It’s finally here – my last block in the basic sciences at Baylor Med. This block will include “age related topics” and “genetics”, neither of which I find particularly interesting but are of obvious importance in clinical medicine (then again, so is everything, right?)

I’m currently in the process of preparing for an OSCE exam I have on Monday. While reviewing the neurological exam, I remembered something I thought was a pretty nifty test for cranial nerves X (vagus), XII (hypoglossal), and VII (facial).

Dr. David Eagleman, a neuroscientist at Baylor Med, best-selling author, and thought-provoking speaker, gave several lectures during the neuro course spanning blocks 5 and 6. During his lectures, he provided several anecdotes which forced us to expand our minds to comprehend the mystery behind things like synesthesia. However, it wasn’t until a few months later […]

After nearly eighteen months of didactic lectures, the basic science component to my medical education is fast approaching. On December 17, the MS2s will be taking our end of basic sciences exam (EBSE) which is essentially a modified version of step 1. Students are required to pass this monstrous exam (200 questions in four hours) […]

Its been two years since I transferred my previous domain to rk.md. At that time, I was running WordPress 2.7, using a theme written by the K2 community, and eagerly awaiting acceptances from medical schools (especially Baylor Med ).

So you’ve rushed to take your MCAT and prepare your personal statement, now you wait till applications open. Then you rush to submit your apps, then you wait to receive secondaries. Then you rush to finish the secondaries, then you wait to receive an interview invite. Then you get anxious, and now it’s the night […]

Over the weekend, I completed my certification in CPR and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) through the emergency medicine interest group at Baylor Med.

I had my last session with my preceptor on Wednesday afternoon. Wow.

One of the advantages of owning a Mac laptop or desktop is the low maintenance level inherent to the operating system. Whereas PC users are burdened with having to update anti-virus software, resolving disk fragmentation, and constantly having to apply security patches released by Windows, Mac users have it significantly easier. Here’s my sole pearl of […]

So today is the first day of another block, and in true fashion, I skipped the lectures. It’s interesting reading my classmates’ Facebook and Google Talk status updates regarding how boring certain lectures are from the comfort of my home. Makes me glad that I only have to endure them for 2.5 less the time […]