Adelle 
I’m in my home stretch (last week!) of officially being in medical school. I’ve done the harrowing work, the hours of endless studying and long days at the hospital. At this point as I look ahead to residency, I see a life full of excitement because I’m finally doing what ... Read more
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Updated June 23, 2022 by Adelle
Match Week is an important and unique part of each physician’s journey. It is the week during which fourth year medical students find out where they are going for their residency training. Up until this ... Read more
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Updated June 23, 2022 by Adelle
In my last column, I touched on some commonly chosen medical specialties and hopefully cleared up some confusion on what they do, their day to day responsibilities, and career opportunities after residency training. I remember ... Read more
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Updated April 2, 2019 by Adelle
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a chance to interact with some of the first and second year students at my school. We chatted a lot about which subjects they are liking best and ... Read more
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Updated February 18, 2019 by Adelle
Every year, I love thinking about the past year and thinking about everything I have in store for the year to come. The past year was especially tough as I finished up my required activities ... Read more
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Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
By Adelle It’s finally begun! This is the moment we’ve all been waiting for: to finally interview for our very first jobs as physicians It’s definitely been a long and crazy process getting here, through ... Read more
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Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
I’ve officially begun my interview trial! I’ll catalog more about my experiences as I go, but just as I was beginning this experience, I went through something rather personal and unexpected. I had not seen ... Read more
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Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
Medical students are bombarded with decisions regarding what they want to do with their lives, from choice of specialty to options within the field itself. Quite a few medical schools these days push for students ... Read more
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Updated February 28, 2019 by Adelle
I’ve just started my fourth year, and while it’s a relief to be done with all of my medical school exams, I’m finding that there are plenty of new responsibilities to take on! I’m no ... Read more
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Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
Writing about yourself can be intimidating. Luckily, I’ve got this venue here for practice, but it really can be difficult, especially when it comes to writing to impress someone else, i.e. those on the selection ... Read more
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Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
There are so many paths that people can take to get to medical school. In my last piece, I discussed the value and importance of non-traditional students, or those who have years separating their undergraduate ... Read more
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Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
In both high school and college, we get used to our peers being our age. Everyone turns the same age in the same range year after year. This makes it easy for friendships to form ... Read more
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Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle
By Adelle, Medical Student The process of applying to residency can surely be daunting. I’ve compiled a list of programs that I am interested in (as a quick refresher, I’m applying to OB/GYN programs), whether ... Read more
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Updated June 25, 2022 by Adelle
By Adelle, Medical Student I went into my third year with a somewhat open mind in terms of what I thought I liked and what I thought I wanted to do for the next 35 ... Read more
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Updated June 25, 2022 by Adelle
One of my friends recently got back her evaluation from a rotation she had just completed. These evaluations, paired with the rotation’s shelf exam determine your score on that particular rotation. Therefore, these evaluations can ... Read more
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Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Looking Back at 2017 As another new year rolls around, I try to take some time to reflect on what went well in the past year and to look at the year ahead. This past ... Read more
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Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
‘Tis the season! It’s finally my favorite time of year! Everything fills me with warm fuzzies, from the twinkling lights on Christmas trees and elaborate decorations in the neighborhood to (almost) everyone being in a ... Read more
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Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
Flexibility is the name of the game during your third (and to an extent, your fourth) year of medical school. From being at the beck and call of your senior residents to showing up at ... Read more
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Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle
I walked into the room with my stethoscope around my neck, still running through everything I needed to go over with this patient before I presented them to the attending physician. I wanted it to ... Read more
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Updated June 26, 2022 by Adelle