So in the rush to prepare for my test last week, I failed to mention the awesome diversion that I had to suffer through a couple days before the test. My school has started doing this thing called “Professionalism Clinic” as part of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine class. Don’t get me wrong, I feel [...]
Entries from September 24th, 2009
In Which I Am Yelled At For No Apparent Reason
September 24th, 2009 3 Comments
Tags: angry people yelling at me · ICM-2 · m-2
There’s Gotta Be a Better Way
September 16th, 2009 5 Comments
You’re looking at my ridiculous flashcard collection. Those aren’t my accumulated flashcards from throughout med school. No. Those are my flashcards FOR THIS TEST. WTF?
The cards in the box are what I feel relatively confident I know. The stack next to the box is the stuff I need to learn in [...]
Tags: flashcards · m-2 · really stupid ways to study · study techniques
A Day in the Life of a Med Student
September 11th, 2009 2 Comments
While every day in the life of a med student is unique with respect to what is learned, the days still tend to blur together with regards to the overall theme and tone. For instance, yesterday I learned about B cells, and today I learned about T cells, but aside from this remarkably small difference [...]
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Aww Shucks
September 10th, 2009 1 Comment
When I started this blog, I never really expected to have more than a few readers. I mean, I don’t actively promote my site, and I’m not incredibly proactive about posting all the time or anything like that. And while I have put a lot of work into the site, I never expected that anyone [...]
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Suture Lab
September 9th, 2009 No Comments
This afternoon was suture lab. I used to be a vegetarian, so I don’t have a ton of experience with mangled dead animal parts, and consequently, I had a slight worry that this might be difficult for me. But honestly, after gross lab, I’m glad to find that there’s really nothing relating to dead things [...]
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Dax Cowart
September 7th, 2009 2 Comments
In our ethics class recently, we discussed the case of Dax Cowart. His case is well known in the medical community, but I had never heard of him before–for those who aren’t familiar, here’s a quick rundown of his story. In 1973, Dax and his father were surveying some land in rural Texas that Dax [...]
Tags: Dax Cowart · ethics
