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Originally published on September 28th, 2018 Your first interview is coming up. Your mom said to 'just be yourself.' This may be good...

Originally published on April 19th, 2019 This particular post is specifically inspired by this piece, entitled Privileged by Kyle Korver,...

Originally published on October 31st, 2018 Had more OSCEs today. Thought that was over with, actually. What does OSCE stand for, you may...

Originally published on August 25th, 2018 The realization that this one was close was followed by the sickening feeling of loss and...

Originally published on July 18th, 2018 In 1976, when the NBA season started, the Portland Trail Blazers were not considered contenders...

Originally published with blogger on 12/22/2017 ACGME and people in graduate medical education send a lot of mixed signals when it comes...

Originally published with Blogger on 11/12/2017 I've never been mistaken for a nurse. Even when I was in undergrad, working weekends in...

Originally published with Blogger on 10/15/2017 For the past few weeks I've been on a laborist service -- meaning I try to catch as many...

Originally published with Blogger on 9/17/2017 A lot of emphasis is put on the team aspects of modern medicine and in some circles, this...

Originally published with Blogger on 9/9/2017 A patient the other day asked me at the end of her visit what I liked best about being a...

Originally published with Blogger on 7/22/2017 During medical school, I had a preceptor who worked at a county clinic serving the least...

Originally published with Blogger on 3/9/2017 Failure is painful. Pain, in general, we avoid. However, like all things we can override...

Originally published with Blogger on 12/5/2016 I got the news that another physician had committed suicide a few days ago. Sadly, this is...

Originally published with Blogger on 9/16/2011 When I was younger, I had two favorite days of the year, one was Christmas morning, and...

Originally published with Blogger on 10/19/2015 The board exam season of this summer is long gone, and the past couple of months have had...

Originally published with Blogger on 8/24/2015 I've heard of other people describe this kind of experience. A memory that has persisted...

Originally published with Blogger on 5/19/2015 Being a medical student is such an interesting place to be. We are in interesting places...

Originally published with Blogger on 2/19/2015 When I was a younger some of the best times with friends involved philosophical...

Originally published with Blogger on 916/2014 I've been having fun planning my vacation month -- so far I've got a week in hometown...

Originally published with Blogger on 8/9/2014 Eight weeks later and I’m done playing Family Medicine doctor and I’m preparing to pretend...