AppTips – Credible Medical School News
This past application cycle for Baylor Med has been an incredible experience for me. I’ve had the chance to meet a lot of applicants, many of who are matriculating to BCM this fall. What makes me even happier is...
CSS Sprite Mistake
From time to time, people will ask me to validate and/or optimize their web code to streamline performance. People are now getting comfortable with using CSS sprites on their sites, but unfortunately I’ve seen...
Sleeping Habits
Most of us are guilty of an interesting paradox – we sleep with the air conditioning on yet like to wrap ourselves in blankets or hide under a comforter. Although it seems like a waste of electricity, why are we...
Human Memory
We’ve all heard stories of seniors showcasing incredible feats of detailed memory recall from their childhood after receiving electroshock therapy. How about savants like Kim Peek who effortlessly digest volumes...
Celtics vs. Lakers… Again
For an unprecedented twelfth time, the Celtics will meet the Lakers in the NBA championship. This rivalry has spanned several decades and seen legends like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the more...
Memory Disorder Patient
Today’s last lecture was a patient presentation by a neurologist from Methodist Hospital. The patient had a memory disorder which the class tried to discern based primarily on his medical history. We soon discovered...
Admissions Committee
It just isn’t possible to convey how excited I am to be on Baylor Med’s admissions committee beginning next year. As many of you know, this school was the only medical school I wanted to attend since early...
Not An Apple Fan Boy
So it’s been brought to my attention that at least one person thinks I’m an “Apple fan boy.” I found this incredibly amusing considering how much I despise the fan boys myself, but let’s...
My Advice To Incoming MS1s
A friend of mine in the JAMP program recently got accepted to UT Southwestern and will be matriculating there this fall. We had a great chat in which he admitted his anxiety and sought any advice I had to offer. I’ve...
How Long Will Flash Survive?
HTML5 has been on the horizon for quite some time, but the breadth of Flash-based web applications has continued to expand over the last few years. Apple dealt their first major blow to Flash by not supporting it on...
