One of the things I appreciate about internal medicine is its short-term, intimate relationships you have with patients. Sometimes no more than a few days, you spend hours at a time with a patient, consulting other teams, running labs, trying to piece together a puzzle that is a patient’s diagnosis. It’s fascinating. I thought that […]
New Hobbies in Med School
I have always been interested in a lot of different things. This is part of the reason that I am so drawn to emergency medicine. I find myself going stir crazy if I do the same thing over and over again. Even in med school, when I thought I would have no time for anything […]
Importance of Well Being: Part One
As a medical student, I find myself experiencing stress and anxiety sometimes. I imagine I’m not alone. As a medical student, I also tend to forget that I am human and need time to take care of myself. Back in March of 2016, I attended the national American Medical Student Association (AMSA) conference in Washington, […]
