A medical student’s reflection of “firsts”
It is honorable to fight a battle in the face of an inevitable ending while not knowing when that end may come.
First day of third year — the year most medical students take a sigh of relief as they put their Step 1 book on the shelf and prepare to face the wards:
I happened to draw the short straw by having my surgical rotation first, one that often brings an …
A medical student’s reflection of “firsts”
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