During MS4, you find yourself struggling. Maybe physically. But mostly mentally. Between Step 2, and sub-internships, and interviews…4th-year is really hard. So what do I recommend? The same advice I was told when I interviewed during my medical school interviews: Whatever you do for fun–double it. Running, cooking, reading. Double it. Find an extra route. […]
My Journey: Match Day
The weeks leading up to match week seemed to last forever. I was doing the ACGME match so we already had to wait more than a month after our colleagues partaking in the AOA match found out where they were going. I was thankful to still be on rotations so I’d be distracted throughout the […]
My Journey: Applying to Surgery
I started my first sub-I in July which went by super fast. In hindsight, I wish I had waited until August to start my sub-I’s and maybe have done a warm-up month beforehand. I was a little rusty after not having had a surgery rotation for the past seven months but I was quick to […]
