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Deep Dive into Duke Medical: An Interview with Dr. Linton Yee, Associate Dean of Admissions [Episode 593]

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Show Summary Dr. Linton Yee, Associate Dean for Admissions at Duke University School of Medicine joins us to discuss how applicants can earn a spot in this highly competitive program. Show Notes Welcome to the 593rd episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Accepted’s Med School Admissions quiz can give you a quick reality check.

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Friday Reflection #26: General Internal Medicine in the Time of COVID

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MJ is a 24-year-old man who presents to his primary care physician on March 16, 2020 with fever, myalgia, and sore throat. March 2020: COVID strips a veteran physician of his invincibility. Early 2020 was scary. July 2020: A reprieve. June and July of 2020 felt like February 2020. Case rates were low.

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Reserve Your Spot at Case Western Medical: An Interview with Christian Essman [Episode 571]

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Show Summary In this episode, Linda Abraham interviews Christian Essman, Senior Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Case Western Reserve University Medical School. Show Notes Thanks for tuning into the 571st episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Accepted’s med school admissions quiz can give you a quick reality check.

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One Pandemic, A Million Mind-Games

Setting Sights

What I am sharing in this blog takes on an alternative approach to my usual form of writing, for this is a particularly raw, personal account and summary of what I have experienced in the last fourteen months of my hospital admission, and more specifically, how it has largely impacted my mental health.

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The Words I Thought I’d Never Say – ‘I’m Going Back To Medical School’

Setting Sights

2020 marked the start of my hellish journey, and a hellish journey it was for so many , but for me it meant a bunch of new, life-changing diagnoses, a kind of sentence that would mean everything changing, nothing ever being the same again. Just one more year , I sobbed to myself. I’m going back to Medical School.

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2022: Showing Up

Setting Sights

It was my first outing unaided since the Spring of 2020, far away from the bubble of the hospital ward corridor or rehabilitation room besides the physiotherapist’s gym, or the netting of using crutches or the wheelchair; both of which I had purposely tucked away in the garage. It will seem insignificant to most, but for me, this was big.

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The Young, Female Patient: Sexism, Treatment inequalities, and a Breakdown in Trust

Setting Sights

For those eight weeks, I witnessed more patients slip away right beside me than I’ve ever seen in all my admissions collectively – lying next to a stale blue curtain that was closed around a still body was an uncomfortable thought and presence. The year-long hospital admission following numerous abdominal surgeries was hard.