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We?re Baaack!
2008-09-04 07:44:00 After a summer off, the class is back together. It’s a bit strange. I was actually pretty excited about school starting up again. Reminded me a little of the elementary school excitement. Orientation was interesting. They went over policy again (briefly). I think a lot of the orientation part could have been skipped. One professor decided ... More About: Medical School , My Journey
Kauai Pictures
2008-08-31 11:54:00 This is not at all related to medical school. But my last post was written while still on vacation in Kauai. These are some of the pictures I took while over there. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeffreymd.com%2F2008%2F 08%2F31%2Fkauai-pictures%2F'; addthis_title = 'Kauai+Pictures '; addthis_pub ... More About: Other
Classes are starting soon? no!
2008-08-29 10:22:00 I?m ?back to school? next week after Labor Day. Right now I?m trying to enjoy my last few days of vacation and writing this entry while sitting poolside at a resort on the island of Kauai. Originally I was going to make this trip alone. I just wanted to relax before resuming lectures. But then ... More About: Classes , My Journey
For Now, No Autopsy
2008-08-20 09:49:00 I was supposed to go in for an autopsy yesterday. As I was instructed, I phoned the Pathology Office between 8:15 and 8:30 AM. That’s when I got the bad news. There wasn’t going to be any autopsy at the location I had requested. Unfortunately for me, there wouldn’t be any until Thursday at the ... More About: Medical School , My Journey
SurgeXperiences 204
2008-08-17 09:02:00 Welcome to another edition of surgeXperiences! SurgeXperiences is a bimonthly blog carnival bringing you stories from the front lines of the operating room. For more information, click here. This week’s (loose) theme was “My First Time.” So, in order of submission (for the most part), with those closest to the theme first, here are the posts! Firsts rlbates, ...
Autopsy
2008-08-07 20:36:00 By now my summer is almost over. I begin my second year in September, right after Labor Day. It’s gone rather quickly. I know I’m going to miss it. Part of me is worried that the summer vacation is going to make me rusty as far as studying goes. But I’ve been reviewing Biochemistry. So hopefully ... More About: Medical School
SurgeXperiences Blog Carnival Coming Soon
2008-08-02 09:15:00 I’d like to thank Jeffrey Leow for giving me the opportunity to host the SurgeXperiences Blog Carnival . Episode 4 of Season 2 will be coming to JeffreyMD.com on August 17, 2008. This will be my first time hosting a blog carnival. To find out more about SurgeXperiences, you can click the banner above. Deadline for Submissions: ... More About: Blog Carnival
Summer Update
2008-07-31 09:56:00 Well it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. It’s not because I don’t want to. I just haven’t had much to write about lately since I’m on summer vacation. I have had a couple of posts uploaded to The Differential. Those posts will probably eventually end up here on my personal blog. But for ... More About: Summer , Update , Medical School
Jeff W for President?
2008-07-10 23:16:00 I think I might need to come up with a platform… :/ addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeffreymd.com%2F2008%2F 07%2F10%2Fjeff-w-for-president%2F'; addthis_title = 'Jeff +W+for+President %3F'; addthis_pub = ''; More About: News , Humor
Science-Based Medicine
2008-07-10 20:01:00 This year I had a course called Evidence-Based Medicine . The point of the class was to educate us on how to use the medical literature to determine the best treatments. Medicine has definitely come a long way from bleeding patients as a form of treatment. Now, we have evidence to lead the way. But I recently ... More About: Science , Opinion , Medical School , My Journey
On the Wards - (Child) Psychiatry
2008-05-25 23:07:00 I stood at the end of the hallway looking out through the large windows. Outside the sky was gray, the blacktop was damp, and the trees were dripping. It was a stark contrast to the interior. Here, where I stood, the walls were brightly colored, cartoonish faces squinted, frowned, and smiled, and random quotes encouraged ... More About: Psychiatry , Child , Medical School
It Is Finished
2008-05-21 07:25:00 I’m really happy. The joy is just crazy. It might even be bordering on giddiness. Today I came out of the two and a half weeks of exams. Previously I posted our final exam schedule. All in all, there were thirteen exams spread out over that time period. Three of those were National Boards Subject ... More About: Medical School , My Journey
What a waste of sleep!
