Every Gastroenterology fellowship program is different. Some let first year fellows (FYF) do more advanced therapeutics and others limit to the basics. One of my favorite features about my GI fellowship program is the variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures we (as Fellows) are involved in. As a FYF, I expected to learn basic skills …
I. Love. Cars. All of them. Tesla, above all else, is the very best on the market. Ever since the first Model S hit the pavement in 2012, I knew one day I just had to own a Tesla. Needless to say, the $80K+ price tag on the Model S left a salty taste in …
Seven months of fellowship are in the books. Just like that. It’s pretty incredible how fast time flies. Cliche, but so true. I am incredibly fortunate to train at a facility that sees an immense volume and mix of gastrointestinal and liver pathology. I have treated a myriad of diseases in just the first seven …
This September, our program has been interviewing candidates to fill two positions for the July 2019 academic year. In a way, it’s really mind-blowing how quickly I’ve found myself on the other side of the coin. Its been an honor to meet these (very qualified) individuals vying for a spot. It surely does not feel …
From the very first day of medical school, doctors-in-training (residents) are molded into competent practitioners. TV glamorizes this as a nearly overnight process, when in reality becoming a physician with the wealth of knowledge patients expect and deserve takes nearly a decade to cultivate. Ten years are just the start, because I’m only referring to medical …
