It’s the end of my radiology residency at Mount Sinai Hospital. I spent my final week reflecting upon my case log from residency, cases mined from four years of dictation, trolling the neuro list, and asking people for fun cases. That’s 1900+ cases of varying educational value, personal significance, or pure visual spectacle. Here are some highlights:
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2022 in Retrospect
2022 was wild. For me, it was filled with big changes, some surprises, and a fair share of challenges. Let’s start with the good news first.
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2021 in Retrospect
Coronavirus, year 2. We’re ending on a sour note, in contrast to the burgeoning promise from last year’s end. I got my first Moderna vaccine dose on 12/31/20 and with it the hope we’d never see a crushing spike in cases again. Depressing that this is the new normal, huh? That this blasted virus can roll around and just ruin plans over and over again. I especially feel for my emergency medicine, internal medicine, and family medicine colleagues who continue to bear the burden of the pandemic on behalf of all of us. Not just in the realm of the hospital, but on behalf of the country as a whole. Thanks, guys.
All right, here’s my annual habit of public reflections. Not much to say.
Radiology
Firstly, I officially declare my radiology class the best class.
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2020 Personal Review
Originally I had planned but one post to transition from national to personal matters, but once the other post surpassed 3000 words I couldn’t shoehorn this in anymore. So, for my now annual tradition, a self-centric recap:
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2019 in Retrospect
2019 has come and gone. It was the first year I was employed full-time throughout, and correspondingly the days, weeks, and months flew by when most I had to say about it were boring medical adventures and revelations that aren’t really blog-worthy. Still, I do want to maintain my tradition of public reflections, so off I go! Continue reading 2019 in Retrospect
Intern year in Retrospect
2018 in Retrospect
Hi folks! Sorry for the silence. 2018 has come and gone. Here I am doing my annual public reflection before a Sat-Sun night shift.
2017 in Retrospect
2017 was strange mix of freedom, commitment, and uncertainty. Never in med school have I had so much unscheduled time, during which I committed to and hacked away at several big projects. Meanwhile, I also made enormous binding decisions, the result of which still floats in a cloud of vague possible futures…