Annotated Bibliography (First Draft)

Pierre, Stacey. Personal interview. 11 July 2017.

During this interview, Stacey Pierre discussed the challenges she faced and the lessons she learned as a premed student. In the beginning of this interview, she explained what inspired her to become a doctor, as well as her plans for the future. She also describes being a premed major as a unique experience that allowed for the freedom to either focus on one’s studies, or to get involved in the community. She then goes on to say that pursuing a medical education is not easy, nor is it for everyone. It is normal for students to experience burnouts, feelings of overwhelmingness, and incredibly humbling moments. But one needs resilience to be able to keep moving forward. She stresses that it is better to have moments like these while in school rather than in the work field, where mistakes can have serious consequences. This interview relates to the research topic because it depicts the experience of premed majors as they continue to pursue a career in medicine. The path to becoming a physician is not easy. This source informs the reader on life as a premed student and the challenges that comes with it. Although this interview does not provide statistical evidence and is just the view of one student, it also supports the argument of other sources regarding the difficulty of this education, and provides an inside scoop on medical education through a premedical student.

Chen, Pauline W. "Medical Student Burnout and the Challenge to Patient Care." The New York

Times. The New York Times, 30 Oct. 2008. Web. 17 July 2017.

In this article, a physician reminisces about her miserable years as a medical student. She talks about a dinner she had with her former schoolmates, and recounts the challenges she faced while school and her diminished self-esteem. This article also refers to another research article about the burnout and suicidal thoughts among medical students in the U.S. These numbers cause concern within the medical education community and questions are being raised and steps are taken to solve this issue. This article relates to my research topic because it also discusses life and the challenges faced as a medical student. The experience depicted as a medical student is also very similar to those expressed in other sources that talks about life as a student pursuing a medical education. This article provides statistical evidence, as well as provide the prospective of multiple individuals, who were medical students, but are now physicians.

Engel, Mary F. "Achieving “Narrative Flow”: Pre-Medical Education as an Essential Chapter of

a Physician’s Story." Achieving “Narrative Flow”: Pre-Medical Education as an

Essential Chapter of a Physician’s Story (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 17 July 2017.

This article discusses the differences between a premed student’s expectation on their education and the undergraduate education provided. Premed students are focused on getting into medical school, while the undergraduate medical education emphasize the development of more humanistic doctors. This education is grooming students to not only have a strong background in science, but to also have the skills needed to interact with patients. This is unlike the other sources gathered because it is focusing more on the medical education’s emphasis on a more humanist approach to patient care, rather than the difficulties faced by students. Despites its differing content, it also expresses the increasing competitive nature of medical education to ensure that only capable physicians are entering the work field.