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 […]
How to Enjoy the Holidays During Residency
Residency is just hard. Most of the time, you typically won’t have all of your holidays off because you’re working. For some, they never get holidays off because that’s just how the chips fall or the cookie crumbles. So how do you make the most of the holidays whether you’re working in the hospital or […]
The Step 1 Process: Impact on Mental State
Ahhh. A sigh of relief that I can breathe out after finally completing Step 1, my first round of board exams. I had been anticipating this moment ever since the first year of med school, knowing that the exam is the foundation of our candidacy for residency, supposedly representing our knowledge base and understanding of […]
