When you’re on rotations, there are many things you can do to help as a medical student, despite not having the training or skills necessary to perform the procedures that residents and attendings do. Specifically, on rounds, there are certain things you can do (namely, filling your scrub pockets) to be prepared and to hopefully […]
A Day in the Life of: Family Medicine Clerkships
I thought that since I have previously shared what my typical days look like as a first and second-year medical student, I would also talk about how my days look during rotations in third-year. My first rotation is family medicine which is extremely fun with what I like to call “typical” workday hours, which are […]
Things I Learned as a 3rd Year Medical Student
Yes, I’m only one week out of my third year. And yes, the transition from 3rd to 4th year is unceremonial. But given that third year is probably one of the most challenging parts of medical school, I wanted to share a few pieces of advice that I picked up from the experience: Be shameless. […]
