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On the Wards - General Surgery (Day 6) 2008-06-12 23:20:47 A third year told me, “you do a whole lot of sitting around and waiting during third year.”
That pretty much describes my last day on the GeneralSurgery
service. Well maybe not completely. A fellow first-year and I chased around senior residents and attendings trying to find someone to fill out our evaluation from.
I asked [...]
The Pursuit of Excellence 2008-06-17 16:22:21 I had the chance to attend a meeting in which the famous Dr. Leonard Bailey spoke. For those who don’t know, Dr. Bailey performed the first infant heart transplant surgery in 1984 at Loma Linda University Medical Center. (By the way, I really don’t intend this to be a discussion on the ethics of that [...] Read more:Excellence
Summer Plans 2008-06-26 12:12:03 The summer between the first and second year is pretty much the last free summer. After second year, students have to take Step 1 of the USMLE exam. Then third year begins in July. There is also no summer break between the third and fourth year. I do keep hearing of some extra time during [...] Read more:Summer
The Differential - A medical student (group) blog 2008-06-24 14:05:16 A while ago, I mentioned that I received an email from one of the editors of The Differential — a medical
student blog that is part of Medscape. Medscape is a part of WebMD and is aimed at health professionals and students.
The email, as I wrote before, asked if I would be interested in joining [...]
Jeff W for President? 2008-07-10 16:16:13 I think I might need to come up with a platform… :/
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Science-Based Medicine 2008-07-10 13:01:31 This year I had a course called Evidence-Based Medicine
. The point of the class was to educate us on how to use the medical literature to determine the best treatments. Medicine has definitely come a long way from bleeding patients as a form of treatment. Now, we have evidence to lead the way.
But I recently [...] Read more:Science
AMA to apologize to black doctors - Health- msnbc.com 2008-07-10 01:27:57 AMA to apologize to black doctors - Health
- msnbc.com
I just wanted to point out this article. Just have a look at it if you’re interested. It’s a pretty big deal.. made front page of MSNBC.com. Anyways, I’ll save the commentary..
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Medical Tourism? Insurance may pay — MSNBC.com 2008-07-09 23:28:12 Reference: MSNBC
.com: Hip surgery in India? Insurance may pay
In the past few months I’ve been hearing about this medical tourism thing. It sounds really cool — maybe even exotic, doesn’t it? You go see the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, and stop by the local medical center for a tummy [...] Read more:Tourism
Missionary Doc in the Making 2008-07-05 12:33:03 A friend and classmate of mine is over in Zambia this summer for medical missionary work. He’s blogged about it and uploaded some interesting pictures. If you get the chance, or are interested in medical mission work, check out his site: Missionary Doc in the Making.
I think DoctaJay will be uploading a video as soon [...]
Do I Really Want To Do This? 2008-07-01 13:11:41 Honestly, I have asked myself this question numerous times during the year. It’s a difficult questions. I submitted a post about this to The Differential and it just went up today.
Check it out by clicking the logo below:
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Most States Don’t Charge for Awful Medical Errors 2008-08-12 15:55:36 This morning I came across this article at MSNBC.com: More states shred bills for awful medical errors - Health care- msnbc.com. Apparently its news when hospitals in 23 states decide that they won’t be charging customers or medicare for awful medical errors. Such errors include “operating on the wrong body part or wrong person, [...] Read more:States
, Errors
Autopsy 2008-08-07 13:36:28 By now my summer is almost over. I begin my second year in September, right after Labor Day. It’s gone rather quickly. I know I’m going to miss it.
Part of me is worried that the summer vacation is going to make me rusty as far as studying goes. But I’ve been reviewing Biochemistry. So hopefully [...]
SurgeXperiences Blog Carnival Coming Soon 2008-08-02 02:15:57 I’d like to thank Jeffrey Leow for giving me the opportunity to host the SurgeXperiences Blog Carnival
. Episode 4 of Season 2 will be coming to JeffreyMD.com on August 17, 2008. This will be my first time hosting a blog carnival. To find out more about SurgeXperiences, you can click the banner above.
Deadline for Submissions: [...]
Summer Update 2008-07-31 02:56:07 Well it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. It’s not because I don’t want to. I just haven’t had much to write about lately since I’m on summer vacation. I have had a couple of posts uploaded to The Differential. Those posts will probably eventually end up here on my personal blog. But for [...] Read more:Summer
, Update
Classes are starting soon… no! 2008-08-29 03:22:15 I’m “back to school” next week after Labor Day. Right now I’m trying to enjoy my last few days of vacation and writing this entry while sitting poolside at a resort on the island of Kauai. Originally I was going to make this trip alone. I just wanted to relax before resuming lectures. But then [...] Read more:Classes
For Now, No Autopsy 2008-08-20 02:49:54 I was supposed to go in for an autopsy yesterday. As I was instructed, I phoned the Pathology Office between 8:15 and 8:30 AM.
That’s when I got the bad news. There wasn’t going to be any autopsy at the location I had requested. Unfortunately for me, there wouldn’t be any until Thursday at the [...]
SurgeXperiences 204 2008-08-17 02:02:00 Welcome to another edition of surgeXperiences!
SurgeXperiences is a bimonthly blog carnival bringing you stories from the front lines of the operating room. For more information, click here.
This week’s (loose) theme was “My First Time.” So, in order of submission (for the most part), with those closest to the theme first, here are the posts!
Firsts
rlbates, [...]
Audience Interaction Requested 2008-09-10 22:05:01 Our microbiology course director decided that he wants lectures to be more interactive. So each medical student has been given a personal response device (a picture of mine above). The little card is an RF device. During lectures the professor will occasionally have slides with multiple choice questions based on the information covered thus [...] Read more:Audience
, Interaction
We’re Baaack! 2008-09-04 00:44:35 After a summer off, the class is back together. It’s a bit strange. I was actually pretty excited about school starting up again. Reminded me a little of the elementary school excitement.
Orientation was interesting. They went over policy again (briefly). I think a lot of the orientation part could have been skipped. One professor decided [...]
Kauai Pictures 2008-08-31 04:54:44 This is not at all related to medical school. But my last post was written while still on vacation in Kauai
. These are some of the pictures I took while over there.
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Medical Mission Trips 2008-09-28 17:04:00 At the end of each year, a number of freshman medical students go on medical mission trips. Looking back on my summer, I wish I had gone on one of these trips.
As I mentioned in another post, I often get asked what Loma Linda University is like. In a previous post (What is [...] Read more:Mission
Loma Linda University Centennial Complex 2008-09-27 01:10:35 Loma Linda University
is undergoing some major construction work. Scheduled for opening in 2009 is the Loma Linda University CentennialComplex
. It will house a number of things including an amphitheater for freshman medical students and the Anatomy Lab. Honestly, I’m a little jealous of the students that will be using these facilities. I heard [...]
What is Loma Linda University really like? 2008-09-27 01:07:45 Important Note: This post was written near the beginning of my second year.
In this day and age it’s really easy to become cynical about what is printed in brochures. We all know what it’s like to buy into some sort of hype and become disappointed with the end product. So we all learn that it’s [...] Read more:University
Bye bye, excitement 2008-09-26 22:48:38 I predicted that my excitement at school starting wouldn’t last very long. Well it’s gone. After 3 weeks of lectures and a week of exams, I don’t have much excitement left.
I had four exams this week: Pharmacology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Pathology. I did not perform anywhere near what I would have liked. (And I’ll just [...]
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