Switching Specialties?

March 21, 2014

The Right decision.. Good advice is often generalized from personal experience.  I was told numerous times that choosing a specialty is next to impossible before actually spending time on various units.  I have to admit that I essentially blew this off thinking that I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  I loved kids.  Pediatrics […]


All for One or One for All? My fears before ETP

February 20, 2014

1. How competitive would my cohort be? Coming from a small undergraduate school and taking some time off between college and ETP, I wasn’t sure what to except from my fellow cohort. Would everyone in the program be a brainiac? After all, Columbia is known for its academic prestige. But would my cohort collaborate and […]


Rollercoaster of Emotions: ETP Style

February 7, 2014

Stage 1: READY and overly ambitious – when you call realtors and start looking for apartments in February for May or June start leases, be prepared to be the laughing stock of the agency. Housing in NYC is in crazy high demand and everything is done at the last minute. For May 1st or May […]