“So… I’m going to Japan in July before I start med school.” My brother told me this while I was on the phone driving back from OSCEs several weeks ago. I have to admit, I was slightly upset but immediately word vomited all of the amazing sights he should see and things he should do […]
Biting My Tongue
For the most part, the patients I’ve encountered while in my third year of medical school have been awesome sports and truly willing to participate in our education process. Putting a face to the diseases I’ve only read about in our textbooks really solidifies information for me, and it makes a huge difference. It’s one thing to […]
The Benefits of Rotating in a Community Hospital
Although my first two months of my internal medicine clerkship were inpatient experiences, I spent one month at our home hospital in Albany and the other in a small town, Cooperstown, about an hour and a half west of school. While Albany Medical Center is an academic hospital, level 1 trauma center, and the largest […]
