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Cutting for Stone
It’s a stressful time right now for pre-meds, so I thought I would try to cut the anxiety by recommending a medically-related novel called “Cutting for Stone” by Dr. Abraham Verghese, Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University Medical School and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. The book follows twin brothers born to a nun and a surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. The story is wonderful.
Try to kick back and enjoy this masterpiece.
Emergency Medicine: Can a Sizzling Hot Specialty Burn You to a Crisp?
Please take a look at my recent guest entry on the KevinMD blog exploring the disconnect between emergency medicine’s immense popularity in the Match and an Archives of Internal Medicine study documenting severe burnout among emergency physicians. (According to the research, emergency physicians experience burnout at a rate of more than three times that of the average doctor and more than anyone else inside or outside of the medical field.) Pre-meds and medical students will find useful information in my guest blog entry, as they consider their future fields and lifestyles.
When Your Debt Affects Your Dates Part 2
The New York Times recently ran Perfect 10? Never Mind That. Ask Her for Her Credit Score, an article that might worry some single pre-meds.
Along those lines, here’s an interesting piece by guest blogger David Z. Presser MD MPH that specifically addresses medical school debt and romance.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Tags: Addresses, Credit Score, Medical School Debt, Meds, Nbsp, New York Times, Presser, Romance
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
