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!"
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
A Case of Need?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/31/ST2009083103019.html
Interesting article about how you may choose to practice medicine.
Your choices are never a balance between safety for the patient and anything else. Safety for the patient always rises to the top. However, how you define that can cost you your life.
Really?
Really.
A case of need;: A novel
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/31/ST2009083103019.html
Interesting article about how you may choose to practice medicine.
Your choices are never a balance between safety for the patient and anything else. Safety for the patient always rises to the top. However, how you define that can cost you your life.
Really?
Really.
A case of need;: A novel
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/31/ST2009083103019.html
An "A" is an "A" no matter where you get it.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/sep/01/biology-major/
Something you need to be wary of when you are at your university. Sometimes the simple prerequisites are the wash out class for a more "in demand" major. Let's just suppose that the biology majors and PhDs mentioned in the article only get into that program if they do really well in basic biology. It can be a very competitive and demanding "basic" course. This can happen to some degree for any major or program.
Art imitates life in the first season and first episode of Greek. There are too many people in the gateway class that Rusty and Dale need for their major. The prof hands out a test and tells everyone that only the top scores will be able to stay.
Is this how you want your grade to be determined? How can you tell the admission committee that the C you got was really an A+ at other institutions?
It is sometimes easier to take a class in the summer or at a local university or that has a less demanding post-graduate program.
Consider that an "A" is an "A" and a "C" is a "C."
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/sep/01/biology-major/
Something you need to be wary of when you are at your university. Sometimes the simple prerequisites are the wash out class for a more "in demand" major. Let's just suppose that the biology majors and PhDs mentioned in the article only get into that program if they do really well in basic biology. It can be a very competitive and demanding "basic" course. This can happen to some degree for any major or program.
Art imitates life in the first season and first episode of Greek. There are too many people in the gateway class that Rusty and Dale need for their major. The prof hands out a test and tells everyone that only the top scores will be able to stay.
Is this how you want your grade to be determined? How can you tell the admission committee that the C you got was really an A+ at other institutions?
It is sometimes easier to take a class in the summer or at a local university or that has a less demanding post-graduate program.
Consider that an "A" is an "A" and a "C" is a "C."
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/sep/01/biology-major/
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What? A Doctor Shortage...(Who Knew?)
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HospitalBasedMedicine/WorkForce/11980
A doctor shortage? They have been saying this for years. I remember when I started medical school 10 years ago they were saying it. Then the all the staff told me they heard it 30 years ago when they started medical school. The nation needs doctors. If you want it, you can have it.
A doctor shortage? They have been saying this for years. I remember when I started medical school 10 years ago they were saying it. Then the all the staff told me they heard it 30 years ago when they started medical school. The nation needs doctors. If you want it, you can have it.
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