Blog Post Focus This post will focus getting sleep while on-call. Getting sleep as an on-call resident is not always possible. If you have some time free and want to rest you often will have barriers to rest. Here are some thoughts on how to get rest while being the on-call resident. General—On-call or Float […]
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Blog Post Focus This blog post explores collaborating with attendings for scholarly activity. Attendings can be great resources for getting access to interesting and unique patient cases, submitting material for textbooks, and every scholarly activity. Collaborating with an attending who is regularly involved in research can be the easiest way to increase your publication quantity
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Blog Post Focus This post explores collaboration for scholarly activity as a resident. Scholarly work encompasses tons of activities, each one valuable for fellowship applications or a future focused on academics. Collaboration is helpful for each member of the scholarly activity. Personal story—Starting Scholarly Activity Late I had not participated in much scholarly activity until
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Blog Post Focus This blog post will explore ways to build up a CV for fellowship applications during residency. I will start with some of my experience and then share some thoughts on how you can prepare. Like in my experience the process changes! Do your research each year to look for any changes in
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Focus for This Blog Post In this blog post I will discuss some of my thoughts on interpreting the advice medical schools give to students. Sometimes it is great and sometimes it is not. They have specific ideas of what should and should not be done and also have incentives to fulfill certain outcomes, which
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Blog Post Focus In this post I shall discuss good study habits for medical students and the benefits they bring to the medical student. Introduction: Good Study Habits Why Few have Good Study Habits Good study habits in medical school are the same good study habits at any point in life. Unfortunately, few people have
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Blog Post Focus – Considerations for Choosing Residency Programs This blog post is to share thoughts when it comes to choosing residency programs. Like all of medical education it is stressful. I want to share some of my thoughts so hopefully it is a bit less stressful than it was for me. Big Message First
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Blog Post Focus This blog post is to explore the competitive nature of medical school. I’ll share my thoughts based on my experiences and observations. How competitive is the environment at medical school? Intense Competition The competitiveness at medical school is intense. It will vary program to program, campus to campus, but overall it is
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Blog Post Focus In this post I shall be discussing what to expect when shadowing a physician. Heads up–every experience will be different, but overall should be a relaxed way to get more experience regarding pursuing a career in medicine. Introduction: A Relaxed Opportunity Shadowing physicians should be a relaxed opportunity to gain exposure to
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Blog Post Focus In this post, I shall discuss my thoughts on the importance of a mentor for a prospective medical student. This is something I wish I had considered more as an aspiring medical student. Introduction: Mentors, Powerful Resources Mentors can be incredible resources. Mentors can help you identify what you really want to
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