Let’s talk about some new essentials now that times have changed, thanks to COVID-19. My everyday necessities have now changed for me. Sometimes, what our “old normal” looked like seems like a foreign concept. Every time I leave my home, I realized how much I used to take for granted seeing people, seeing their smiles, […]
An Updated About Me: Avani K. Patel, MD, MHA
As we navigate this new normal, I find that for medical students, especially fourth-year medical students, the journey to residency has changed drastically. I can’t imagine trying to interview and rank institutions based on virtual interactions only. In the spirit of our new normal, I have found many residency programs are now creating Instagram pages […]
First Month of Intern Year: Part One
And just like that, I’ve finished my first month of intern year, and all I have to say is what a month! That may be an understatement. Obviously, there’s feelings of fear, anxiety, but also excitement! A career in medicine, as a physician, is truly a calling. I went into medicine to help people, and […]