2008-05-02 11:12:00 Okay, so I’m sitting here about to go to sleep when I get this urge to go check out Twitter.com. So its not a short visit. I already have an account there from way back when I was trying to stay updated on something. Anyhow, I decide to set it up so I can use ... More About: Sleep , Waste , Medical School , My Journey
Medical Humor - Compensation
2008-04-30 01:36:00 The patient shook his doctor’s hand in gratitude and said, “Since we are the best of friends, I would not want to insult you by offering payment. But I would like for you to know that I had mentioned you in my will.” “That is very kind of you,” said the doctor emotionally, and then ... More About: Humor , Medical , Compensation
101st Post
2008-04-29 08:18:00 Well I finally reached my 101st post. Unfortunately I can?t celebrate. It?s been really busy lately. I know my monthly post rate has plummeted recently. Hopefully that has an inverse relationship with my exam scores? Anyways, this is the last week of lectures. I can’t believe the year is almost over. That’s right, it’s the ... More About: Post , Medical School , My Journey
Memorial Service
2008-04-29 05:47:00 Last week, I attended a Memorial Service at my school. The service was held for all those who had donated their bodies for use in the anatomy labs. There were three schools in attendance (Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, and Allied Health). A couple of musical numbers were performed by students and a handful of students volunteered ... More About: Medical School , My Journey
Wal-Mart and Healthcare
2008-04-29 04:56:00 I’ve been hearing a lot about these quick-stop clinics staffed by nurse practitioners. I hear about them in the news or read about them online. They seem to be on the east coast or midwest. Or maybe I’m just not paying any attention to them here locally. As someone going into a medical career, this is ... More About: Healthcare , Mart , Wal-Mart , Wal Mart
Cross Cultural Differences and Alternative Medicine
2008-04-06 01:51:00 I know it has been a while since I last wrote. Been a bit busy lately. And in my moments of downtime I’ve found myself doing a different type of writing. I’ve been writing some fiction. Mostly because it’s a bit therapeutic. Anyhow, back to Medical School related matters. On Friday we had two guest lecturers ... More About: Medicine , Alternative , Cross , Alternative Medicine , Cultural differences
A Random Medical School Pre-Exam-Week Post
2008-03-12 00:31:00 It’s getting busy now. It must seem like I say that a lot on my posts. At least I feel like I write that a lot. But its once again the week before exams. The lecture schedule is tapering off. We have only 3 lectures on Thursday (as opposed to the normal 4) and then ... More About: Medical , Post , Random , School , Week
Healthcare Comparisons
2008-03-05 20:26:00 Well it looks like the Democratic nomination just keeps getting more complicated by the minute. Last night Clinton pulled off some victories in Texas, Rhode Island, and Ohio. A while back (in a post titled Hillary Healthcare 2.0)I wrote about the healthcare plan proposed by Hillary. My intention was to highlight the plan so that ... More About: News
February — month of Love?
