During the summer, before my first year of med school, I made it my mission to read as much as I possibly could. This was my all-consuming quest and I treated it as seriously as if I were stocking up on provisions for a long journey out to sea. I devoured books by and about […]
Advice For New Medical Students
I remember how I spent my summer before I started medical school. I had heard mixed advice from other students and advisors – some said to study and review as much as I could before starting, and others told me to ditch the books completely and enjoy my free time before starting. Since I had […]
First-Year Survival Tips
It has been about one week since I took my last M1 final exam, and I have done nothing but relax and not think about school; which I admit, has been difficult and almost foreign after a year of nonstop studying, but extremely necessary. During this past week, I took some time to ruminate on […]
