Soon second-year of medical school begins. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I’m excited to get back into the groove of studying and learning about the content that comes up frequently in my clinical experiences that I have no idea about, but on the other hand I’m terrified of what have […]
Conquering Imposter Syndrome
You’re shadowing on the wards, and you’re following the physician around for half a day, seeing all the acute care patients. You walk into one of the patients’ rooms and the physician starts asking the patient how he’s doing. He is suffering from pneumonitis, a complication of the chemotherapy he received, along with Merkel cell […]
Smart Learning
As a fourth year medical student, it’s should be given that I know how to study by now. I was always a hard worker. I spent a lot of time taking thorough notes, and making flash cards, which I later learned was a waste of time for me. Taking notes is very good, but I […]
