Virtual Shadowing Session Seven - "Medical School: Clerkships & Electives"

Dr. Kulstad joins us to share her thoughts on medical school clerkship. In medical eduction, clerkship is the practice of medicine by medical students during their final years of study. Dr. Kulstad shares her personal experiences as a former medical student and resident as well as her perspectives as a physician. As the co-director of emergency medicine clerkship at UTSouthwestern, she goes over what you can expect during your clerkship rotations during the clinical years of medical school.

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Timestamps:
4:10- Dr. Fowler's Introduction to Dr. Kulstad
6:30- About Dr. Kulstad's non-traditional background; How did she go from engineering to medicine?
10:13- Dr. Kulstad's medical school journey
14:16- Advice for pre-clinical years
22:19- Dr. Kulstad's residency experience
24:27- Post- residency experience
27:34- How is it like working in a county hospital?
30:02- Career at UTSW; Dr. Kulstad's journey to be an interviewer on admissions committee and co-clerkship director
31:26- Clinical years -3rd year in medical school
33:19 - Clinical years -4th year in medical school and residency applications
35:10 - How did Dr. Kulstad choose Emergency Medicine?
37:12 - First Q & A (talking about gap year, mentors, dealing with anxiety/stress, and more)
47:09 - Tips on success in medical school
51:27 - How to learn the most from rotations/ deal with different doctor personalities
53:16 - Feedback and evaluation from rotations
56:45 - COVID-19 affecting Emergency Department and medical education
1:01:46 Last Q & A (talking about gap year, why academic medicine, questions to admissions committee and more)
1:39:49- Assessment information

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Thank you for such an informative session. We appreciate your dedication and kindness!

[@erinhatcher7603]

Thank you all for taking the time to do this

[@ankitharun5937]

Great session!!

[@ashleyg4491]

Thank you!

[@kamalchaatchatore3905]

Informative session

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Thank you!