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Doctor teaching residents.

A Day When a Young Medical Student Tried to Feel Like an Expert Surgeon

February 15, 2022

I was a two-year medical student when our university in Iran decided to teach us how to perform some clinical skills through different stations with moulages and models. We had some medical equipment and devices in each station, and we had to choose and use the right ones. We were very excited and ready to […]

Fatemah Shojaeian ⋅ A Day in the Life clinical skills, medical school, medical student, Medical Training ⋅

A medical professional performs CPR.

Learning to Grapple with Difficult ‘Firsts’ in Medical Training

September 23, 2020

For most trainees in the medical field, there are “firsts” that we will likely never forget. Some of these — hopefully most of these — are memorable in a good way. But there are some we dread.

Mark Lieber ⋅ A Day in the Life Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Medical Trainees, Medical Training, residency ⋅

Home Visits: An Essential Part of Medical Care

August 10, 2015

One of the most memorable experiences of my medical training was my first home visit. I was a medical student participating in a primary care elective with a physician in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to gaining experience in the clinic setting, I was expected to make a visit to a clinic patient in his/her home. […]

Ryan Lang ⋅ A Day in the Life Clinic, Home care services, Home Visit, Medical Training, Patients ⋅

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