A few weeks ago, an organization at my school held a Skype call with a physician from the US. She specialized in family medicine originally but recently took a few courses to open a wellness clinic with integrative medicine. Her talk really struck a chord with me. In a nutshell, integrative medicine essentially deals with […]
How to Handle Depression in Medical School
There are some days I wake up feeling so overwhelmed, not wanting to get out of bed, wishing it was Friday already. That unexplainable depressed feeling that many of us experience. Those mornings when I hit the snooze button and get up 10 minutes before classes start. Med school can do this to you! The […]
Considering an International Medical School
For as long as I’ve been wanting to practice medicine, there has been a stigma of International medical schools being “bad” or “sub-par.” With some schools, this can be the case, but for anyone considering the option of attending any international medical school, I have some advice for you. DO YOUR RESEARCH! I cannot stress […]
