Category: research

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Feeling Behind in Medical School and in Life

31 Jul 2024

By Jenna Dvorsky   Medical school is a long, challenging path with delayed gratification. For the majority of those that choose to take this route, the four years of medical school occur during the ...

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Applying to Residency as a Caribbean IMG

17 Jul 2024

By: Miranda Montion Medical school, regardless of where someone attends, will come with obstacles. Regardless of who you know, your previous experiences, or what school you go to, students will sh...

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Impact of Narrative Medicine in Surgery

31 Jan 2024

 By: Raslina Shrestha, MD “We can make the world a better place, one story at a time.”- Lisa Gerber  A revelation unfolded during my shifts in the burn ward in Nepal. As the patie...

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Awake Surgery

02 Aug 2023

By Dr. Barbara Buccilli My initial exposure to neurosurgery was through awake surgery.  I began my internship in the department, and I immediately joined an ongoing research project on awake surgeri...

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Adapting to Research Time During COVID

28 Apr 2021

By Rachael Essig, MD May 2019 seems like a world away. I had accepted a research position following my PGY-3 year with a critical care fellowship starting July 2020 in a new city. At the time, it see...

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The Distance Between Two Worlds

29 Apr 2020

By Alyssa Brown I want you to think of your first love.  Close your eyes, and think of them. Mine was a blonde-haired nerdy linebacker on my college’s football team. I remember the heartbreak of h...