It’s Not Compromise

My cousin and I went on a road trip to Hinton at the beginning of clerkship, and a gem emerged from our conversation that sharpened my focus as I head into electives and my fourth and final year of medical school.

I’m Your Doctor, Not Your Friend

When physicians are off-duty, they are regular people in the community with friends outside of work. These friendships can become complicated during visits to the doctor, especially in a rural community. One physician’s talk with a patient made a lasting impression about the boundaries of the physician-patient relationship, and it is one of my favorite lessons from Hinton that helped me to connect more strongly with my patients.

Visiting the City

While I tried to limit my visits to the city so I could fully enjoy the rural medicine experience, I found myself wanting to go home and I recognized how much my family meant to me.

Process and Patience

The habits to being successful in pre-clerkship are different from those needed in clerkship, and adjusting to the different process has taught me about patience in my learning and development as a physician.

The ER Is An All-Day OSCE

Since the conclusion of the ICC program last week, I have been thinking about my low anxiety towards the final exams. That sense of ease stemmed from an early observation about the workload in the ER.