I am doing my problem-based-learning (PBL) background research and this picture popped into my head. This diagram represents how we view knowledge and applies to…
3 CommentsMonth: September 2008
As a first year med student, I don’t know what specialty or residency I want. There’s are too many fields I haven’t fully considered yet.…
3 CommentsA reader asked: Why do I keep up with this blog? What motivates me to write stuff that will help people? I have thought about…
3 CommentsPremed clubs (PMC) re scams. Or that’s how I’ve always seen them. I acknowledge that they do host useful events and speakers once in a…
2 CommentsThe typical pre-med day involves studying, getting good grades, making connections with professors, and doing amazing extracurricular activities that will somehow separate you from all…
20 CommentsIf someone was to ask me what I thought about medical school so far, my one-word answer would be interesting. The material we cover each…
Leave a CommentAlong with the first few classes of medical school are the medical school parties. These social events mainly for classmates to know each other also…
8 CommentsThe first week of medical school has been quite an experience like no other. I am at a lost for words to describe it, so instead I will use numbers and statistics to best capture my feelings.
Number of applicants: 1388
Applicants Interviewed: 451
Total Positions Available: 150
Final class size: 150
Mean GPA of entering class: 3.8
Mean MCAT score for each section: 11
Mean Writing Sample: Q
Number of students with a BSc or BA: 117
Number of students with a Masters: 7
Number of students with a PhD: 3
Number of students with an B.Eng: 2
Number of students with a Theology Degree:1
Number of students with incomplete degrees: 11
Number of students with an M.D: 150 hopeful
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Today was the first “official” day of medical school. I got to meet a few more of my classmates, the names and faces are still…
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