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Predocpremed

Predocpremed

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Would it be cheesy to write about an intense code that I was involved in several years ago in the ER in which an infant patient survived against all odds, after being down for a long time? I personally think it was a really defining moment for me, but I'm afraid of how ADCOMs might view it. Would they question if the story was real? I feel like I would be skeptical of stories like this if I were in their shoes.
 
Predocpremed said:
Would it be cheesy to write about an intense code that I was involved in several years ago in the ER in which an infant patient survived against all odds, after being down for a long time? I personally think it was a really defining moment for me, but I'm afraid of how ADCOMs might view it. Would they question if the story was real? I feel like I would be skeptical of stories like this if I were in their shoes.
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I think it may be in how theatrically you present it. Im an RN and my PS will begin with a patient experience that represents my desire for higher scope of practice.
 
Just about anything can be written in a good or terrible way. As long as it directly helps answer the question 'Why medicine' and/or 'why now', go ahead and work with it.

When I was starting to write about a personal patient care experience, I was told that it's the details that make it real. I went back and thought about the situation and made a list of those little details that struck me during and after the incident that really brought it back for me. I didn't use all of them in the end product, but that was very helpful in making the writing more solid.
 
Eccesignum said:
Just about anything can be written in a good or terrible way. As long as it directly helps answer the question 'Why medicine' and/or 'why now', go ahead and work with it.

When I was starting to write about a personal patient care experience, I was told that it's the details that make it real. I went back and thought about the situation and made a list of those little details that struck me during and after the incident that really brought it back for me. I didn't use all of them in the end product, but that was very helpful in making the writing more solid.
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That's a cool idea, thanks! I'll give that a try.
 
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