So I just found out that I’ll be beginning my clinical years in Morristown, NJ. I’m really happy with this placement, as this is both a great location and hospital. I’m really excited to move to a new area, meet new people, and begin this new chapter of my life. While I look forward to […]
Skewed attachments
A natural consequence of caring medically for patients is caring for them as people as well. But in particular I’ve found that my bonds as a medical student have often been strongest with patients who were the least sick. Why it happens that way actually makes a lot of sense– 1) The sicker patients are often less […]
Smiling in the OR and Asian Emoticons
As a med student in the OR, often your role is to just sit/stand quietly and observe without contaminating yourself or the sterile field. However, it is often nice to be able to smile and communicate non-verbally with people like the circulating nurse and the scrub tech. However, your mouth is covered with a […]
