To get the academic year off on the right foot, I’m working on a series of reference-type pages on essential hands-on skills for medical students and residents: knot tying, suturing, vaginal deliveries, etc. To make the information easier to find as a reference, I am making these “pages” instead of blog posts, but I will be making a blog post every
» Read moreI have recently realized how much of a difference it makes when the student working with me on L&D does a good job. I get third year students for a week at a time, so there isn’t much opportunity to “train” them. I have had two students this year who have functioned almost like mini-interns. We talked in my last post
» Read moreEvery resident knows it: some students double your workload while others reduce it significantly. As a student, why should you care? Because the faster you help your residents get their work done, the more time they will have to teach you. The residents know what’s on your shelf exam, and Step 2. Help them out and they may just help you
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