The first day of medical school is a day I’ve been dreaming about for years now, but today it actually became a reality! These are just some of the things I did to help me prepare for my first day that I learned from my fellow upperclassmen. Prepare ahead. There is no syllabus week in […]
What to Expect at Medical School Orientation
I have just completed one week of my medical school orientation, and I could not be more excited to start medical school! Although every school does orientation a little differently, I thought it would be helpful to explain some of the events that are consistent across most medical schools. Curriculum Overview: This will contain mostly […]
Transitioning into Medical School
The road to becoming a doctor is not just about studying and acing boards. It’s about adapting to your new role as a student doctor to become the best possible physician you can be. Although I have just started my road as a student doctor, I have definitely learned a few things that may be […]
Online Med Ed—Yay or Nay?
Online Med Ed is a resource I can’t wait to tell you my thoughts about. But first, let me provide some background on my learning style. I HATE TO READ EDUCATIONAL BOOKS. Yes, you read it right—I hate reading educational books because it gets to be so monotonous, and I have the attention span of […]
What I Wish I Would Have Done Differently During 1st and 2nd Year
The number one thing is to focus on LEARNING and NOT memorizing. For the most part, I really did try to do this. But sometimes it gets down to crunch-time the night before an exam and you just have to memorize a bunch of stuff. All of the things that I just memorized the night […]
Entering 4th-Year
WOW does med school fly by. At times, it certainly seems like it is dragging on forever, but it really does go by so fast. I think the fact that you are constantly doing different things makes it go by fast. The first two years definitely drag on the slowest, but even during those years, […]
A Day in the Life of: Family Medicine Clerkships
I thought that since I have previously shared what my typical days look like as a first and second-year medical student, I would also talk about how my days look during rotations in third-year. My first rotation is family medicine which is extremely fun with what I like to call “typical” workday hours, which are […]
Clerkships, the Beginning of Third-Year
Some of you may have heard the terms “clerkships” and “rotations” thrown around by medical students, but what does it all mean? As third and fourth year medical students, all of the hard work we have put into studying is rewarded when we are given the opportunity to rotate through difference specialties and see patients […]
What I Listen to While I Study
When The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released in November of 2011, several of my nerdiest friends and I ordered a pizza, raided several TVs from our parents’ living rooms, and set them up in my basement. We started at 6 in the evening after waiting in line for our pre-ordered copies and settled into a circle […]
Welcome to 4th Year
On Friday I finished my last requirement for my 3rd year clinicals. Monday morning, I began a new service. This time, no orientation, no didactics, and in particular, no shelf exam to study for. I started my sub-I, the first block of my fourth year of medical school. Unlike the beginning of 1st, 2nd or […]
