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 […]
Organize Your Oral Presentation for the ICU
My first oral presentation on the wards was pretty rough; I did not know where to focus it, and organized it by what I thought was the most pressing concern and sort of in a SOAP note format. The intern I was working with on thoracic surgery introduced me to the format they typically present […]
Outpatient Outings
After two tiring weeks of inpatient pediatrics, I’m now having the more enjoyable experience of outpatient pediatrics. For starters, the hours are much better. It has felt like a vacation to get up at 6:30 AM and be expected at work by 8:30 AM. The days feel like they fly by. The pace of outpatient […]
