Intern Year (PGY1) Tax Benefits

The tax year that you graduate medical school (I.e 2018), as a newly minted intern there are a variety of tax benefits one should be aware of. Most of these stem from the fact that you will have only earned income for half a tax year (July-December) and therefore will be placed solely in a lower tax bracket than the subsequent years of residency.

1. Lifetime Learning Credit- this $2000 credit is the most important tax benefit you can claim as an intern. Assuming you paid tuition during your last year of medical school, they will provide you with a …

Skiathos, Greece Trip

As some of you may know, I graduated from medical school recently and in a celebratory gesture one of my friends invited a whole group of us to visit his family home in Skiathos, Greece. It was my first time visiting the ancient country and I was absolutely amazed with both Athens and Skiathos. I spent a great deal of time shooting photos with my DJI Spark drone as well as my DSLR camera. Please let me know what you think!

DJI Care Refresh Experience

I recently became the proud owner of a DJI Spark drone with lofty goal of learning how to take great aerial photographs. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with DJI, they are the foremost maker of consumer and prosumer drones. They have a lineup of models ranging from the relatively inexpensive Spark to the filmmaker oriented Inspire series. All of their models come with an extended warranty service called DJI Care Refresh which covers water damage, crash damage and almost any kind of accidental damage possible. See here for details. The caveat for purchasing this coverage is that …

My Zotero Sync Setup

Zotero is a free cross-platform research (journal articles, web pages, etc.) management tool. Click here to learn more if you're unfamiliar with how it works.

Zotero comes with a built-in file sync function which enables users to sync their Zotero libraries across platforms (such as iOS, android, Windows, etc.). Unfortunately, their "free" tier of sync service has a limit of 300Mb which can quickly get filled up if you archive lots of papers like myself. Lucky for us, Zotero comes with WebDAV support which can be utilized in place of their storage service. Most people including myself don't have a …

iPhone 6 battery replacement experience

Introduction

Recently, I have been following the apple battery throttling scandal that started with a Reddit post and subsequently a formal analysis by GeekBench author John Poole which led me to wonder if the poor performance I've experienced on my iPhone 6 since last year could be related to it. My iPhone 6 was purchased in December 2014 and has been my workhorse for over three years. I never felt the need to upgrade until recently due to it offering all the features I use on a daily basis including Apple Pay, a decent camera, and common tasks such as …