The past two weeks on my Clinical Nutrition elective have been a blast! I am interested in pursuing a career in obesity medicine/bariatrics, so counseling patients on diet and exercise regimens with or without the plan of surgical intervention down the line has truly been a rewarding experience for me. The enormous amount of weight […]
When the Medical Student Becomes the Patient
Hi. My name is Kareem Hamdy, and I am a new blogger here at the Merck Manuals Student Stories. I figured I would start with something personal. Medical students (and doctors) go through the same things as everyone else ranging from physical sickness and even mental health. Here’s my story and what I’ve taken from […]
The Case of “Diphtheria”
When I was on my Pediatrics Infectious Diseases rotation, the attending physician with whom I was working and I went to see a patient who was recently admitted. Earlier, the inpatient pediatrics resident had called and informed us that this nine-year-old with cystic fibrosis had been exposed to a relative with diphtheria. Diphtheria is a devastating disease caused by […]
