From Symptoms to Diagnosis: A Medical Student’s Experience in Solving Her Own Mystery

Abstract

While studying medicine, students may find themselves worrying that they have a disease just because they have been closely learning about it. However, what happens when a medical student is actually experiencing symptoms that are familiar to them? This essay highlights the experience of a third-year medical student who found the answers she was looking for regarding her own health while on clinical rotations.

Keywords

• Experience
• Medical Education
• Medical student
• Diagnosis