Although my first two months of my internal medicine clerkship were inpatient experiences, I spent one month at our home hospital in Albany and the other in a small town, Cooperstown, about an hour and a half west of school. While Albany Medical Center is an academic hospital, level 1 trauma center, and the largest […]
The Arrival of Fourth-Year
Almost three years ago, I remember leaving my research job and receiving a copy of First Aid for USMLE as a going-away present from my coworkers (being absolutely clueless as to what the significance of this book was). After several weeks of the best time with family and friends, I packed my Honda Accord with […]
Step by Step
“Hi, my name is Meghan, and I’m a third-year medical student, and…” “Actually, she’s ALMOST a fourth-year student!” My preceptor interrupted my introductory spiel I’ve probably given a thousand times this year to patients (it’s so familiar I could say it in my sleep!). With only two and a half more weeks of my third-year left, […]
