Saturday, May 22, 2010
Monday, November 30, 2009
Back at It. Sorry the flu took me out of it...
http://theunderweardrawer.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-fifteen-second-diagnosis-often-times.html
Yes, we have a great deal of baggage and thick skin when we finish this process. Yes, I have said a few things I would not be proud of if repeated back to me. And, yes, I still feel for each patient.
What a great post at the link above/below. And,I understand she is to soon publish a book on her adventures in medical school called, "Scutmonkey." If I were to publish a tell-all it would be titled "Student Freak!" Exclamation point included. It would be in reference to a resident I had that labeled us all "student freaks." "Where is my student freak?" "Tell the student freaks that we are going to round at 5am." "If I have one more student freak ask me a stupid question..."
http://theunderweardrawer.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-fifteen-second-diagnosis-often-times.html
Yes, we have a great deal of baggage and thick skin when we finish this process. Yes, I have said a few things I would not be proud of if repeated back to me. And, yes, I still feel for each patient.
What a great post at the link above/below. And,I understand she is to soon publish a book on her adventures in medical school called, "Scutmonkey." If I were to publish a tell-all it would be titled "Student Freak!" Exclamation point included. It would be in reference to a resident I had that labeled us all "student freaks." "Where is my student freak?" "Tell the student freaks that we are going to round at 5am." "If I have one more student freak ask me a stupid question..."
http://theunderweardrawer.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-fifteen-second-diagnosis-often-times.html
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Everyone Needs Money in College!
http://www.school-grants.org/blog/2009/09/28/unique-jobs-that-pay-for-college/
Being a tutor works well too!
How can you not see the value in getting paid to study? Pure multi-tasking that enables you to single task on a study suject. If you can teach it, you know it. Remember how Quentin Tarantino used to work in a video store and would watch videos all day long to learn and taylor his craft. Then, there is the guy (I don't know his name) that created CSI. He would travel the "people mover" up and down the Las Vegas strip and write his show as he was inspired by the skyline. He was able to do that because he was the train conductor.
Tutor and study and make some coin at the same time.
Being a tutor works well too!
How can you not see the value in getting paid to study? Pure multi-tasking that enables you to single task on a study suject. If you can teach it, you know it. Remember how Quentin Tarantino used to work in a video store and would watch videos all day long to learn and taylor his craft. Then, there is the guy (I don't know his name) that created CSI. He would travel the "people mover" up and down the Las Vegas strip and write his show as he was inspired by the skyline. He was able to do that because he was the train conductor.
Tutor and study and make some coin at the same time.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
How Do You Know You Want to Be a Doctor?
http://www.okspanishnews.com/noticias/detalle.php?idnoticia=852&idcategoria=48
You have to shadow a doctor to see if this is what you really want to do. Hang out with them and see how they walk and talk. I know it is not how you want to spend your free time, but how else can you tell the admission committee that you know what it is like to be a doctor? "I watch a lot Grey's Anatomy." Or better yet, "My brother got his tonsils taken out when we were young, and I think it would be cool to prescribe ice cream!"
You have to shadow a doctor to see if this is what you really want to do. Hang out with them and see how they walk and talk. I know it is not how you want to spend your free time, but how else can you tell the admission committee that you know what it is like to be a doctor? "I watch a lot Grey's Anatomy." Or better yet, "My brother got his tonsils taken out when we were young, and I think it would be cool to prescribe ice cream!"
Monday, September 21, 2009
"I'm allergic to oxygen, doctor."
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2503680/
There isn't a set or standard patient. You learn that early on. How they behave or the things they say need to be interpreted through your professional eyes and ears. It is not only difficult but fun. It's what makes being a doctor the joy of your life. There is nothing like the bond between a doctor and his or her patient.
There isn't a set or standard patient. You learn that early on. How they behave or the things they say need to be interpreted through your professional eyes and ears. It is not only difficult but fun. It's what makes being a doctor the joy of your life. There is nothing like the bond between a doctor and his or her patient.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
When is the Best Time to Start to Study for the MCAT
When it the best time to start studying for the MCAT?
If you have taken any premed requirements whatsoever then you have already started your MCAT preparations. The smart student takes it from there and never stops. It is easier to review than to hit the books again two years later.
A simple suggestion that has worked well for many that have that acceptance letter. Tutoring. At many universities a student can get paid by the school to tutor almost any subject. Moreover, the entry level and basic classes need the most help, and therefore tutors, because there are more students taking these classes.
If you can teach it, you know it. It is nothing more than a constant review. Review. Review. Review.
It is all about the basics. If you know that then you know the material for the MCAT.
Do you think a senior chemistry major will score higher on the chemistry portion of the MCAT or the senior music major that decided late in her academic career to go premed and has just taken basic chemistry?
The senior chemistry major has a head full of quantum analytics and all things level 400 chem. But, the musician has a head full of basic chemistry—what the MCAT test is actually about.
If you have taken any premed requirements whatsoever then you have already started your MCAT preparations. The smart student takes it from there and never stops. It is easier to review than to hit the books again two years later.
A simple suggestion that has worked well for many that have that acceptance letter. Tutoring. At many universities a student can get paid by the school to tutor almost any subject. Moreover, the entry level and basic classes need the most help, and therefore tutors, because there are more students taking these classes.
If you can teach it, you know it. It is nothing more than a constant review. Review. Review. Review.
It is all about the basics. If you know that then you know the material for the MCAT.
Do you think a senior chemistry major will score higher on the chemistry portion of the MCAT or the senior music major that decided late in her academic career to go premed and has just taken basic chemistry?
The senior chemistry major has a head full of quantum analytics and all things level 400 chem. But, the musician has a head full of basic chemistry—what the MCAT test is actually about.
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