Two weeks ago was the last day of my last clinical rotation. It was a sad day with my absolute favorite preceptor throughout the entire year of rotations. I drove away from the clinic feeling like I hadn’t in a while – the realization that I would not be working with this physician again, who […]
Giving Back Through Mentorship
My school has a mentor program where they pair upperclassmen with incoming first-year students who are new to the program and to the school. We are paired before the student begins his/her semester, so we are able to answer questions and give advice to incoming students. I always sign up for this program because I […]
Understanding Ubuntu
During my gap year, I had the privilege of working for an AmeriCorps organization called City Year. It is a one-year commitment to 1,700 hours of mentoring and tutoring inner-city kids. I was placed at South High School in a 9th-grade math classroom in Columbus, Ohio. It is difficult to describe entirely how this year […]
