on that myself. In…
It was my second day of residency orientation and I was sitting in a lecture hall full of eager interns of all specialties. Several times during presentations throughout the day, speakers would reference pop culture from the 80s (my favorite…
I remember when I started Anatomy in my first term of medical school, I would sit there in my cubicle in the library staring at Netters. I would then take out my 4,000 colorful pens and blank paper and try…