Posted by: m on: October 16, 2008
I’ve just finished writing and passing my first medical school exam and though the material wasn’t overly difficult, I’m glad it’s done with. A pass is a pass. Now on to more interesting topics and hopefully more relevant topics. Anyways, it’s safe to say that the honeymoon period of medical school is officially over. No [...]
Posted by: m on: October 11, 2008
My dad often says, “Being smart is not enough; there’s just too many smart people in the world.” Although I’ve had this statement repeated to me uncountable times while growing up, I am finding it to be truer everyday. Often it is the simplest words of advice that take a lifetime to fully understand. Everyday, [...]
Posted by: m on: September 30, 2008
I am doing my problem-based-learning (PBL) background research and this picture popped into my head. This diagram represents how we view knowledge and applies to any field of subject, not just medicine. As you study any subject more in-depth, you soon realize that you don’t know anything at all. As your knowledge increases, so does [...]
Posted by: m on: September 29, 2008
As a first year med student, I don’t know what specialty or residency I want. There’s are too many fields I haven’t fully considered yet. However, after viewing a gallery from one of my favorite picture blogs, The Big Picture, I might not have a big enough heart to go into pediatric oncology. I haven’t [...]
Posted by: m on: September 25, 2008
I have moved to www.medaholic.com The typical pre-med day involves studying, getting good grades, making connections with professors, and doing amazing extracurricular activities that will somehow separate you from all the other medical school applicants. This naturally leads to the question, which extracurricular activities will increase my chances to get into medical school? You might [...]
Posted by: m on: September 22, 2008
If someone was to ask me what I thought about medical school so far, my one-word answer would be interesting. The material we cover each day is fascinating both in basic sciences and its clinical applications. The teaching style is also diverse ranging from lectures, small group work, anatomy labs and clinical shadowing where we [...]
Posted by: m on: September 14, 2008
Along with the first few classes of medical school are the medical school parties. These social events mainly for classmates to know each other also act as a way to relieve some stress and have some fun before the serious business begins. Over the past weeks, I’ve observed that medical students throw crazy parties. I [...]
Posted by: m on: September 12, 2008
The first week of medical school has been quite an experience like no other. I am at a lost for words to describe it, so instead I will use numbers and statistics to best capture my feelings. Number of applicants: 1388 Applicants Interviewed: 451 Total Positions Available: 150 Final class size: 150 Mean GPA of [...]
Posted by: m on: August 14, 2008
Most science and engineering students I know went into their respective fields to avoid writing. I was also like them. I disliked writing essays in high school and left assignments until the night before to do. I despised it. I avoided it. Every time I sat in front of a blank document, the words wouldn’t [...]
Posted by: m on: August 5, 2008
I have moved to www.medaholic.com The ultimate pre-med question is what are my chances for med school? We all want to know if we have a fighting chance. We want to make our application as competitive as possible, get the highest grades, destroy the MCAT, do all the right activities, kiss all the right ass. [...]
