With former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders suggesting that, for the sake of reallocating our law-enforcement resources to more worthy causes, the US should legalize marijuana, I’m beginning to wonder if she’s right.

Why are the simplest games so incredibly addictive?! Fruit Ninja and Angry Birds, two titles available on both the Android and iOS platforms, have taken over my mobile gaming world… and I really don’t know why. The former involves using your finger to slice fruit while trying to avoid slicing bombs. The latter deals with […]

I was one of a dozen participants in my class to take part in an NBA fantasy league draft this evening. Though I’m a huge NBA fan, this is my first time to actually partake in fantasy sports – hopefully it won’t be too much of a distraction from studying.

I received an e-mail last night from an undergraduate student (interested in becoming a pediatrician) who is currently taking an elective on blogging. Here’s an excerpt from her e-mail:

After the neonate exam session I had Wednesday afternoon, I had a pediatric one on Thursday at Texas Children’s and a genitourinary session yesterday morning at the Baylor Clinic – both of which were incredible experiences too.

As part of our Patient, Physician and Society (PPS) course this block, we’re required to attend several “special sessions” at hospitals around the Texas Medical Center. Today I had my neonatal session at Ben Taub and was absolutely blown away by how wonderful the world of neonatology is. Plus… who doesn’t love babies?!

With the conclusion of block 7b, I’ve learned a great deal about pulmonary and renal pathophysiology. Or at least I hope I did. Hmmm… I miss the days of grade school where all we had to know was that lungs were involved in breathing and kidneys made urine. Oh yeah, and that we had two […]

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is one of the few schools which has an “accelerated” basic sciences curriculum. Finishing this portion medical school in eighteen months (rather than the traditional two years) gives BCM students an additional six months to master their clinical skills on the wards. However, several interviewees and prospective students alike have […]

This birthday was pretty uneventful. I spent most of the day watching football. I’m so proud of the Texans for winning the incredible game against the Redskins, but even more ecstatic that the Cowboys are starting 0-2. Looking forward to the Saints’ game against the 49ers tomorrow! With exams around the corner, I tried to […]

If you’ve not seen this letter by Dr. Roger Jones circulating over the Internet, here’s your chance to read one of the most poignant and accurate depictions of our health care system’s real problem – the culture crisis.