People believe that the process of becoming a physician is the natural reward for those who have an aptitude in science and a willingness to work hard. For many of us, however, it’s not always that easy. Along the way to realizing our dream, some of us wind up hitting a pothole or two. When this happens, help Read more
Education
In a day, my classmates and I will graduate from Albert Einstein College of Medicine as physicians, charged with taking care of patients in residencies and building on the excellent clinical training we have received. It seems fitting at this pivotal moment to reflect on our intense, four-year experience. On the day of my Einstein Read more
It is often said during interviews of prospective M.D./Ph.D. candidates that a career as a physician-scientist allows one to translate the two languages of medicine and research. Now that I’m approaching graduation from the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, I’m able to reflect on the milestones I passed in Read more
Editors’ Note: Tomorrow is Match Day, when graduating medical students across the nation learn where they will spend their residencies. In this post, we hear from a student who shares his thoughts about what the process of matching means to him. In my mind, Match Day is like a scene out of a movie or a book. As Read more
“Every surgeon carries within himself a small cemetery, where from time to time he goes to pray—a place of bitterness and regret, where he must look for an explanation for his failures.” —Rene Leriche, The Philosophy of a Surgeon, 1951 With this epigraph, Henry Marsh begins Do No Harm, a bittersweet memoir of his life Read more
Editors’ Note: The following essay by Albert Einstein College of Medicine second-year medical student Shoshana Weiner was first published in the journal Current Oncology. Curiosity and apprehension. I experience this tension as a young man ushers me through large daunting doors with “Authorized Personnel Only” posted in bold red letters. Inside, a massive machine dominates the Read more
