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Jul 2
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#181 July Stories 3.0

CORE IM TEAM
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Listen for some good laughs and relatable stories!

In this episode, we share raw and real stories from July — from rapid responses to unexpected kindness — and reflect on the emotional weight of starting out in medicine.

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🔹 Transcript and Show Notes

Prior July Stories:

July Stories 2.0 (2023)

July Stories (2019)

Timestamps:

(00:32) | Dr. Ali Trainor's First Day as an Intern

(03:00) | The Patient's Critical Condition and Emotional Response 

(07:12) | Dr. George Tran's First Night Shift 

(10:38) | Dr. Ali Trainor's Second Rotation Experience 

(14:01) | The Importance of Co-Intern


Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Medical Education, IMCore, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Student, Narrative Medicine, Humanities



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