MS3
First Week Of Neurosurgery
I'm continuing to enjoy an incredible breadth of cases in neurosurgery - deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's, the orbitozygomatic approach for a middle fossa tumor, ventricular explorations, and laminectomies are some of the latest...
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MS3
First Day Of Neurosurgery
The first day of any new rotation is always tough, but today was utterly painful from a logistics standpoint. We started rounding at 5:30am, but instead of being able to reset my password for...
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MS3
Finished Anesthesiology Selective
Two weeks of anesthesiology certainly flew by, and given my interaction with the residents and the nature of the field, I'm really considering it as a career. I should have my USMLE Step 1...
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MS3
First Week Of Anesthesiology
Over the last week, I've worked closely with five different residents, and each of them has provided me with a great deal of knowledge regarding the career of anesthesiology - both from a med...
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MS3
First Day Of Anesthesiology
After a 4+ month hiatus, I returned to the operating room and had a blast! I spent the day shadowing an awesome anesthesiology resident in the neurosurgery O.R. who explained everything from pre-op and...
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MS3
Rosai-Dorfman
Rosai-Dorfman is a very rare condition with unknown etiology characterized by histiocyte-rich lymphadenopathy throughout the body. I had never encountered this disease process before my preceptorship on Thursday and was eager to learn a...
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MS3
Anesthesiology Selective
Now that Step 1 is over, I'm beginning my group B selectives - two weeks of anesthesiology followed by two weeks of neurosurgery. Although I'm very excited about both, its been several months since...
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MS3
USMLE Step 1 Experience
The night before the exam, I slept a total of 2-3 hours. After midnight, my mind was racing with everything I learned over the last few weeks. It's like I was consciously consolidating information;...
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