I received this in my inbox a few days ago and it definitely brought a smile to my face. Hey medaholic, I just wanted to give you some feedback and let you know how much I have enjoyed your blog. I first started reading it over a year ago when
Category Archives: Medical School
Use Dropbox – No more USB Keys Needed!
If you are not already using dropbox, I will try to convince you that you should get this program/service today! I’ve been using it in the last year and it has totally changed how I store files on the “cloud”. Plus if you sign up using my referral link, both
Physician Hypocrisy
In cardiology we know that there are several risk factors for developing cardiac heart disease: (1) Age (2) Gender (3) Family History (4) Hypertension (5) Smoking (6) Hypertension (7) Diabetes (8) Dyslipidemia. Age, Gender and Family History are non-modifiable risk factors, things we cannot change. The rest we can do
The Velluvial Matrix
This commencement speech by Atul Gawande at Stanford has been making it’s way around the internet. I enjoyed reading it and it made me think about my future in medicine. Just a sample below. You come into medicine and science at a time of radical transition. You have met the
Tricks for Waking Up #8
Final tip: Get more sleep! It’s not really a trick or tip but getting more sleep is the real solution to feeling alert in the morning. As a medical student and eventually resident, I’m will have many nights where I won’t have a good night’s sleep. Even now, there are
Too Tired to Post Today
There are some days where you feel on top of the world. You end up working 16-18 hours, you get into the groove, you feel like you know something and all that hard work is paying off. Than you realize that you have to be back at work in 6
The Long Road to Becoming a Doctor
There’s no shortcut to becoming a doctor. There are ways where you can shave a year or two here or there. You might apply to a combined 6-7 year BA/MD program in the states. You can save a year if you apply abroad (either in the UK, Ireland, Australia, etc)
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