My eighth rotation was Surgery at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Honestly, I was nervous going into the rotation with the understanding of the demanding schedule and the amount of the time to be spent […]
I presented this article at my first site visit titled: Surgical site infection in mesh repair for ventral hernia in contaminated field: A systematic review and meta-analysis. I researched this topic as a case I […]
I am currently in my 7th rotation of the clinical year which means my 8th rotation will be in January and the last one following that. I therefore plan to take my PANCE exam 6 weeks after the […]
My seventh rotation was Psychiatry at Queens Hospital Center CPEP. I was looking forward to this rotation as I knew it would be very different from past rotations. Although in the setting of the emergency room […]
A patient presents to the medicine floor with acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP). As acute pancreatitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality with most deaths occurring in patients with […]
I presented an article on the “Efficacy and Tolerability of Atypical Antipsychotics for Acute Bipolar Depression: A Network Meta-Analysis.” This systematic review consisted of randomized controlled trials […]
A 37 y/o Orthodox Jewish woman G5P3104 at 12+1 weeks of gestation presents to her obstetrician for a routine prenatal visit. Her OB tells her that as she nears the end of her first […]
My sixth rotation was OBGYN at Queens Hospital Center. I was very excited going into the rotation as this specialty was most interesting to me during didactic year. Being able to learn about OBGYN in summer […]
KH is an 18 y/o G1P0 at 36w6d who presents to L&D triage for evaluation to rule out preeclampsia. Patient was seen in the clinic yesterday and was noted to have elevated blood pressure of 153/85 and sent to […]
I presented an article on labor induction vs dilation & evacuation for second-trimester abortion. Included in the reasons for the abortion was fetal anomalies or IUFD, […]