Clinical rotations can be an exciting time for medical students, but they can also be among the most stressful experiences in your education. Clinicals are a sign that you’re in the home stretch of your medical studies, and they provide you with hands-on experience in a real healthcare setting. You’re shadowing doctors, learning the ins and outs of the hospital, and even interacting with patients. But this sudden realness can be …
What’s it like? Many people wonder what it’s like to be an intern and how to succeed during your first year as a physician. Is it really as bad as everyone makes it out to be? Are you able to sleep without constantly thinking about your patients and the diagnoses that you may have missed? Were you compassionate and empathetic enough toward the family of the patient who was dying? …