We MATCHED Now to Find Out Where Monday morning we got the email from the NRMP! Next step is waiting for the announcement on Friday. In the mean time we are finishing up the ED rotation on night shifts. Doing lots of…
Night Shifts in the ED On Downtime Quick update during the night shifts in the ED. We talk about some challenges and opportunities from the experience and look forward to the MATCH next week.
Emergency Medicine Week 1: Day Shift Last elective rotation before match and its in the ED. This last week we did day shift and are adjusting to a different style of medicine. Eric talks about what his first impressions are and Karen…
Some Unobjective Stress We’re going to finally talk about a stressor that was resolved but had been plaguing us for 8 weeks. This week we’ve had a couple second looks/tours. Additionally, we discuss the need for good post interview notes, and discuss…
Program Tours and LOI 7 hour drive to visit a program, almost losing a kid in a Buc-ees, and wrapping up an internal medicine rotation. It’s been a busy 2 weeks and we have 5 more weeks till MATCH day!
Back to Internal Medicine This week we are back in the internal medicine clinics and enjoying the change of pass. We talk about the rotation, and go into etiquette for seeing patients with other medical students and residents. Lastly we talk about…
Ranking Process Started Karen and Eric discuss the virtues and differences of community programs and academic programs. They talked more about the impressions from Eric’s preceptors and how they may further a possible fellowship opportunity. Lastly, they discuss starting the process of…
Rebooting Neurology and Attitude Last week Eric came off a few bad days in the rotation. After a week of reflection and adjustment, this week we'll talk about changes that were made, what should be clarified and emphasized. Lastly, we discuss what…
Building the Ladder for Those Behind You and Not Burning It Week 2 into our neurology rotation and some themes seem to be appearing. Eric and Karen talk about the importance of staying professional in the 4th year, and some lessons learned…
Vacation, the Plague, and a Look Back at the MATCH Process Thus Far We've been out for a couple weeks and are here to begin the updates. Christmas was great for the kids and they even got to experience it 2x with…