When you’re on rotations, there are many things you can do to help as a medical student, despite not having the training or skills necessary to perform the procedures that residents and attendings do. Specifically, on rounds, there are certain things you can do (namely, filling your scrub pockets) to be prepared and to hopefully […]
My Best Kept Secret: How to Make Connections With Patients
When I first started my third-year rotations I was nervous about taking a history and physical from my patients. True, I had practiced numerous times with classmates, friends, and the patient interactions that my school had set up. However, there was just something different about meeting my first patient in the clinic who was there […]
First Patient Encounter 3: The Reflection
For the first time in my life it felt like I was doing what I was meant to do. The transition from being an onlooker in the corner of the room, to the individual speaking took years to accomplish but in that moment flew by so quickly. I knew I wanted to reflect on this […]
