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Reflections from my first year of medical school
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I Miss Anatomy
Frankly, the joy of discovery in gross anatomy is irreplaceable. Actually seeing peripheral nerves, holding visceral organs, looking inside of another human and thinking "oh, so this is what the lecturer was talking about"...
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Treating A Loved One
I've discussed this topic with several classmates but am surprised that I've never written about it - as a physician, would you treat a loved one?
One of last week's behavioral science lecturers put forth...
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Disulfiram
Sometimes, medical therapy is just funny. Disulfiram, one of the drugs we had to learn for pharmacology months ago, is a treatment for chronic alcoholism.
We're familiar with antibiotics working with the body's immune system...
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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...
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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 of information with inconceivable...
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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...
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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...
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