“Residency” is a training period that follows medical school. Every licensed, practicing physician in the U.S. must successfully complete three or more years of residency training. This section includes posts authored during or about my time training as an internal medicine resident physician.
As of the time of this writing, I am a second-year internal medicine resident physician, and have been involved in the care of at least fifty patients (averaging nearly one patient per work week, a very conservative estimate) with Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), an abnormal heart rhythm. According to MKSAP 17 Cardiovascular Medicine, it is the #1 …
It’ll take some time to shake the feeling of being the “Intern” after twelve months with that role. One of my primary goals for intern year (first year) was to learn the fundamentals of real-world medical practice. If I had to choose a few from a long-list, some fundamentals would include: recognize life-threatening and other urgent but common …
It’s time for the obligatory “year in review” post, and I couldn’t be more proud. Intern year is an emotional rollercoaster, marked by episodes of triumph and failure. The year is almost over, and I am (anxiously) awaiting my second year of residency training. Finishing intern year (first year) is a huge milestone in my professional …
I’m part of the “Millennials” class of physicians. Depending on the source you read, it’s generally characterized as people born between the years 1982-2004, give or take a couple years on either end of that date range. We’re learning a great deal from our senior medical professionals, also known as Attendings. These are our predecessors – …
