Kara Hessel 
I was recently asked to speak to students at my former medical school and give advice on succeeding in the clinical years of medical school and the residency application process. In speaking with them, the subject of sub-internships (sub-I’s) came up and garnered much attention. I am always shocked when ... Read more
Kara Hessel
Updated June 23, 2022 by Kara Hessel
It is Friday afternoon at 4 pm. I’m headed to see a consult while simultaneously attempting to shove a granola bar in my mouth and respond to several pages. My intern is somewhere frantically discharging ... Read more
Kara Hessel
Updated June 24, 2022 by Kara Hessel
The same afternoon that I offered to write an article espousing all of my triumphs as a resident successfully balancing work and motherhood, I fought back tears in an airport halfway across the country because ... Read more
Kara Hessel
Updated February 16, 2019 by Kara Hessel
Reasons women should not pursue surgery discredited Before I even started medical school, I knew I wanted to be a surgeon. However—before I even started medical school—I had multiple people tell me all the reasons ... Read more
Kara Hessel
Updated June 26, 2022 by Kara Hessel
We were in the same class in medical school. It was your typical story. Boy meets girl, girl doesn’t like boy’s buzz cut, they waste a year, eventually end up as anatomy TAs working on ... Read more
Kara Hessel
Updated June 26, 2022 by Kara Hessel
How to survive your initial rejection and move on to re-apply to school.
Kara Hessel
Updated June 27, 2022 by Kara Hessel