Vermont

Finding a Balance: Reflections on the First Year of Medical School

Written by Maggie Graham ’18
It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since starting medical school. Seeing all of the new faces of the first year students on campus takes me back to what it felt like to start this journey, and how that has changed in one year. Only a few weeks before beginning medical school, I had moved with my family (wife and three kids) from Iowa to Vermont. We were in the midst of adjusting to a new city, new house, new elementary school, and new daily life.

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Medical Reunion 2015 Through the Eyes of a First-Year Student

Written by Catherine Hayes ’18
Medical school reunion isn’t a likely topic for a blog post by a medical student. But in June, as the end of my first year came to a close, I was able to serve as a student volunteer for the University of Vermont College of Medicine reunion. Having only been to my fifth high school reunion thus far, I did not know what to expect, but I was excited to spend time with alumni and hear about their experiences at UVM.

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Study Buddies, Dissection Partners, and Dear Friends: Looking Back at the First Year of Medical School

Written by Alexandra Miller ’18
Many medical students may very well have heard advice like this as they applied to schools: “It doesn’t matter where you go to medical school, you’ll all end up as doctors,” or “school doesn’t matter as much as residency.” Here’s the reality, though – medical school is a long, hard slog. You want to be in a supportive environment, and a place where you can feel at home for four years.

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