Triage is the act of assigning degrees of urgency to patients or situations, and at each stage of medical school this has consistently been an important skill to master. In my first two years, this involved learning specific groups of facts, in my third, this expanded to clinical care, and in my fourth-year, began to […]
Taking Time for Yourself
Let’s talk about a topic that I feel is sometimes hard to talk about especially in the field of medicine where one may feel a lot of pressure. It’s hard to say you need time or a vacation when everyone else around you seem to be able to do it all, but let me tell […]
Why Mental Health is Just as Important as Physical Health
Before medical school, it never really dawned on me how important one’s mental health is; in fact, if you would’ve asked me at the start of college, I would’ve said, “is that even a thing? Doesn’t physical health trump all? Your frame of mind determines your mental health, and you can change that for yourself—doesn’t […]
