A day in the life of an Intern – Benjamin Chen, MD, MPH

Last year, we asked two interns in the Internal Medicine Residency Program to each provide an account of what a typical day looks like. Over the next couple weeks, we will post diaries from second- and third-year residents as well. We are grateful for their participation.  Intern year has been my year of sunrises. One […]

A day in the life of a PGY-2 – Austin Greco, MD

We asked residents in each class to provide an account of what a typical day looks like. Below is an entry from second-year resident Dr. Austin Greco. We are grateful to all the residents who have participated in this series. Fortunately, we aren’t surgeons; my alarm goes off at a respectable yet reasonable 6 AM. […]

A day in the life of an Intern – Yana Zemkova, MD

Last year, we asked two interns in the Internal Medicine Residency Program to each provide an account of what a typical day looks like. Over the next couple weeks, we will post diaries from second- and third-year residents as well. We are grateful for their participation.  As the month of April comes to a close, […]

A Day in the Life of an Intern

Amanda Heuszel, MD PGY-1 May 2018 On 6RC: As I’m nearing the end of my intern year, I cannot help but be thankful for my time spent in the University of Iowa Internal Medicine program. When I was going on residency interviews, I was looking for a program that emphasized education, research, and encouraged high […]