Before the start of any clerkship (rotation), and throughout its duration, I spend some time thinking about how best to prepare. But for what? How does one best get ready for a month of neurology? Or medicine? Or pediatrics? What are you supposed to know and do?! Here are the five general categories of preparation for […]
Authority in storytelling: does the truth matter?
Just a warning, I talk about the new movie Gone Girl. If you haven’t seen it yet, I suggest reading this blog post after you have seen the movie. I watched the blockbuster Gone Girl recently with some friends. Along with the rest of the audience in the packed theater, we gasped, we laughed (sometimes), […]
Between two mirrors
When I become a patient from time to time (like everyone at some point in life does), it doesn’t even matter in those moments that I’m also a third-year medical student, because I know I exhibit the same issues that all patients often do. I don’t always recall the exact dosages of my medications. If […]
