MY MEDEX EXPERIENCE

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...

This morning Blake spoke about motivational interviewing and how to make patients feel empowered to take responsibility for their own...

Today began with a lot of discussion about opportunities that were available to students during a gap year. Many of these opportunities...

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...

To begin today, Tier IV participated in "EMT Day." EMT Day consisted of multiple stations where we learned practical skills that the...

Today was the final day of interview preparation and as such, it consisted of a full day of interviews, split into MMIs, a group...

Today I shadowed within Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital's Radiology Department. I had the opportunity to see almost the whole...

To start today, Dr. Carmela Epright spoke about ethics. Her topic was on mental illness and mass shootings. Dr. Epright hypothesized that...

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...

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...

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...

Today I shadowed Dr. Absher, a neurologist with the Greenville Memorial Hospital. While I was with him, we saw around 15 different stroke...

Today was our virtual mock interview day. During this interview time, we played a Jeopardy!-like game and had a two-on-one mock...

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...

The first half of the day was a practice interview day. Our Tier rotated through 6 different interview stations which focused on...

Unfortunately, I was unable to shadow today. I was supposed to shadow in Pediatric Neurosurgery; however, the physician canceled the...

Today began with another lecture from the M2 students regarding anatomy. We mostly focused on the abdomen's anatomy, including the...

Today I shadowed the Anesthesiology Department at Greenville Memorial Hospital. While there, I shadowed Dr. Cranston Gray. Dr. Gray was...

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....

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...

To start today, Tier IV reviewed the AAMC's 15 core competencies for prospective medical students. In doing this, we asked each other...

Today was the start of the third week of MedEx. To start the day, we had a lecture from the M2 students regarding time management. All of...

Today was the final day of the second week of MedEx. We had our 4th shadowing day, and I got to shadow Dr. Michael Beasley, an...

Today was the first of four MedEx Mock Interview Days! I thoroughly enjoyed getting to practice my interview skills alongside my peers...

Today I shadowed Dr. Brittany Farrow at the Center for Family Medicine for about half of the day. During that time, Dr. Farrow saw 5...

Today started with a wonderful discussion about the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville and their admissions...

Today, I shadowed the Pediatrics team at Prisma's Greenville Memorial Hospital. The experience consisted of rounding with the attending...

Today, I shadowed Dr. Chris Troup, a pediatric neurosurgeon, and I had a wonderful experience! In shadowing Dr. Troup, I saw many...

Today began with a personal statement workshop hosted by Dr. Cindy Riyad. She walked us through what some common pitfalls of personal...

To start today, all of Tier IV had health screenings provided by Prisma Health's Employee Health Department. I was happy with my lab...

Today was the first day of Tier IV, and I loved returning to the Greenville Medical School and being back with so many old friends from...