The stethoscope is undoubtedly one of medicine’s most recognizable symbols. I’ve had the same Littmann Cardiology III stethoscope since the beginning of medical school, but only today did I really reflect on how far we’ve come as a pair in this journey of medical training.
I’m done with just over a week of this rotation, and my goodness, things are finally starting to come together. Having never rotated through these operating rooms as a resident, everything was different! Using a Miller 2 laryngoscope by default, central lines for practically every case, new infusion pumps, new portable…
I’ll be spending the next two months at Texas Heart Institute, a nationally-recognized institution pioneering and delivering unparalleled care in cardiothoracic medicine and surgery. So far I’ve done a home call, in-house call, and a “regular day” before having another in-house call shift tomorrow. The cases here are incredible, and…
Almost seven months after taking the first part of my anesthesiology board exams, I received word from my program director that I scored in the top 10% in the country. This was very humbling, reassured me that hard work really does pay off, and will serve as a much-needed motivational…
Happy New Year to everyone! Hope everyone has had a chance to reflect on their achievements (and setbacks) in 2015 and on how to improve as an individual for the year to come. For me, today was a realization that I’ve reached the half-way mark of my clinical anesthesiology residency.
What an absolutely incredible month! With weekends off, a week of vacation, Christmas Eve/Day off, and two academic days off to partake in Baylor Med’s anesthesiology residency interview days, I only worked a total of 14 days doing regional anesthesiology this month. In that time, I did 141 procedures. In…
I’m a little over halfway done with my regional anesthesia rotation and have accrued more neuraxial and peripheral nerve blocks than I could have ever imagined. There’s something incredibly gratifying about doing blocks one day, and seeing the pain relief it provides that evening… the next day… and the day…
I’ve been on vacation this week to unwind from the first six months of my PGY-3 year. Instead of traveling, I’ve ended up using it as a “staycation” to catch up on studying. After my Basic Exam, I’ve primarily been reading literature articles to learn the latest developments in anesthesiology and perioperative…
The farther I get in my training, the less anxious I feel about interviews. A little eustress is healthy and shows that the interview trail is indeed very important, but most of the typical, scripted interview answers of undergraduate days have been replaced by life experience.
Epidurals are routinely used to provide analgesia during the labor process. Many women swear by them and will request for an epidural even before they are committed to labor by the obstetrician. Others try to tough it out without any pain medications. In the interim, their discomfort with contractions and labor…