Proctoring an MSK ultrasound scanning session during M3.

The Student as a Teacher

Despite my primary role as a learner, medical school has afforded me many opportunities to act as a mentor and teacher to others. In many ways, this has served to further solidify my desire to incorporate teaching into my practice…

A thank-you card I received from a pediatric patient.

Thank you, Peds

Throughout my third year, I’ve found that my skills of communication have existed in two separate spheres when I’m in the hospital. On one end is my ability to understand and communicate medical knowledge to the rest of the team….

Drawings with my new friend

CT Scans and I-Spy

This ring has shown me all the ways that I can positively affect patient care. My primary concern with medical school is learning how to assess, diagnose, and treat medical conditions. But I’ve also found ways to make myself useful…

The ED psych workroom after a patient presentation.

From Depth to Breadth

Originally published: November 4th, 2019 If I could sum up my Medicine ring thus far in one phrase, it would be “from depth to breadth”. Coming in to this set of rotations I was still very unsure of my career…

Bunny Suits

Bunny Suits

Originally published: August 12th, 2019 The second half of my surgery ring has been highlighted by my time on rotation with ENT and the surgical oncology / HPB service. Both of these experiences were high-volume, fast-paced, and based almost entirely…

The team. Effective communication was key to our success!

4 weeks in Ob-Gyn

Originally published: July 8th, 2019 My time on Labor & Delivery was highlighted by my week of nights. I was placed at St. Ann’s, which to me meant that I would be seeing a higher volume, lower-risk patient population. I…

Closing the healthcare gap for vulnerable populations

Outside of LP, my most memorable patient encounters thus far have been through volunteering with the New Life Free Clinic on Sunday mornings from 7-9am. Unlike all other clinics, this one is super casual. I show up in a T-shirt…

Lifelong Growth as a Student and Provider

One of the biggest areas of growth in medical school for me thus far has been in taking charge of my own learning and success. It was so easy during our first year to get caught up in how everyone…

Putting Medical School In It’s Place

I consider myself lucky having not experienced burnout to a significant degree thus far in medical school. Having looked at the statistics and heard firsthand from older students, including close friends, about how pervasive burnout is, I was fully expecting…

Striking a Balance in Patient Care

One of my earliest LP experiences was with a teenage girl who had just been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Her mother was with her, and they were both distraught over the diagnosis and were overwhelmed with trying to decide…