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MedEx Day 33 - June 30, 2022
Today was my final day as a student with the MedEx Academy program/ relationship. Over the past four tiers, I have grown immensely in my...
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MedEx Day 32 - June 29, 2022
This morning Blake spoke about motivational interviewing and how to make patients feel empowered to take responsibility for their own...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 31 - June 28, 2022
Today began with a lot of discussion about opportunities that were available to students during a gap year. Many of these opportunities...
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Jun 30, 20222 min read
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MedEx Day 30 - June 27, 2022
Today was the beginning of the last week of MedEx. Today was only a half day for me, as I had to run some errands for my upcoming trip to...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 29 - June 24, 2022
To begin today, Tier IV participated in "EMT Day." EMT Day consisted of multiple stations where we learned practical skills that the...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 28 - June 23, 2022
Today was the final day of interview preparation and as such, it consisted of a full day of interviews, split into MMIs, a group...
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Jun 29, 20222 min read
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MedEx Day 27 - June 22, 2022
Today I shadowed within Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital's Radiology Department. I had the opportunity to see almost the whole...
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Jun 29, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 26 - June 21, 2022
To start today, Dr. Carmela Epright spoke about ethics. Her topic was on mental illness and mass shootings. Dr. Epright hypothesized that...
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Jun 29, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 25 - June 20, 2022
To start the day, Tier IV had the opportunity to provide mentorship to Tier II. Zainab and I met with our Tier II mentee group and...
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Jun 29, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 24 - June 17, 2022
Dear Future Robert William Pokora, III, I hope that this letter finds you well. I also hope that by the time you read this again, you...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 23 - June 16, 2022
Today was the first day of "The Walk," a unique experience designed for Tier IV of MedEx. I have been requested not to share details of...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 22 - June 15, 2022
Today I shadowed Dr. Absher, a neurologist with the Greenville Memorial Hospital. While I was with him, we saw around 15 different stroke...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 21 - June 14, 2022
Today was our virtual mock interview day. During this interview time, we played a Jeopardy!-like game and had a two-on-one mock...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 19/20 - June 10, 2022
Today began with Mr. Al's lecture regarding what to do when you're having a WTF (What's the Future) moment. Mr. Al defined this as a...
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Jun 10, 20222 min read
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MedEx Day 18 - June 9, 2022
The first half of the day was a practice interview day. Our Tier rotated through 6 different interview stations which focused on...
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Jun 10, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 17 - June 8, 2022
Unfortunately, I was unable to shadow today. I was supposed to shadow in Pediatric Neurosurgery; however, the physician canceled the...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 16 - June 7, 2022
Today began with another lecture from the M2 students regarding anatomy. We mostly focused on the abdomen's anatomy, including the...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 15 - June 6, 2022
Today I shadowed the Anesthesiology Department at Greenville Memorial Hospital. While there, I shadowed Dr. Cranston Gray. Dr. Gray was...
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Jun 7, 20221 min read
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MedEx Day 14 - June 3, 2022
Today was the last day of the third week of MedEx. To begin today, Mr. Al spoke to our Tier regarding whether or not to take a Gap Year....
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Jun 5, 20222 min read
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MedEx Day 13 - June 2, 2022
Today I was supposed to shadow Dr. Troup in the clinic today; however, he was out. I was unable to shadow as the office was closed. I...
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Jun 2, 20221 min read
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