Category: Day by Day

abdomen

We had our clinical skills practical on the abdomen last week and were given a total of 18 minutes to complete it. I somehow finished in 7 and left the room in a state of absolute paranoia and thought I’d forgotten an extremely vital chunk of the exam, despite checking the list multiple times before, …

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underachieving

I’ve probably mentioned it before, but my main interest lies in family medicine. I’ve been told time and again that I will likely change my mind, and we won’t know for sure what we want until we go through our rotations, but based on my life experiences thus far, I think I can safely say …

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GTA

It is definitely no secret that I want the anatomy GTA position. I’ve kinda been gunning for it before I even got accepted into this school. (Just so we’re clear, I’m about the farthest thing from a gunner, but I love anatomy. Perhaps a little too much.) Dr. Gross instilled in me a great love …

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Follies 2013

Performing at Carnegie Hall? Check! <3

I had a wildly hectic (but fun, and full of successes!!!) weekend. I’ll get to the other half of my Saturday some other time, because that kinda deserves its own post, but here are a couple pictures from Follies (the OMT club’s fundraiser for the Family Refuge Center) this …

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why sleeping might be a better option sometimes

I was writing up notes on GERD/peptic ulcer drugs the other night, but was extremely exhausted and trying to push through said exhaustion.

I shouldn’t have.

This is what I found after I woke up that morning: GERD -works like antacids except more slowly (but effects also last longer) -can be taken prophylactically before meals …

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