Since I started blogging, I had a decent idea that I wanted to go into interventional radiology or surgery. I realized that I liked procedures and I liked the physics of radiology. Interestingly enough, I was receiving feedback from my internal medicine attending and he basically told me to strongly consider cardiology. This was striking […]
Scheduling Elective Rotations
For the clinical years, medical students are required to formulate a large portion of their schedule based purely on their interests. While this should be enjoyable, a lot of serious thought is definitely involved. Fourth-year scheduling really comes at a time when students are still unsure of what they would like to pursue as a career. One […]
A Typical Day on Medicine Rotation
“So, what exactly do you do on internal medicine?” I’ve gotten this question a fair amount of times. The surgeons do surgery, and the family practitioners see patients in clinic, so what do IM doctors do all day? To clear things up, here’s a typical day on the medicine wards. 7am: Start the day off […]
