Oh, how time flies—people tell you all the time, you will be finished with college, medical school, residency with a blink of an eye. Some months feel slower than others. I have now completed 4 months of residency! To think that November and December will mark months five and six. I imagine those will fly […]
One of the most common questions that applicants, friends, and family ask me about is practicing wellness in residency. As we might know residency can be a tough 3-6 years and making time for both mental and physical well-being is important. So I wanted to use this post to talk about some of the ways […]
As a way to mitigate the spread of COVID 19, all residency interviews for the 2021 application cycle are being conducted virtually. This is unquestionably appropriate from the standpoint of infection control, but this arrangement certainly creates new challenges for prospective applicants. Below is a list of helpful tips for your upcoming virtual interview. Investigating […]
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While exerting control over the representation of certain groups within medicine as we previously considered is powerful the true value of audiovisual technology to the AMA is revealed only when considering their deftness at taking the pulse of mid-century America. The ability to present cardiothoracic surgery on the screen to a society living little over […]
The medium of video means that the literal faces of the next generation of American medicine can also be presented and subtlety shaped by the AMA and AAMC through “I am a Doctor”. The doctor’s face as embodied by the actor playing Dr. Judd is a tired and careworn one but also strong and trustworthy. […]
In recent months a great deal of attention has been focused on diversity in the medical school profession and the idea of what a doctor looks like in the public consciousness. This motivated me to share my reflections on the video “I am a Doctor” produced by the American Medical Association in the 1950s. In […]
And now we’re in the final stretch of the last three months of intern year. Let’s talk about October. I was on 7 West—the other inpatient psychiatric ward. Our patients definitely kept us on our toes, and I have many memories and stories that I couldn’t make up even if I tried. Lots of learning […]
Adil Menon
Fourth-Year, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Before medical school, Adil completed his Master of Bioethics degree from Harvard Medical School. His written work may be found in Hektoen International, the HMS Bioethics Journal, the Pathologist, and JAMA Cardiology among other publications.
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