Granted, my work here is to help candidates get into medical school (and residency and fellowship), but I still think I should point out a heartfelt piece by Pauline Chen, MD in the New York Times about depression and isolation in medical school. It’s worth a look, but be forewarned that it is a downer. I think a lot of MDs – including myself – will agree with her assessment of medical school.
(Happy Halloween!)
Here’s another NYT article about dissatisfaction in medicine. This piece (unlike the other one I blogged on) is about patient disillusionment. I think it’s worth a read for those training to be physicians. Click here to read the article “Doctor and Patient, Now at Odds.”
Many people have referred me to a recent article in the New York Times regarding physicians’ discontent with medicine. It might seem strange to showcase this type of article in a blog about medical admissions. But I think reading the piece helps clarify why medical schools are so gung ho about applicants’ having clinical experience and why residencies and fellowships want to see applicants with multiple examples of dedication to their respective specialties.
The article’s author Sandeep Jauhar MD was an American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Fellow with me.
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
