Oddservations
One perk of being a senior medical student is that you are comfortable enough to spare some mental bandwidth for creating a more “meta” experience. What I mean is that […]
Category Archives: Clinical
How to Choose a Residency
Once you’ve decided on a specialty, the hard part is over, right? Sorta… you still have to tour the country and rank the programs at which you’ve interviewed. After having […]
Welcome back, Aaron!
Many people have commented on my conspicuous absence over the past year-and-a-half, and all I can say is: It’s good to be back! Reflective writing was a key part of […]
Already, but Not Yet
As we took turns sharing our fears about upcoming transitions, it became clear that everyone in the room, from M1s to PGY35s, had at least some anticipatory anxiety about the […]
Bouncing Back from Brief Bouts of Burnout
High stakes, sleep deprivation, and stress are almost pathognomonic for med school. Brief bouts of burnout aren’t pathologic, but a normal response to our abnormal environment. Normal doesn’t imply healthy, […]
Pick Me! Personal Statement Writing for Residency
By Wendy Biggs, MD, Family Medicine Program Director University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS What do Program Directors value in Residents? Good Character, Professional, Teachable, Good Fund of […]
“Just do it” is bad advice
Just got back from an overnight paddle-camping trip on the lower Wisconsin River, and I was surprised how casual it was to plan/execute a four man expedition in the wilderness […]
Brain Benefits from an hour of exercise per week
“Strenuous physical activity (e.g., exercise) is the most accessible, effective, pluripotent, and safe intervention to improve and maintain health, as well as treat most modern chronic diseases.” This quote is […]
Introvert’s Dilemma
What is the most important thing to residency selection committees? M3 clinical grades. What percentage of the clinical grade is subjective? Up to 80%. Unlike other professions, we transition from […]
Fat Kids = Child Abuse?
As a child-health advocate, I am absolutely convinced that it is abusive to be complicit in a child’s obesity. As a future physician, however, I can’t consider this sufficient justification […]
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