Medical Student Alumni

What Keeps Me Going on My Longest Nights as a Resident: Medicine as Public Service

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Written by Jessica Chao, M.D.’12
My four years of medical school were some of the best years of my life. I adored my friends and classmates; I fell in love with the state of Vermont, and I learned all the neuroscience I could ask for. There were endless opportunities to explore our interests both within and outside of medicine. We dedicated hours to memorizing the brachial plexus and to bettering our understanding of renal physiology, and after each exam we threw some unforgettable parties.

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Take Care – Caring for Self and Others in 21st Century Medicine

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Written by Vito Imbasciani, Ph.D., M.D. ’85
O happy day! Congratulations to the Class of 2015 who brought us all here together to celebrate a great milestone in the life of this College, and in the lives of 113 newly certified physicians and MD-PhDs. Tomorrow you launch yourselves into a world sorely in need of your brains, your healing hands and your caring hearts. Few accomplishments in life require so many years of unwavering dedication: if your lives were a map, today would represent the Continental Divide. What happens to you here today you will carry with you forever, like a moveable feast.

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On Surviving as an Intern: Five Truths to Remember

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Written by Vanessa (Patten) Galli, M.D. ’14
I admittedly spent a good portion of the fourth year of medical school dreading internship. A year where I was expected to suddenly be a doctor and to have all the answers. A year where I would work long hours and carry several pagers at one time. I come to you in blog form to inform you of some of the truths about internship. I have been an intern in Family Medicine at the University of Utah for six months now.

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