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I am my own first patient

Emily Howard
Education
April 13, 2016

These are the words that inspired me to begin my journey as a medical student blogger. Four years later and  I’m still at it!  The time has flown since I received my acceptance letter to now, only a few weeks away from my graduation.  And as graduation approaches and I make the transition from student to resident, I can’t help but ask myself, how am I doing?  How is my first patient really doing?

It’s a difficult question …

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I am my own first patient

The bond between medical students and their cadavers

Emily Howard
Education
March 31, 2013

A letter from a medical student at the end of her gross anatomy course.

Dearest Walter,

The time we’ve spent together over the past few months has been wonderful, but I’m afraid it must come to an end.  We knew this day would come.  I must move on with my life, and you must move on, too.  We will never see each other again, but I will never forget you.  You have …

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The bond between medical students and their cadavers

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