I was struck after my 2-week geriatrics rotation ended last week, because I found myself thinking that it was a specialty that most aligned with my core values of practicing medicine, and its approach to patient care was very unique compared to other clerkships I rotated in. This was realized after one specific clinical experience […]
Conquering my Fears in Cardiology
When I heard my fourth-year sub-internship was going to be in Cardiology, I was extremely intimidated, as most students who had rotated through Cardiology were. Cardiology is such an intricate and complex subject that I felt I never mastered, and it didn’t help that I still felt less than subpar in my EKG reading skills. […]
The Fourth-Year Curriculum
Just recently I was talking to one of my mentors about the fourth year of medical school and what it should entail. During the fourth-year students are mainly applying for residency, going on interviews, and completing audition rotations (see the previous post) for their desired residency of choice. Some institutions have core clerkships that need […]
