Anatomy of Being Human: Learning to Learn by Jeffrey Lam

Anatomy of Being Human: Learning to Learn by Jeffrey Lam

Sep 28, 2017 | Narratives

How the first weeks of medical school are re-teaching me how to learn, fail, and stay human.    Learning to Learn. Medical students learn approximately 13,000 words in the first year alone, according to the Johnson O’Connor Research Foundation. People often...
M1 Column: Caution: Doctor-In-Training by Jeffrey Lam

M1 Column: Caution: Doctor-In-Training by Jeffrey Lam

Sep 19, 2017 | Education

The first few days of school felt like any other orientation — making new friends, talking logistics, and “orienting” ourselves. Now, six weeks later, I am making bad puns about histology, flipping through “high-yield” pictures of dead bodies, and playing doctor with...
M1 Column: Internalizing My White Coat by Amelia B. Warshaw

M1 Column: Internalizing My White Coat by Amelia B. Warshaw

Sep 11, 2017 | Education

The following is the first post of our M1 Column, featuring the singular experiences of first-year medical students at Alpert Medical School. Stay tuned for more! One of the many reasons I have chosen to become a doctor is the apprenticeship-like nature of medical...