Transitional model
From office drone to EMT to medical student and onward...
Notes from a life in transition
26 March 2011
Distraction
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I find a lot of peace in spending time with my dogs usually. There is just something nice about a soft furry body leaning against my leg and...
03 March 2011
What's in a name?
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Our school recently hosted a fascinating speaker discussing a number of health care policy issues with us. One issue which really caught my...
22 February 2011
Frustration
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Not that I have a desire to be a primary care doctor. Not that I don't think they have a challenging job for which most folks are less t...
15 February 2011
Grind
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No matter how worn down you feel, that wheel just keeps grinding away. Medical school just doesn't quit. Instructors come and go and I...
02 February 2011
Lottery
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Since this fall, I've been a bit concerned about the lottery process for third year rotations. There were four places I was willing to ...
26 January 2011
Pumps and pipes
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Currently studying the cardiovascular system so thinking about plumbing, pipes, pumps and the failure of these components. For some reason,...
13 January 2011
I can do that?!
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Some days I stop to think about what I am learning in medical school, what people are going to trust me to do when I leave this building soo...
06 January 2011
Trying to remember to be calm and think
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After a bit more than a year break from writing to indulge in general medical school freaking out, a summer research project and the start o...
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