by Alden | Jun 27, 2014 | Residency
I’ll admit, I’ve been terrified about Patrick’s residency starting. If you’l recall, I wrote this post a while back about the pros and cons of residency, which was just a way for me to mask my terror for a while. I’ve cried more than a...
by Alden | Jun 11, 2014 | Residency, Twins
Over the past 8 or so years I’ve given Patrick countless pep talks. He is an incredible student and an incredible person, but has a way of doubting himself that can bring him to an almost standstill. First there were the pep talks about getting into med school...
by Alden | May 20, 2014 | Residency, Twins
Gottcha! My identity was totally not stolen but I thought it might get some of you to read at least the first line of this post. Ha! This is a post about my identity though and it does feel a bit hijacked at the moment, but it’s something I need to come to terms...
by Alden | Apr 18, 2014 | Residency, Twins
Sure, get out a piece of notebook paper and make one column for pros, the other for cons, then decide if residency is for you and your family. Ha! After four long years of medical school and mountains of debt, you’d better hope that the “pros” column...
by Alden | Apr 12, 2014 | Residency
Again, if you’ll recall from my very first post, there were a few major life events that shaped my vision for this blog. Event #2: The Match. You had better sit down. This is a long story. The Match (yes, I’m going to capitalize it as if it’s a...
