April 2012
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Admission #54: Deeply appreciate some input!
Question: Who has experience shadowing/working with the CDC and doesn’t mind sharing some words of wisdom with me? I’m interested in doing a rotation there this summer!
March 2012
57 posts
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imjustlivingandlearning asked: when should a med student start looking into residencies?
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blacknoise0410 replied to your post: Addendum to Caribbean med school Q Part 1!
Thanks for posting! I’d actually go as far as to say the majority of the Caribbean schools are the same. Now if you were going to Mexico or Cuba or Venezuela or something, that’d be another story!
Oooh, good to know! Agreed 100%, about the other schools too, blacknoise0410
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imjustlivingandlearning asked: what was the hardest thing when transitioning from undergrad to med school and how did you overcome it?
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Addendum to Caribbean med school Q Part 2!
tropicalflaquita replied to your post: What do you think about Carribean Medical Schools? Is it worth the investment?
I don’t go to med school, but I live in the Caribbean. I know one particular school boasts that there is early exposure to patients, because the hospital allows even the first years to come in and observe and maybe administer basic health checks
Ohhh! I love early patient...
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Addendum to Caribbean med school Q Part 1!
blacknoise0410 replied to your post: What do you think about Carribean Medical Schools? Is it worth the investment?
The “Knowledge of Spanish” part doesn’t always apply. I’m a 3rd year at SGU and my work environments in Grenada were English-only (it’s an English-speaking island). I’ve needed more Spanish in my clinical rotations in Brooklyn than ever in Grenada.
Awesome info and a big thank...
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cranquis replied to your post: When studying, what is your preferred environment (location, sounds, comfort level, amount of isolation from others, etc)?
Thanks for the OCD reply! :)
haha, any time! I got a minor in occupational science and therapy so your question unleashed the beast! :D
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cranquis asked: When studying, what is your preferred environment (location, sounds, comfort level, amount of isolation from others, etc)?
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annakolb asked: What do you think about Carribean Medical Schools? Is it worth the investment?
Admission #53: Open Question Box Time!
I’ll be answering questions starting tomorrow! So send them in! :)
Thank you all 401 followers!
AND HAPPY NATIONAL DOCTOR’S DAY! Hug your closest doc/pre-med/what not! :D
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cranquis replied to your quote: In the middle of playing ‘House of the Rising…
Welll… it DOES say “Mothers, tell your children not to do as I have done”, so — it has a good message? :)
haha WELL at least those kids will know never to join whorehouses once they get out of the hospital! :D
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“In the 60s, I had 3 pounds of barbiturates in my lab. And it it started...”
– Prof. T, 3/3 keeping it real in the 60s
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“In the middle of playing ‘House of the Rising Sun’, I realized that...”
– N, trying to do a little community service
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“How many of you have taken LSD? No, don’t raise your hands right now. Tell...”
– Prof. T, part 2/3. Oddly enough, the lecture was NOT on drugs.
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“You might want to get off that bed. A patient died there two hours ago.”
– 4th year to a silly 1st year
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“I only take valium twice a year. The first is before doing my income taxes.”
– Prof. T, part 1/3 in this amazing lecture
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Admission #52: Melatonin
Prof: has anyone here taken melatonin supplements?
Z: YES! It's AWESOME.
Prof: And what happens when you take it?
Z: Crazy, crazy dreams. I just got on that shit a few days ago. Changed my LIFE.
Prof: Are you sure you're on...melatonin?
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“We’re doing ‘In Paris’ by Jay-Z and Kanye. Because I rewrite...”
– T, Kanye in our future med school Youtube music video
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“Sometimes when I have trouble falling asleep, I put my stethoscope on and listen...”
– P, her bedtime ritual is adorkable
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A sure sign
mylifeismedschool:
You can always tell when it’s the night before an exam based off the sudden spike in FB status updates and activities from classmates.
#MLIMS
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“I’m not clean-shaven because it’s finals week”
– CL, sacrificing a lot for neuroanatomy
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“N, as he was leaving the library: ‘sorry I didn’t have the stamina...”
