I.II.V FESTIVITIES My time in neuro was a breath of fresh air. We had fewer patients and fewer commitments. No boring endoscopy lists, no tedious pre-op assessments, and, though not quite to my liking, no surgeries. Even so, I relished it way more than I had expected to. I got to manage really interesting cases and learn as much as […]
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Fifth Year , Discovering
Last Round
V.I.III LAST ROUND Amidst all the chaos and drama, I was also embarking on my fifth and final year of medical school. Holy friggin’ crap. I was almost there. Almost. I could practically taste it, the moment I’d get to ditch my ‘Mr.’ for a ‘Dr’. I mean, duh – of course that had been the only thing I was […]
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Third Year , Growth
Guilty Pleasure
III.II.VI GUILTY PLEASURE Our time in Pokhara wasn’t all spent on fun and games. Once there, we started a clinical placement in emergency medicine at Gandaki Hospital. I was particularly excited for this rotation as I had no experience in emergency prior to that, not to mention that emergencies are the coolest thing to study when you’re a student (at […]