Prior to going to the ED to get worked up for my blurry vision, my friend and I did our own limited eye exam in my apartment and successfully diagnosed me with a corneal abrasion/ulcer. All it took was a picture, history-taking, and comparison with online images. After this incident as well as my diagnosing […]
An Updated About Me: Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA
As we navigate this new normal, I find that for medical students, especially fourth-year medical students, the journey to residency has changed drastically. I can’t imagine trying to interview and rank institutions based on virtual interactions only. In the spirit of our new normal, I have found many residency programs are now creating Instagram pages […]
The Best Piece of Advice
During one of my most recent rotations, I received a piece of advice from one of the chief residents on the team and I thought that I would share it hoping that it also resonates with someone else. She told me that as medical professionals especially in a surgical field we are oftentimes hard on […]
