Whether you’re starting your first day of residency or another year of training, July is a time of transition. It’s the busiest time of year in medicine as we close one chapter and start another. I’m still in awe that this is the start of my PGY-3 year in psychiatry. Before I know it, I’ll […]
As a Caribbean Medical Student, I often find myself correcting and educating others, both in-person and online, on the misconceptions they have regarding Caribbean medical schools. The most often misconceptions I hear are: “Most Caribbean students never get a residency position.” The first time residency match rate for students attending my medical school in the […]
What kind of psychiatrist would I be if I didn’t share about May being Mental Health Awareness Month? You’ll be seeing green ribbons everywhere in support of #knowscience and #nostigma. The HHS and current administration shared a press release regarding the celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month in May 2022. There is currently a severe […]
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One thing I’ve learning while being a medical student is that not only is learning how to care for patients a heavy load, but so is being a patient. In college, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. After years of feeling fatigue, brain fog, unexplained weight gain, and hypersensitivity to temperature change, I was put on […]
Histology is a class that looks at the microscopic anatomy of tissues and is taken in the M1 year of medical school. It serves as a basic introduction for classes such as pathology or microbiology. I found histology to be quite difficult since, at first, everything just looked pink and purple to me. Here are […]
With the rising competitiveness of medical school, the level of anxiety students face increases as each year goes by. Many students are unaware of the specialty they want to pursue when entering medical school and even if they are sure, most end up changing their mind upon entering clinical clerkships. This, in turn, gives medical […]
Biochemistry usually is one of the most comfortable classes in the first year of medical school since everyone has taken it at some point before matriculation. Although it may feel familiar, it’s not the same as undergraduate biochemistry. Here are a few tips that helped me in biochemistry. Read the Lecture Presentations – Most of […]
Although I’m in residency, there’s still that special feeling I get from summer—I think of water, sunshine, and reading a good book. In fact, I had a conversation earlier this week about books. Digital reading versus carrying a physical book says so much about someone, and that the books people read share a lot about […]
Avani Patel, MD, MHA is a PGY-2 psychiatry resident at the University of Mississippi Medical Center with plans to pursue a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship in the future. Read posts by Avani.
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