3/3/2019-3/10/2019

Well so much for keeping up. The last few weeks have been a wild. Mostly because after a stint of nights in the ED follow by a month of the floor which includes a struggle to study for step 3 I just haven't found the time to write or really do anything except work, study...

9/31/2018-10/28/2018

It's kind of been an entire month. Oops. To be fair, I've been on vacation for a while and going to Australia is a lot of work. So I've been busy doing life things and enjoying that my aussie friends say I have an accent. I already want to go back. Anyways, my final note...

8/6/2018 – 8/19/2018

The last two weeks have been insane. Who knew that nursery could be so intense? The second week we got a bit of a break, because our census wasn't as full as it was the first week. And because my cointern and I had such a hard time keeping up, by the time the second...

Preparing for Long Exams

What does anyone learn about anyone else by making them take a test for more than 4 hours? It may be a secret of the universe why burning out our brains equals aptitude but most of us have had to suffer through at least one of these like the SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT,...

50 Things I Learned to Succeed on Rotations

Originally posted January 2017 I think I’ve finally been a third year long enough to write a post on how to succeed during rotations without having to be a grand showman and intellectual prodigy. I’ve certainly made my fair share of mistakes and straight up screw ups, I’ve also had a lot more successes than...

Useful Classes Beyond the Requirements for Medical School

Originally posted March 16th, 2014 here with some additions from second year me. If your going to medical school, you know the big 8 requirements to get in. If you don’t, go check ASAP. But there are some classes that will not only be helpful on the MCAT but for your totally medical experience. These go for...