Meghan Tveit, MS4: The Healer's Journey, Episode Seven | The Healing Grove Podcast

The Healing Grove Podcast

This week I am excited to share the seventh interview I had with Meghan Tveit, who is now a fourth year medical student (MS4). In this conversation she tells us about her family medicine rotation, her last rotation as a third year student. She also gives us a glimpse into what her fourth year will look like.
It has been awhile since we have heard from Meghan, so in case you need a reminder of who she is, and what she is up to, read on!
Meghan Tveit is now a fourth year medical student at George Washington School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Harvard in 2020, and spent almost two months living with our family during the lock-down (probably because my family includes her boyfriend, Mahlon). During that time, I really got to know Meg, and found her intelligence, compassion, empathy, curiosity, and authenticity an inspiration, and hope for the future of medicine. I've been incredibly grateful for Meg's willingness to share her journey through medical education in these little installments, as they provide glimpses into the usually hidden journey of becoming a doctor.
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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Meghan gives us an update of what has happened since we last heard from her (00:00:50)

3. A brief overview of the 3 steps to becoming a doctor (00:02:09)

4. Meghan gives us a glimpse into her study habits while preparing for her medical exams (00:04:50)

5. Meghan reflects on her family medicine rotation and her feelings of being rushed during visits (00:08:35)

6. Her thoughts on the timing of getting lab work done after a visit instead of prior (00:13:26)

7. Meghan and Kristin discuss the pressures that doctors feel in the time constraints they are given (00:19:07)

8. The reasons that Meghan chose not to pursue family medicine (00:28:05)

9. The challenge of sharing some of her unconventional tools with patients during this rotation (00:30:31)

10. Meghan shares what is coming in her fourth year of medical school (00:34:21)

11. Some heartfelt reflections from Meghan (00:40:38)