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Hi everyone, it’s Medicine Mondays again. Today is going to be a short post about Mentors and Why You Need Them. Stock Photo from: Pixabay What do you mean by “mentors”? A long time ago, the mentor-protegé relationship was usually very restricted. For example, a classic mentor-protegé relationship would be Socrates, who taught Plato, who taught Aristotle. However, I think it was more of a master-apprentice relationship. However, a long time ago, people were born, […]

Mentors and Why You Need Them #illumedati

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Hey guys, it’s Medicine Mondays again. Recently, these posts have been centered around The Match. However, The Match has come and gone. Now the 4th years are winding down their rotations and beginning to plan for their intern years. So today I’m going to talk about Post-Match Senioritis. Stock Photo from: Pexels Congratulations! You have matched! So… now what? Well, there is still all those things on the Post Match Checklist to do, but you […]

Post-Match Senioritis #illumedati

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Hi everyone, it’s Medicine Mondays and I’m here to ponder “I wouldn’t choose medicine again”. Not me…. but for those who wouldn’t. Stock Photo from: Pexels So @KeeblerOrganElf posted this on Twitter on Sunday: J's sister in law (3rd yr fam med res DO) said given a do-over she'd never pick the med track again Thoughts?#medtwitter #girlmedtwitter — Choptart ? (@KeeblerOrganElf) March 5, 2017 My response was: @KeeblerOrganElf It's tough to recommend overall, but just […]

I Wouldn’t Choose Medicine Again #illumedati

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You might be saying to yourself… what is Sensei talking about? Has he eaten a bad malasada or something? What is The New Meta of Medicine #illumedati? Stock Photo from: Pexels What is “the new meta”? So “the new meta” is actually video game terminology, primarily used in League of Legends. From stackexchange: “Meta is the current set style, per say. it is what is normally done. like ap mid, solo top, jungle, shields are becomeing more […]

The New Meta of Medicine #illumedati

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Hi Everyone! It’s Medicine Mondays again and this post is… late… again. My apologies. Twitter let me know that today is the day for the AOA Match, and congratulations to everyone who matched. I must again apologize that I didn’t know it was the AOA Match Day today. However, I have made note of it and will research it and try to talk about it more next year. For those in the NRMP Match, it’s February, […]

Match Day Anxiety #illumedati

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Hi guys, it’s Medicine Mondays again and I’m going to be Talking to Med Student Me. Basically, a lot of this web site is me reflecting back on medical school and residency. However, I wanted to take this time to reflect on some choices I made as a medical student/resident that I thought were good and would repeat, and others which I would change. Stock Photo From: Pexels Choosing a Specialty As a medical student, […]

Talking to Med Student Me #illumedati

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