http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:20:41 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.24/content/springwidget/medicalschool.xml http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/19049227 I am now finding that the excitement to be in med school is wearing off, and the excitement to graduate is building. Pictured above is a man playing the piano out on Rothschild Blvd. White Night was a really good concept, with all sorts of outdoor music and free parties throughout the city. Awesome The Berry Patch Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:08:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/19049227 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/19043830 Okay, it is actually no longer the Fourth of July but a slight tribute is still in order. I was on planes all day getting back from Dublin, which is a fine way to celebrate the birth of our country. There are tributes across the web, of course, and more specifically the medical blogosphere. The one From Medskool Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:11:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/19043830 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/19037224 Happy Birthday America! I wish I could get you a present you’d like, but all I could afford was this stupid card. Besides, what do you get such a refined, stately woman past 230 who pretty much has everything? (rumor has it you are far, far older, but I don’t think you look a day over Mexico Medical Student Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:15:06 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/19037224 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18965912 These dogs were once puppies that I adopted while living in Dominica and taking my pre-clinical coursework. Interestingly, the stress of med school had never brought me to my knees at that point, but the death of an animal, combined with other stressors really sent me on an emotional roller coaster. The Differential Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:29:14 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18965912 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18806718 If you ever doubt that various national media outlets present things differently, watch the contrasts between the same news stories as presented on the numerous cable news networks and then watch the same story on the international news network. After hospital impact Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:41:21 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18806718 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18708941 Arps is finishing up the final year of medical school and has dedicated A(n)nals of an Idle Mind to some laid back easy writing that spans from personal life to medical tidbits such as tips for gynecology (for students) and random bits of information on things such as the APGAR score (Teachers Blogs of Medical Students Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:23:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18708941 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18694195 For high functioning patients the low-level cognitive function tests and repetitive movements must seem mere child's play, while those with true neurological deficits must experience a great deal of frustration when faced with the reality that motions and sensations that were previously second Prescriptions from the Bad Doctor Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:52:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18694195 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18582107 I didn't get called for a viva, unlike some other friends of mine, so this means that whatever grade I have acheived, it is a solid grade and not on any grade boundaries. A viva to lift up the grade would have been like a second chance to get the higher grade. Still, that in itself is Of Short White Coast and Stethoscope Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18582107 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18629640 *The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut, and handed to the pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately. *The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently enrolled in day care three times a week. *The patient's past medical history has been All Scrubbed Up Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:50:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18629640 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18533691 During medical school (and my entire life) I’ve answered to just about any variation on the theme: Graham, Graham Cracker, Grahamazon, Grahambo, Grahamakin Skywalker, “Hey you,” Kilo, Graham Stain, Graham Positive, Graham Negative, and even, as one attending who didn’t care to learn the names of Over my med body! Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:53:31 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18533691 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18934395 Jeff Wonoprabowo -- Throughout the year, one question loomed over me, haunting me like a bad dream: "Do I really want to go through all of this to become a doctor?" It's a question I think is harder to answer now than when I was in college, especially now that I’ve started to see what I The Differential Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:49:50 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18934395 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18648126 Cooperative passengers without ID may be subjected to additional screening protocols, including enhanced physical screening, enhanced carry-on and/or checked baggage screening, interviews with behavior detection or law enforcement officers and other measures. From Medskool Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:21:03 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18648126 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18925329 Jeans and sneakers are perfectly acceptable, and bedazzled rhinestone crossbone skulls are a special bonus. One piece of advice I read on some sort of suggested packing list before I came to school hear advised students to "make a definite decision about whether you will run for public office The Berry Patch Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:02:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18925329 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18913417 I played devil’s advocate for Dr. Val’s test case, a female with abdominal pain (read her post for details), by saying that using a tool like freeMD could very well be a good thing, causing someone to seek medical attention for a condition Mexico Medical Student Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:40:51 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18913417 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18580233 To make things even worse, I was one of those cross country runners that the other runners hated, namely the person who was running only to train for another sport that they were much more interested in. I wanted to quit during the first mile of every race I ever ran, and imagined a myriad of Prescriptions from the Bad Doctor Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:25:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18580233 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18648863 I started this blog almost 5 years ago (wow) to document the process of becoming a doctor, write about health policy, explain medicine, and provide an outlet to process and reflect on the things that I experienced. I think this is one of the biggest challenges we have to overcome–becoming Over my med body! Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:40:23 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18648863 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18603707 I don't know about you, but I'm drooling over the new iPhone. But I am someone that loves great functionality packed into great design, and this thing is the one gadget that I feel like is made "just for me." Honestly, I probably could have made the same statements about many of the smartphones on hospital impact Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:06:06 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18603707 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18898177 Dia dhuit From Baile Átha Cliath (or How To Succeed In An Audition Rotation) Colin Son -- I’m writing this post from over in Ireland, which explains the Gaelic-English hybrid title. I've got approximately two weeks free from my last third year rotation until The Differential Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:45:43 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18898177 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18656482 Senator Obama was direct and critical of physicians’ role in maintaining the current health care system and highly knowledgeable about the workings of health care policy. Granted, he had an RWJF fellow on his staff at the time but I remember From Medskool Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:23:20 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18656482 http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18723713 Or, to be actually included in a discussion, instead of literally running after people to a delivery as they try to close the door in my face, and leaning between them to eavesdrop as they discuss what the appropriate maintenance fluids would be for a particular patient. Then they have to give the The Berry Patch Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:29:00 GMT http://news.myspace.com/education/medicalschool/item/18723713