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Welcome to Internship! Tips from a Graduating Resident

April 11, 2018

Every March, thousands of fourth year medical students simultaneously open letters containing the names of their future residency programs. A pediatrics resident nearing the end of her training reflects on things she wishes someone had told her as she prepared to become an intern. Most days, you will have to choose between getting enough sleep, […]

llivaditis ⋅ A Day in the Life internship, residency ⋅

The Week of the Pancreas: Finding a Work-Life Balance

September 25, 2015

I vividly remember one particular week during my medicine subinternship as the Week of the Pancreas. On the wards, I was caring for two patients with pancreatitis: one acute, one chronic. Then, I admitted a third patient with heretofore-undiagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer. To top it all off, midweek, I received a phone call from one […]

Ruchi Doshi ⋅ A Day in the Life Cancer, internship, Pancreas, Pancreatic Cancer, Patients, Work-Life Balance ⋅

Summer Research Intern Shares Experiences, Lessons Learned

July 28, 2015

As I near the end of my research experience here at Johns Hopkins, I am struggling to sort out the mixed emotions going through my mind. A full 2,975 miles from home, I would be lying if I told you that the homesickness had not yet managed a grip. But as I begin to wrap […]

biomedicalodyssey ⋅ A Day in the Life intern, internship, johns hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Research, SIP, Summer Internship Program ⋅

Advice from a Senior Resident to a New Intern

July 14, 2015

This month, I became a senior resident in internal medicine. With that title comes the opportunity to help train new interns at our hospital. And when I met the talented group of interns just before their start last month, I couldn’t help but think back to my first day of residency. Two years earlier — […]

Ryan Lang ⋅ A Day in the Life clinical residency, internal medicine, internship, mentorship ⋅

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