HIPAA and Me: BFF

I’m now two weeks into my third year of medical school. It’s been a pretty wild, crazy ride even in such a short timeframe. The world of clinical medicine already has me like a kid in a candy shop: running around asking about everything, overly excited about my surroundings, knocking over the gumball machine, wanting

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MD, DO, NP, PA, OT, PT, RN, and more: Figuring out the healthcare team, a medical student perspective

There were a lot of things that I didn’t understand when I first went to medical school. One of the things that’s become increasingly evident over the past two years is just how many people are involved in the care of a single patient. Healthcare, as it turns out, is a team game. Just to give

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The NCAA, Tom Crean, and High School Basketball: Why Coaching Matters

“DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE!” -Random guy at all of my home high school basketball games   It was a spectacular Friday afternoon about a month ago, and we had just finished our big exam for the week; about 15 of my fellow classmates were in the upstairs part of Nick’s, enjoying a much-needed beer and

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