Each Sunday, I take some time to talk a walk outside to be with my own thoughts for a while. Being away from the grind, it’s when a lot of ideas and insights come to me. In Utah where I live, there are mountains all around, and I often go on hikes in these mountains....
Not too long ago, I was talking to a 3rd Year med student who was about to start her clinical clerkship year. She dropped by my office to get some advice and asked, “What is the secret to doing well?” “Authenticity”, I said. She was confused. I ask her, “When you were...
Two weeks ago, a medical student contacted me to seek some career advice. I was prepared to offer my usual reassurance and support, but the advice he was seeking was different. He asked, “Should I take a year off to pursue an internship with a public relations firm?”...