– text I got from A, a studious lady regarding N, our not-so-studious friend
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cranquis replied to your quote: Kluver-Bucy syndrome- lack of emotional response…
Sounds like Gary Busey syndrome, if you ask me. :)
Saddest/Best part of this: The quote comes from a male peer. Clearly, Gary Busey in disguise.
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“Kluver-Bucy syndrome- lack of emotional response and hyper-sexuality....”
– NS, calling out the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala
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“Back in day, anesthesia was 6 able-bodied men holding you down”
– Dr. W, getting nostalgic about the pre-ether days
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Generic Naming Satire by Dr. Rob Bellmont →
cranquis:
medicalstate:
As a humorous slide at the end of our male reproductive anatomy lecture, we all had a good laugh out of this one, especially after the dense and draining material of neuroanatomy of the previous week. It is a little low brow perhaps, but amusing.
The Industry has been looking for a generic name for Viagra.
After consideration by a team of government experts, it...
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Admission #50: Med Girls' and Boys' Nights Out
D: So what are you ladies doing tonight?
K: Celebrating E's birthday. We're getting pizza and studying neuro
D: That's not fun at all!
K: Fine, then what are you doing tonight?
D: Me and the rest of the guys are making dinner at my house. Then, we're going to play poker and quiz each other on neuro as we study. N's bringing his guitar, so we're also going to sing.
K: Are you sure you're not getting manicures too as you talk about seizures?
-D, manly hostess with the most-est; K, stone cold surgery fox
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Admission #49: Match Day!
Congrats to all the 4th years today, whether you matched in your #1, #2, or didn’t match at all. No matter what happens, you’ll all be great doctors!
I will now continue studying neuroscience and dream of my own Match Day, just like yours! :3
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“Thank you for taking off your shirt today for our medical education.”
– S, corporate casual cutie, to NS, who showed off cut abs in the name of education
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Admission #48: Coumadin
Me: So who lives at home with you?
Patient: I had a girlfriend, but we broke up. Now I'm looking fo a new one.
Me: What happened with her?
Patient: She whiny, she was all "Eat yo coumadin! Take yo pills!"
Me: Ah, and what are you looking for in your new girlfriend?
Patient: Someone to tell me "Eat you coumadin! Take yo pills!"
Me: Ever...thought about getting back together with your old girlfriend?
Patient: Hey, that's a good idea.
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Watchmedicalstate:
The Love Competition by the Brent Hoff and the Stanford Center for Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging.
The brain is an organ of understanding, of functioning, and of expression. Within its infinite shades of complexity, we can all find it within ourselves to emote. In this first annual competition being held at the Stanford Center for Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging, they...
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Admission #47: Killing (my team) with Kindness
We have a Troublemaker in our class. I am friends with Troublemaker and his/her 6 person dissection team/ microanatomy team.
Troublemaker’s team says to Dean of Students: “md-admissions and her team have already said they will take Troublemaker.” BECAUSE
1. I told Troublemaker’s current group “He’s welcome to learn with my group any time! We’d love to...
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“A little strategy, C. If you are asked a question to which you do not know the...”
– Dr. H; my favorite badass doc giving advice to students on what to do when pimped (when you’re put on the spot to answer a question)
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Admission #46: Sexual History
A: Mrs. S, thanks for letting me continue my interview with you today.
Patient: Not at all. And you brought a friend!
Me: Hello, Mrs. S. I’m here to watch A interview, if you do not mind.
Pt: Oh, love the company of young people! You’re both young enough to be my granddaughters!
A: Thank you so much, Mrs. S. If you don’t mind, I’ll pick up where we left off, the sexual...
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“My patient today is a woman married to a man, really into playing second life,...”
– A, currently has a large bag of chips on her desk
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“If we take turns playing Words With Friends and taking notes, we can combine the...”
– D, doing some quality math
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Admission #45: Bruxism
B: When I wake up in the morning, my masseter muscles hurt
J: Are you trying to say you think you grind your teeth at night?
B: Yeah, isn't that what I just said?
-B, not a morning person; J, doing some doctoring
