My interns started the term with mixed career aspirations. One wanted to do interventional radiology, the other, “not sure.” Now, in their last few weeks of our term, they’re thinking about a surgical career. Which I think is great. I’ve… Read More »So You Want To Be A Surgeon? Here Are 10 Tips To Help You.
Do you know the difference between a surgeon and God? God doesn’t think he’s a surgeon. The following is taken from an article written by “Hope Amantine”, who is a surgeon who blogs at Simple Country Surgeon. Read the whole article here.… Read More »A Surgeon Who Wasn’t God In The OR After All
When did you know you wanted to be a doctor? the pre-med asked. Maybe it should have been an easy question to answer, but it wasn’t. The following has been taken from an article written by Dr.Megan Riddle. Read It Here. Source: http://www.studentdoctor.net/… Read More »When Did You Know You Wanted to be a Doctor?
I don’t care who you are or what you do for a living. I want you to answer a question. A question that everyone should ask themselves at some point in life. The following is taken from an article written by… Read More »The Question Everyone Should Ask Themselves
If you are reading this and you are a medical student, resident, or fellow who feels frustrated and burnt out and is questioning your decision to become a doctor, I have two words of advice: hang on. The following is… Read More »To Medical Students and Residents: It Really Does Get Better
You have to earn your cynicism. That’s my rule. Young pre-med and medical students, even some residents don’t have the same right to cyncism as the rest of us who have labored in emergency departments for years, for decades. The… Read More »Doctors Need To Earn Their Cynicism