Now that us fourth-years are matched and many have completed their medical school rotations, we are entirely free! I finished my last elective last week, and have a mixture of feelings – triumph, joy, pride, excitement, and nervousness. Triumph and joy at completing medical school, pride for matching into my number one choice for residency, […]
Physician-Patient Communication
I believe one of the communication gaps in physician-patient interactions is a result of physicians focusing on the disease, rather than the patient with the disease. It is no surprise that the same disease can affect patients across the spectrum very differently, and understanding how the problem affects each individual patient’s life is essential to […]
Go Northwest(ern) Young Man
Now that I have matched I would like to discuss what attracted me to Northwestern as one of my top choices for residency. Northwestern first impressed me not in scheduling an interview but canceling one. One of the unique challenges of the virtual application season was the occasional surprise interview invitation. Having scheduled my initial […]
