Match day was one of the most memorable days in my life. The day started an hour before match (9 am on the west coast) as our class, accompanied by friends and family members, gathered in an auditorium on campus. An air of tension and excitement was omnipresent – you could read on people’s nervous faces, […]
Two Weeks on Urology and Ophthalmology
During our surgery rotation, we are assigned 3 specialty services to rotate through in addition to our general surgery portion. I just completed my two week rotations in urology and ophthalmology. The two specialties are similar in a number of ways – both mixed medical and surgical specialties, both highly procedural, and both early match […]
The Body Shop & A New Pair of Lenses
These days I’m on a 2-week ophthalmology elective, which has shown me that there is some truth to the saying that the eyes are a window into the ‘soul,’ meaning in this context that the health of the eyes is often reflective of the health of the rest of the body. Apart from the potentially […]
