Photos capturing a lovely picnic at Bunker Hill monument on a 90+ degree day in Boston. 4 more work days till next weekend! (Going back to rotations with weekend/night shifts is going to be tough).
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Preceptor Bonding
On Wednesday night this week, one of my clerkship directors at the hospital I am working at hosted a dinner at his beautiful home (+barn!) for the third year medical students and all of the clerkship directors. A cohort of us are spending the year at the hospital, so we really get to know the …
Gratitude Lists
I finished one week of Child Psych. So far, I'm having a really hard time wrapping my head around psychiatry. So much of it seems...subjective? Or at least to the point that I don't have enough knowledge yet to recognize the true diagnostic process. I feel pretty comfortable interviewing medical patients and trying to understand …
Child Psych Begins…
Just finished my second day of Child Psych- boy, is it different. I am working at a partial hospitalization program downtown, so the kiddies come during the day for an average of 1-2 weeks and go home at night. The have group therapy, classroom sessions, and 1:1 therapy. They learn coping mechanisms, meditation, and how …
A (perfect) Boston Summer Weekend
I'm back in Western MA prepping to start my second core clerkship- Psychiatry! I am looking forward to it- particularly my first 3 weeks on Child Psych. I'm sure I'll have lots of interesting stories and will try to share some here! Speaking of child psych, I dragged my boyfriend to see Inside Out with …
Almost done with elective!
I'm 2 days into my second and final week of Child Neuro elective and I still love it! The interesting cases, the cute kids, the amazing office space that was designed by Disney Imagineers (so cool, I know). The brain is incredible and can cause the weirdest problems. Sometimes very sad. I saw a patient …
This week one of my 5 year old patients told me I smell like animal crackers. I'm taking it as a compliment. The joys of pediatrics.
A Better Beginning
Hello! This post is coming to you from NOT surgery. I am 4 days into my Child Neuro elective and I LOVE IT! The first few days were a bit tricky. Figuring out the ropes and expectation is always a bit tricky. But I'm getting the hang of it and find it so fascinating. This …
Book Rec!
Just finished Shrinks by Jefferey A. Lieberman and Ogi Ogas. Check out this review. Highly recommended. It puts into perspective how far the field has come, yet how far we need to go.
A Girl & Her White Coat 