2012-03-03 21:36
For the past week I've been neglecting about everything not having to do with school, which is also why it's been so silent over here. The workload right now is just crazy. Papers to hand in… Read More
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The craziness of med school. The chaos of medicine. One med student's account of life, death and everything in between.
2012-02-28 12:30
The following guest post is written by Janet Hailstone. She teaches nutrition and cooking classes for Community Education at Dixie State College in Southern Utah. Please head over to he… Read More
2012-02-25 20:43
I am currently sitting in between piles of homework, most of it not very useful. I came home on Thursday from a great vacation. It was a much-needed break, because the next three months will… Read More
2012-02-21 21:22
Yesterday I had a three-hour shift. It is one of my regular small shifts which are arranged when the nursing home cannot fill up the schedule. Except that it wasn't a regular shift. I entere… Read More
2012-02-18 14:57
I know medicine is just like the real world. I personally experience the staff shortages. I know that money is important in achieving anything. But when I read this, I was shocked. In some w… Read More
2012-02-11 20:23
Right now I am very impatient. I've been told that my chances of getting into med school are quite good, but I I don't want to wait any longer. I don't want to patiently wait for six months… Read More
2012-02-08 18:58
It started way back, when I was quite small I would simply ask “why?", one question, that’s all. I would wait for an answer, sometimes it would come “Because,” &ldquo&hell…Read More
2012-02-05 20:31
This week I noticed a lot of judgment. A few days ago, this article was published in an online university newspaper. I came across the article by coincidence, as neither I nor anyone I know… Read More
2012-02-01 20:09
I can't believe it's already a month since I started my blog. The month went by so soon, yet I can barely remember not having this place to type out my thoughts and experiences. I never kept… Read More
2012-02-01 20:07
Ethics is a word commonly associated with medicine, especially the negative adjective form - unethical. A lot of things are unethical. Providing opportunity for abortion and not proving this… Read More
2012-01-28 18:37
I always used to wonder why it is so hard for some patients to get a proper diagnosis. I reasoned that when a patient is seriously ill, doctors will continue to look for an answer until they… Read More
2012-01-27 07:23
Today I found an email in my inbox. It seemed normal, guessing by the title and sender, but I did not know the sender. I opened the email and found a very offensive photo with a text that's… Read More
2012-01-25 17:05
Right now I am watching Mystery ER. I watch a lot of medical shows (both fiction and non-fiction) and I absolutely love them. Figuring out what's wrong, absorbing as much information as poss… Read More
2012-01-22 17:52
Two years. And many more to come. I fell in love with Nella two years ago, and it's just amazing to see her grow up. Happy birthday sweet girl! P.S. Nella's family started a great fundraiser… Read More
2012-01-20 20:29
Now I know this goes against what I said before, but some parts of medicine are almost unacceptable. They are nearly unjustifiable, regardless of the good moments. I do not know how solve th… Read More
2012-01-16 20:55
Actually, life, death and everything in between. It is one of hard things when dealing with vulnerable people. Sometimes people are unmistakenly alive in every aspect. They are independent a… Read More
2012-01-16 08:01
August 9th, 2010I hit the snooze button of my alarm clock. It is 6:15.Normally I would (want to) fall asleep again immediately, but not today.In an hour I leave for the hospital, where I wil… Read More
2012-01-16 08:01
Welcome to this blog!It is the result of my passion for both medicine and writing. I hope to start med school in september. After that I probably want to become a pediatrician, but there are… Read More
2012-01-16 08:00
July 2nd, 2011Nervously, I step inside the room. The smell of bodily odors is even stronger than it was in the hallway. Before me lies a patient in bed. She seems to be staring at the wall… Read More
2012-01-16 08:00
About three years ago I decided I want to become a doctor. Before then, I never really considered to go into medicine, for no particular reason. Then, suddenly, all my interests came togethe… Read More
2012-01-16 08:00
October 11th, 2011After school, I head straight to the nursing home. I had been called while at school: did I mind to pick up a short shift in a few hours? Of course, I couldn't say no. I ne… Read More
2012-01-08 20:00
It's been six months since I started working at the local nursing home. Originally a summer job for six weeks, but I never left. Gradually, there is a transition from being 'the new one' to… Read More
2012-01-05 19:26
A woman I don't know comes walking towards me across the hallway. "Help! Hėėlp! I'm being abused!"I am at the psychogeriatric part of the nursing home. In other words, the place wh… Read More
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