You’ve made it to the fourth year of medical school and it’s time for those pesky, but oh so needed, away rotations. It can be overwhelming as you prepare logistically for them. Housing, transportation, food, and whether or not you and the family are going to tag along with your med student from month to …
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NATIONAL PHYSICIAN (AND MED STUDENT) SUICIDE AWARENESS DAY
Today is National Physician Suicide Awareness Day. While medical students don’t have an M.D. behind their name, I think they still should be included in this group. Physicians, residents, med students are super human. We as the public expect them to walk into our exam room, treat us perfectly kind, answer all our questions, and …
A CANCER DIAGNOSIS DURING MEDICAL SCHOOL: CHAPTER 4
Waiting for my surgery date to finally roll around was like waiting for Christmas day as a five-year-old. It took FOREVER. The difference was that instead of unknown gifts that would be unveiled when the day finally arrived, the unknown in my current circumstance was tied to my survival. We would “unwrap”, so to say, …
PRACTICAL PRACTICES FOR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS IN MEDICINE
Last week my husband and I were asked to speak to a group of medical students at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine about healthy relationships in medicine. It was for a lecture series called, My Story. So, I thought I’d share a bit about the Practical Practices for Healthy Relationships in Medicine we …
PICTURE-PERFECT | THE MILLENNIAL WAY OF DEFINING MOTHERHOOD
This article was published in the Fall 2017 in Stance: Studies on the Family Journal at Brigham Young University Written by Kristi Hargiss Any edits or additions made from the original published article have been noted. Abstract Clean faces. Beautiful meals. Clutter-free home. Color coordinated. Happy smiles. Perfectly designed. Styled hair. Mess-free cooking. Fight free …
LESSONS FROM THE OR IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
“Do. Not. Move.” There will be many defining moments during my time in medical school. This instance was one of those moments. I had the opportunity to shadow a world renown cardiac surgeon and work one-on-one with his staffed fellow as one of my selectives. Selectives The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine explains, “As …
THE HOLIDAYS DURING YEAR ONE OF MEDICAL SCHOOL
The holidays during medical school can be rough. This was the first year we didn’t spend any of the holidays with family. Being 1,121 miles from my hometown and 611 miles from Blade’s hometown, I knew juggling travel with a dog and a baby and a med student around the holidays would be difficult. Not …