Throughout my clinical clerkships, I have become increasingly aware of the incorporation of technology into patient care. During an outpatient internal medicine rotation, a patient came into the office for a routine annual visit. When I went in to see him and asked if he had any concerns, he mentioned that while he hadn’t experienced […]
There is no “I” in Team
During my rotations so far, it has become extremely evident to me that every individual in the hospital or office plays a critical role in patient care. I admire everyone’s skill base and responsibilities, and often think about how physicians would be extremely vulnerable if they worked alone like they did in the beginning stages […]
Patient Encounters: Reflections of a Second-Year
When I was younger I wanted to be a doctor because I wanted to treat everything to “make it better.” It’s funny how that concept is ingrained in our minds even as children. Doctors can fix everything. But what we can’t understand is how to help the patients with chronic illness that have months, even […]
