Archive for 2015

Happy Holidays

Thanks for following along so far this year! We are looking forward to continue documenting students’ thoughts and experiences during our medical school journey. We hope…

Third-year Introspection

At this point it’s been about five months since my class began our third year of medical school. For many of us, it’s been a crazy…

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Difficult to Swallow

What I am about to write about is a something that is not easy to talk about. It is something that I see everyday. It…

Thank You

I have been a student in the classroom my entire life…grades K-12, undergraduate education, first two years of medical school…until this year. Finishing my 3rd year…

“Butter Scraped Over Too Much Bread”

“What is it?!” I repeat endlessly to myself, pacing around my living room. “Maybe I needed to email someone, or I’m missing an assignment that’s…

What does it mean to be mentally ill?

When you walk into a psychiatric hospital on the first day of your M3 psychiatry clerkship, you don’t know what to expect. It’s terrifying and…

Confessions of a Human

When I meet someone for the first time and reveal that I’m a medical student, the reaction is quite often close to awe.  I’ll typically…

Let Me Explain…

I am a second-year medical student at USCSOMG and I want to tell you about my experience.  I have been dwelling on this little assignment…

USCSOMG Class of 2018 M1 Year in Review

Here’s a fantastic recap created and compiled by M2 Andrew Lee:

Summer in San Fran

This past summer, I had an amazing opportunity to intern at BridgeHIV in San Francisco, CA. I worked alongside doctors and researchers to discover effective…