There you are: it’s your first day of rounds on internal medicine, and the attending turns to you to ask about your patient. You’ve rehearsed what you’re going to say countless times, and yet you’re still diaphoretic, tremulous, and tachycardic. How can you succeed and deliver a cohesive and succinct presentation that will earn you […]
Babies, Babies Everywhere!
I spent about week of my pediatric rotation in the NICU and the newborn nursery. There’s certainly a lot that goes into having a safe and healthy baby. Let’s put it this way, there is a lot that can go wrong in a baby. It was interesting to observe how the attendings counseled new parents on […]
The White Coat
Yesterday I had the opportunity to shadow one of my professors in the local neurology clinic. We entered the hospital in our white coats and patients left and right were greeting us. “Hello Doctor!” “Good afternoon, Doc!” It was the first time I’ve ever had this kind of raw exposure to the community as a […]
