What a whirlwind of an eight weeks! After two weeks each of outpatient surgery, vascular surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and otolaryngology, I am happy to share that the days of 4:30 AM wake up calls, 9 PM bedtimes, and long days of standing in the OR are behind me! The rotation was a bit of an […]
House of Delegates: MS Edition
This year I had the privilege of serving as a student delegate and named a STAT Scholar for the Mississippi State Medical Association (MSMA) House of Delegates Convention. I want to share with you my story of starting from the bottom and getting here. It all started out with my interest (which I didn’t know […]
Dealing with Noncompliance in Patients
One thing you learn very quickly in the clinics is that many patients willingly refuse to follow your recommended treatment. Refusing procedures, refusing medications, and taking half of the prescribed dosage are some of the issues we face on a day to day basis. For example, I recently interviewed a patient who was diagnosed with […]
