MedFamily

por Eric Acker

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Post 2nd Away Rotation Debrief, Interviews, and Mentorship

Post 2nd Away Rotation Debrief, Interviews, and Mentorship Late submission and upload, but in this episode Eric talks a little about his last rotation, advice he gave a student regarding Orthopedics. He talks a bit on the importance of mentorship and finally what rotation he is on as well as how interviews are going. Its […]

Special Episode with Gabrielle Rupard

Special Episode with Gabrielle Rupard Here’s a chat with Gabrielle Rupard on her journey to and through medical school. She’s got a good story and I hope you all enjoy hearing about it as much as I had doing the interview. We touch also on Step 1 and 5th term a bit. As a side […]

Interviews are Upon Us

Interviews are Upon Us Interviews are happening. Sorry for the delayed release but we just completed our first interview yesterday. Without violating any nondisclosure agreements we’ll talk about how it went and how the whole process is going.

Program Contacts and Interview Invites

Program Contacts and Interview Invites The application went live last week and we are sorting through and making sense of the contacts that have been made by the programs through ERAS. Additionally, we’ve gotten 2 interview invites and 2 extra supplemental applications.

ERAs and Last Week of Sub-Internship

ERAs and Last Week of Sub-Internship As my parents would say, we’re burning the candle at both ends. Sorry for this missed episode last week. But this week we talk about wrapping up the Sub-I in NE Georgia and finished/Submitted the ERAs application.

A Day Late Update on the Sub-Internship

A Day Late Update on the Sub-Internship Late nights of long call and early mornings= sleep deprived and tired. This 3rd week of this audition rotation is all about mastering the efficiency, maximizing the number of patients on the service, and providing the most help to the interns.

SUB-I Week 2: Why Are You Still Here?

SUB-I Week 2: Why Are You Still Here? Long nights with residents who don’t want to see a med student suffer lead to an endless string of people asking why are you there so late. The Sub-Internship has kicked into full gear and we’re trying to expand the work. Let’s hope we don’t suck.

Away Rotation in NE Georgia

Away Rotation in NE Georgia Karen has the week off as Eric starts a 4 week away rotation in NE Georgia. We go over the rotation format and first thoughts. Additionally, Eric talks about the work that is going into reviewing and selecting residency programs they will be applying to.

Step 2CK Scores Released Race to the Electives

Step 2CK Scores Released Race to the Electives Sorry for the Delay episode covers the step 2 CK result and our preparation for electives. From ERAS to the supplemental score we are trying to sort out which programs to apply to.

Eve of Step 2 Score - Preparing for Electives

Eve of Step 2 Score – Preparing for Electives Step 2 CK score is released after this podcast gets released. We discuss the list of activities we are doing to prepare for 4th year electives and to distract ourselves from the impending score. Fingers crossed we get good news.

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