With only weeks left before many of my classmates part ways for residency, a handful of my close friends went to Major League Baseball’s season opener – the Astros’ inaugural game in the American League… at Minute Maid Park… against the Texas Rangers. I was excited to be there, but…
As a final gift from our Apex course, I’ve now been recertified in advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS) and basic life support (BLS).
During our Quality, Value, and Patient Advocacy lecture, we revisited the common theme of addressing healthcare costs. In retrospect, medical school really doesn’t drown us with knowledge about the costs of routine complete blood counts, chest x-rays, etc. These “routine tests” are a very real contributor to the cost of…
It’s in the nature of medicine that all practitioners will make mistakes – some which have no adverse effects and others which cost patient lives. As a soon-to-be intern, I surmise I’ll make a lot of logistical mistakes in the beginning, but in the event of a medical error, the…
The NBA All-Star events are being held in Houston this year! Growing up, my favorite segment of the weekend was the Slam Dunk Competition. Seeing greats like Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, and Tracy McGrady really brought the competition up to a new level, but over the last few years, the…
As technology continues to refine the possibilities in healthcare, it seems like medicine is quickly approaching a point where computer algorithms could accurately diagnose and treat a number of conditions independent of physician intervention.
An applicant from yesterday’s pool of medical school interviewees asked me what percentage of my clinical workups have relied on the Internet… and after half-a-second of contemplation, I responded with an adamant “100%!”
In preparation for our Super Bowl house party this weekend, I was cleaning out the theater room and came across the tape of my first birthday. I quickly dubbed it over to a DVD and edited it using Final Cut X. The final product is now on YouTube… a much…
Happy 2013 to everyone! In spite of how much we ridiculed December 21, 2012 as being the “end of the world”, I find it more appalling how much money is spent each year to commemorate the passage of another day. Oh well, I’m just glad that people have an excuse…
Hope you all have been enjoying the holiday season! As for my fellow Houstonians, hey, 70 degrees is better than a sauna for Christmas Day weather. ;-) While my family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, we do believe in end-of-year sales. I picked up two 27″ LG Flatron E2742V LED monitors to finally…