This year, the holidays are tinged with a note of anxiety. In years past Thanksgiving was a time to gather and nurture old relationships. It was a busy time where I would plan on at least half a dozen feasts between various groups of family and friends. But this year each interaction was carefully weighed […]
Vacation in Residency: Making the Best of one Week
Time off in residency is quite literally termed “golden.” We have the “Golden Weekends” which means that you have both Saturday and Sunday off in addition to 3-4 weeks of vacation time depending on the program. So then how should one make the most of these days off? Well, it all depends on the specific […]
My Life: Day ___ of Quarantine
Since it has been a few weeks that I have been quarantined, especially with four more weeks of medical school left, I would describe what my day-to-day has been quarantined. Since I am still completing my medical school requirements my days start early because I like to make most of my days. I also have […]