Reflections on Residency

Lab Medicine Rounds

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Isabella Holmes, D.O., a first-year pathology resident at the University of Michigan, to discuss her residency training experience.

0:00 Intro

01:01 Let’s start by telling our audience your story – why did you decide to become a pathologist?

03:03 What has this first year been for you, what’s that rotation look like? How has your experience been?

04:49 Do you have any advice for listeners who might be going into pathology residency, as far as how they can set themselves up for success during that, and try to take ownership for things?

07:37 What does your process look like for capturing the learning?

08:53 I want to applaud and highlight this skill you just articulated. You started one thing, writing things down you need to look up. But then you discovered for yourself that you’re writing this stuff down but not capitalizing on it the way you intended? How did you catch yourself?

11:00 How has navigating residency been going? What has the community been like?

14:55 Do you have any advice for people for speaking up or those who are nervous about making mistakes while training?

17:35 What for you has been the biggest surprise of residency training?

19:40 What do you think is going to be your biggest challenge for the year ahead, how are you thinking about being successful? What kind of tactic/approach are you thinking about for that challenge?

21:30 If you find that you struggle with something, speaking up and talking to colleagues, having a support network in your residency I would say is a great piece of advice, does that seem to resonate with you?

23:43 Outro