Why this medical student tutors
Tutoring is the most selfish thing I do. This probably sounds counterintuitive, but let me explain.
To state the obvious, medical school is hard. You spend four years pushing yourself to the limit of your comfort zone. For two years, you cram more information into your brain than it can hold (and most of it leaks back out). Then for the next two years, you chameleon your way from one clinical …