Life As Of Late
This year is flying by and I am definitely enjoying being a fourth year! It’s almost surreal that I’m over 75% finished with medical school and I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Watching our…
Imprinted Experiences
Coming into medical school I think many of us have an image in our head of all the great things we’ll get to do. In general most of them probably include a collage of things like saving lives, using defibrillators,…
Reflections on Third Year
The past year has been one of unexpected and broad personal discovery, involving aspects of heartbreaking disappointment and sheer, unsurpassable joy. Since July of last year, when I started third year, I’ve met amazing people, learned incredible things (including learning…
Medical School in Denmark
Today we have a wonderful guest blogger, Andy Skovsen, with us to talk about medical education in Denmark! Andy lives in Copenhagen, but seems to have been a bit of a nomad having lived in the US a while and…
Surgery Clerkship
I finished up my Surgery Clerkship a while back and thought it was about time I gave you guys a peek into the daily life of a medical student rotating through surgery! I was a little terrified going in, but…
Four More Legs…?
I think we’re gonna need a bigger vehicle.
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
As I sat here feeling sorry for myself for all the studying I need to do (and am clearly not doing), I stumbled onto Seattle Mama Doc’s most recent blog, “Stronger – I Missed You” and was jolted back to reality.…
Oh Hello, Fourth Year…
I’ve finally buckled down and started studying for Step 2 CS, the third of four USMLE “Step” exams we have to take to be a fully licensed physician. So far I’d say it’s going as well as can be expected……
The Reply-All Button Ruins Lives
I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and assume that in 2012 everyone who has an email address understands the difference between a “reply-all” button and a “reply” button. Unfortunately, I am discovering this is not the…
Comedic Relief – Funniest College Prank Ever
One night my sophomore year of college I came home from a long shift at Buffalo Wild Wings to find my room had been toilet papered by my friends and roommates. I remember being mad for some ridiculous reason (maybe…