Today on the CapYear Cast, our own Dr. Deborah Gutman is joined by Alli Pocsik, a University of Michigan graduate who is spending her gap year working as a medical assistant before heading to medical school. Alli generously shares her experience of being in an active, hands-on role in dealing with patients. She talks about how patient interactions have improved her communication skills, how she progressed from shadowing to being on her own, how practice makes perfect, and how the medical assistant experience has made her feel more prepared for what's to come in med school. Alli's "clinical pearls" include going in with an open mind, being ok with being imperfect, and asking a lot of questions.

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