It must be a busy summer for those of you who are applying this year for the 2014 Match. You have until September 15 to choose a specialty that you want to be partaking in as a resident. For some of you, the choice is clear, but for others, there may be too many options. […]
Global Education
In December 2012, I chose to do a four week Orthopedic Surgery elective in Madurai, India. Native to South Asia and raised in a similar culture, I was anticipating a conservative and traditional environment, and that is indeed what I experienced. Most hospitals are privately owned, and a physician is treated next to God, in […]
The “Steps”
It seems to me as if only a few months have passed since I spent all my days during a beautiful summer studying for my USMLE Step 1. But, it has already been one academic year and here I am, yet again, studying for Step 2 CK that I write in 6 weeks. This is […]