2008-02-29 22:59:00 Everyone loves February . It’s the cute little month with only 28 days (most of the time). And it also has that special holiday, Valentine’s Day. But someone also referred to it as Singles Awareness Day. So I guess there’s a mixed audience when it comes to that day. This month I also had a couple of hours of lectures covering topics like sexual relationships with patients, dating, marriage, and adultery. Those are the ones I can think of right now but I don’t think I’m missing any February-related topics. The class where we learned about sexual relationships — I think the lecture was titled “Sexual Boundaries” — was called Understanding Your Patient. The course director is a practicing psychiatrist. I’ll sheepishly admit that I would probably have a hard time explaining what that class is all about. At least not very succinctly. Listing some of the other topics discussed in that class might help paint the picture, though. ... More About: Love , Month
CNN - Med student struggles to preserve her idealism
2008-02-29 04:13:00 Last year CNN ran an article written by Emily Breidbart, then a second year medical student. It’s an interesting read. At times I do feel that it is a struggle to protect my own idealism. But maybe she is doing a better job than I. Because I’ll admit, at times I find myself downright cynical — even comically cynical. But that’s another story. Anyways, in her article, Emily writes about how her curriculum, at times, seems to revolve around preventing lawsuits than the patient’s health. Fortunately, this hasn’t been the case for me at my school during my first year. I think there has been the occasional mention of the litigious nature of the profession. And I think we (as students) have all heard plenty of stories about it. So it isn’t like we are ignoring malpractice. I’d say that they, and by they I mean the professors who teach us, choose to focus on the patient. Who knows? Maybe one day Loma Linda’s curriculum will have to ch... More About: Student , Idealism
Family Day
2008-02-28 05:20:00 Last week we had Family Day for the first years. Of those who had guests on campus, some had spouses, but I think the majority had parents. My parents came out for the day. My parents and I arrived on campus just before 7:30 AM. We got out of the car and started walking towards the designated registration area. I had my backpack on and walked slightly in front of both of my parents. It felt a bit awkward. I asked my mom when was the last time she went to school with me. “Kindergarten,” she replied. The provided us a small breakfast. After breakfast they had 3 hours of lecture scheduled for us. The first class began at 8:30 AM and was on micturition (urination). Lecture two, at 9:30 AM, was an hour about eye exam. My dad actually fell asleep in this lecture. Me? I was doing my best to stay alert. After all, can’t be falling asleep during a lecture with mom nearby. Third lecture was an embryology lecture on the endocrine system. After lectures we were scheduled t...
Med School Humor - Bringin’ Study Back
2008-02-28 03:29:00 Well I’m a fan of these medical student videos. So here’s another one. Enjoy. More About: Humor , Study , School , Med school , Back
Slow Month
2008-02-27 17:00:00 Well it has been a very slow month — at least for this site, anyways. The school side of my life, on the other hand, has been pretty busy. Although, as I sometimes say, it’s nothing to write home about. The business has not involved anything really interesting. Not that the human body isn’t interesting, because it totally is. I actually do have a couple draft posts that I started but I have yet to finish them. Most of the drafts are very short. But one thing of interest that did happen this month was Family Day for the first years. But Maybe that can be another post… More About: Slow , Month
It Left Me Feeling? SICKO
2008-02-13 07:01:00 Courtesy of MichaelMoore.com I guess I’m slow. I’ve heard that before. But I finally got to see Michael Moore ’s documentary on the American Healthcare System. This was my very first Michael Moore documentary. I didn?t watch bowling for Columbine or Fahrenheit 9/11. Prior to watching this film I thought that Michael Moore was pretty obnoxious. Not ... More About: Opinion , Left , Sicko , Feeling
The Writing On The (Bathroom) Wall
2008-02-11 07:55:00 Well I’ve seen the writing on the wall. Granted, it was on the wall of a bathroom stall. And no, I won’t write about what I was doing in there (although my intelligent readers should be able to figure that one out). But this is what it said: School Socks Crime Spays Man… I find the weirdest things ... More About: Writing , Bathroom , Wall , Medical School , My Journey
Britney Spears Now In Doctors? Hands
2008-02-01 03:53:00 Related Posts: Dr. Phil, have you heard of? HIPAA? Gabriel Bouys / AFP-Getty Images file I really don’t want to turn this into a gossip column. And I definitely don’t want to turn this into a cebrinews site. But a couple weeks ago I did post about the medical debacle between Britney Spears and Dr. Phil. I ... More About: News , Doctors , Hands
Hillary Healthcare 2.0
2008-01-26 00:15:00 Related Posts: Reforming the U.S. Healthcare System In the January 8, 2008 New Hampshire Primary, Sen. Clinton edged her opponent Sen. Obama by just 3 percent. With Clinton?s recent New Hampshire win following Obama?s strong showing in Iowa, the race is anything but decided. How will the 2008 Presidential Elections affect the American healthcare scene? Should Hillary ...
I Want A Bionic Eye!
More articles from this author:2008-01-23 08:33:00 I WANT a bionic eye! Well who wouldn’t? If you’ve seen the television show on NBC, then you know what the bionic eye can do. I read an article over at MSNBC.com titled “Vision of the future seen in bionic contact lens.” It looks like we, and by we I mean we as a society, ... More About: Bionic 1, 2, 3 |
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