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Self Reflection
Completing my general surgery rotation was unlike all the other rotations I have completed thus far. I did my surgery rotation at Metropolitan Hospital, which marked my first consistent experience in Manhattan since my undergraduate days. I started on the floors, where I spent my days with residents, medical students, and other PA students. Our […]
Journal Article Summary
Nonoperative vs Operative Management of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Rodrigo Moises de Almeida Leite 1 2, Dong Joo Seo 1, Barbara Gomez-Eslava 1, Sigma Hossain 1, Arnaud Lesegretain 1, Alexandre Venâncio de Souza 3, Camden Phillip Bay 4, Bruno Zilberstein 2 5, Evaldo Marchi 3, Rogerio Bonassi Machado 6, Leandro Cardoso Barchi 2 4, Rocco Ricciardi 7 Surgery has been the standard treatment for appendicitis regardless of presentation, as appendectomy is generally well-tolerated. However, surgery comes with […]
Site Evaluation Presentation
For the surgical site evaluation, I had Professor Mike Rachwalski as my evaluator. For this rotation, we were asked to write SOAP notes because, in surgery, that’s the preferred style of note-taking over full history and physicals. Since this was my first rotation writing SOAP notes, Professor Rachwalski went over all my notes and offered […]
Final Mini-CAT #1
Clinical Question: A 65-year-old female, with a medical history including hypertension and hyperlipidemia, presented to the emergency department with epigastric pain radiating to the back. The patient was diagnosed with gallstone pancreatitis. Definitive treatment involves cholecystectomy to prevent recurrence of pancreatitis. Current guidelines recommend waiting until the pancreatitis improves before initiating surgery to prevent complications […]
Self Reflection
My psychiatry rotation at Queens Hospital was great. I liked having my classmates with me, and Dr. Alie and the staff in CPEP were amazing. It was by far my favorite rotation to date and really sparked my interest in psychiatry. Before this rotation, I already had an interest in psychiatry because I enjoyed the […]
