So, I have returned. The reasons why I let this blog fell by the wayside are varied. Moving into residency, time became an even more valuable commodity, and value judgements had to be made on what was going to be sacrificed. Earlier in medical school, back when I was quite active on this blog, one … Continue reading Oh the places you’ll go (as a resident)
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To all about to see these letters, greetings.
So, I'm a doctor now. I've spent a lot of time moving towards this goal: about a third of my life spent in post graduate education moving towards getting this one piece of paper. But, surprisingly, I spent very little of that time actually imagining what it would feel like to finally get there. … Continue reading To all about to see these letters, greetings.
Anticipation
I like anticipation. I've found, as I get older, I enjoy anticipation more. Christmas is the obvious example: you have all the build-up, all the the time and thoughts spent on that one day and then ... it comes. And goes. That too, is another thing I've found as I get older. The more you … Continue reading Anticipation
So, Lena Dunham got a hysterectomy: a medical opinion
So, after aimlessly browsing on the web this morning, I came across this article on The New York Times. Lena Dunham is an actress, director, show runner of Girls and a...polarizing public figure, to the day the least. I'll start by saying I don't have strong feelings about Dunham either way: I never watched Girls, … Continue reading So, Lena Dunham got a hysterectomy: a medical opinion
Ending on a high note
So, tomorrow is that last day of my last elective in medical school. It's kind of a non-milestone milestone. I still have 8 weeks - 4 two week blocks - of selectives left, to say nothing of interviews and matching and the LMCC. It's not like I'm done with medical school. Still, I found myself … Continue reading Ending on a high note
Halloween DIY
So, this year we got crafty for Halloween. I’ll not lie, Halloween isn’t a major holiday in our household. I don’t really do parties and I studied through the last couple, but given that I’ve been home for an OBs elective, it seemed like a good time to try out our crafting skills. Thus, I … Continue reading Halloween DIY
Post burnout thoughts
So, third year Med school kicked my a**. No use mincing words. I came out of my 5 weeks at the second hospital for Internal in a mentally and emotionally exhausted place. I was stuck in a thought spiral about getting old and dying, of loosing the people I loved to illnesses like the ones … Continue reading Post burnout thoughts
The Thirteen Core Commandments
So, a new crop of core clerks (third year clerks) are about to start, or perhaps have started already. And if you're reading this post, you might be one of those clerks making the exciting and scary transition from classroom to hospital. So, in that vein, from my jaded perspective of a CC4 (passed all … Continue reading The Thirteen Core Commandments
Dragging on
So, I'm 5 weeks away from being done with core clerkship, and I can't decide if this year was the longest or the shortest of my life. Honestly, I think it might have been both. Because don't get me wrong, this year has been long. Last week I was at the hospital for 85 hours. … Continue reading Dragging on
Dear Zachary
A couple of weeks ago, during consult psych rounds, in the middle of a discussion on when psychiatrists had a duty to report mental illnesses in other medical professionals - a very interesting conversation, I should mention - one of my preceptors mentioned that she'd been a classmate of "that murder suicide." Now, I'm not … Continue reading Dear Zachary
