Meet the author
My name is Emily, and I am a third year Internal Medicine Resident in Phoenix, Arizona. I live with my husband Nicholas and my daughters Anika and Ayla. I hope you enjoy my blog!
Category Archives: Osteopathy
Microbiology
For the past two weeks, my life has been full of bacteria. We are memorizing them for microbiology and culturing them in lab. And…it is officially turning me into a “germaphobe.” I’ve never really been that scared of germs, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Immunizations, Medical School, Pre-Med
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I’m Not a Doctor
It’s funny how as soon as I tell someone I am in medical school, their first reaction is to ask me about their medical issues. I went home this past weekend, and in less than twenty-four hours I looked at … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical School, Pre-Med
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Terrible Life Lessons that Med School Has Taught Me
I have learned many things in this first year of my medical education, but I can’t say that I have enjoyed them all. I thought I would share a few of them with you. 1. Life isn’t fair. I’ve heard … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical School, Pre-Med
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Can’t Sleep
It’s 4 am, and I can’t sleep so I figured I might as well write a blog post. We had case presentations in Medical Microbiology yesterday, so last night I was up all night worrying about getting my case right, … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical School
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Guest Post on KevinMD
My “Goodbye Walter” blog post has been featured on the social media site KevinMD.com! Click here to check it out!
Posted in Doctor, Health Care, Medical Student, Medicine, Osteopathy, Physician
Tagged Anatomy Lab, Body Donation, Cadaver, Gross Anatomy, Medical School
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Happy Doctors’ Day
There are a lot of days in med school where I think, Why on earth did I want to be a doctor? Today was not one of those days. For whatever reason, today I am really glad to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical School, Pre-Med
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A Neuro Nightmare
Last night I had a dream that one of my teeth was loose. Well, the bottom half of one of my teeth was kind of hanging on by a thread. It was awful. And it felt real. I thought in … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical School
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New Semester
Spring break is over, and it is the start of a new semester. I always have such high and lofty goals at the beginning of the semester…pay better attention in lectures, study more so I don’t have to cram before … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical School, Standardized Patient
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Goodbye, Walter: A Love Letter to My Cadaver
Here it is…my “Goodbye, Walter” blog post. I thought I would write it more like a letter to Walter, as I have many things that I wish I could say to him. I tried to make sure it didn’t come … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor, Health Care, Medical Student, Medicine, Osteopathy, Physician
Tagged Anatomy Lab, Body Donation, Gross Anatomy, Medical School, Patient
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PTSD
Finals are finally over, and I am cuddled up on the couch, finally beginning to read Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, which has been sitting on my shelf for weeks. The last two weeks were absolutely miserable, and I am fairly … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatomy Lab, Body Donation, Cadaver, Gross Anatomy, Marriage, Medical School
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my first patient 