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I'm wrapping up the end of my month in pediatrics. Looking at back of experience, I find myself glad that I chose family medicine instead of pediatrics. Not that I like this mess, however there is a different sense of fulfillment I receive out of making people in general feel better. I find myself frustrated sometimes dealing with families of ( Read more... )

I can definitely see why physicians become workaholics. There's something uniquely gratifying about taking care of people. A lot of physicians are very very far away from that gratification feeling like you are capable of making a change making a difference at sense of ownership and responsibility. I find myself multiple times thinking about the ( Read more... )

Rico and I have had multiple conversations about how one's perspective changes once someone close to us passes away. It is a hard reality to accept and an even harder leap of understanding to logic through continuing on with life despite their absence.

As I finish my last week of my first rotation of residency, I am forced to reflect on this aspect ( Read more... )

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So as of today, I completed all of my coursework for my medical degree! At this point, I no longer consider myself a student. I turned in my last assignment for my creativity in medicine course. And had my last class meeting online that ended at 12 o'clock at noon. Even Facebook has been blowing up over the past couple hours with status updates ( Read more... )