Now that I am getting close to ending my third-year and starting my fourth-year, I have been doing some reflecting and thinking about what parts of this journey has truly caused me the most “stress” if I were to categorize it year by year. Now I put “stress” in quotations because yes at the time […]
Step 1 and the Stress/Analysis Feedback Loop
I was recently hanging out with my study group, when someone brought up their worries about Step 1. We all eagerly pitched in our own study plans and theories about how we could maximize our gains. This is one of the great things about my study group. They are always eager to help each other […]
Maintaining Morale
I recently went through a very demoralized phase, resulting from what I would consider my second most discouraging exam of medical school. I walked out from the exam feeling relatively confident about my performance, finishing early as per usual and imagining the test would have been much more difficult. Astounded would be an understatement for […]
