I took my last shelf exam back in June and finished my last M3 clerkship accordingly and all of a sudden, I was now an M4, just like magic. Prior transitions from one year to another were marked by orientations, but this one happened overnight. I definitely don’t feel any different and I certainly am […]
A Community Hospital in Juarez, Mexico
The newly renovated hospital stands 3 stories tall, a stark contrast to the run-down burrito shack next door. It is in Juarez, only about a hundred yards from the US-Mexico border and it almost looks out of place. There are people loitering next to the hospital and street vendors attempting to sell a pack of […]
VA Visitor
I’ve just completed the general surgery portion of my surgery clerkship. I spent my four weeks of general surgery at the VA hospital. The VA, of course, is a clinical environment like any other hospital, but it has some peculiar quirks that made it an especially enjoyable place to explore. For example, there is a […]
