Several things have been made painfully obvious to me in my first week of medical school. First of all, it’s true – med students probably cover just as much in one week as undergrad science students do in a month. Second, I feel like I’m in the backseat helplessly watching…
My gross anatomy group got together yesterday afternoon to dissect the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles of the chest, and did we have one incredible realization! Our cadaver was initially presented to us face-down (dorsal side facing up) so we could dissect the back/shoulder; however, to access the chest,…
What comes to mind when you think of your “best teacher?” Perhaps the one who had easy tests? Maybe the one who would go out of their way to know each student on an individual basis? Well in gross anatomy, the cadaver is undoubtedly a medical student’s best teacher.
Today was my first “real” day of medical school. We had lectures on introductory histology (preparing a sample for microscopy), the cytoskeleton (microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments), and the anatomy of the shoulder.
This past Friday was our last and probably shortest day of orientation. We began the day by having our TB tests read and then proceeded to the lecture hall for a rundown of Baylor Med’s preclinical curriculum. We played around with our iClickers, had a Q&A session with some upperclassmen,…
I currently have a parking contract through the Texas Medical Center for Garage 4 (right next to Baylor Med). After having parked there for the last three days, I’ve come to one invariable truth – healthcare professionals/students may be incredibly gifted at “thinking outside the box”, but many of them…
Today was the first day of orientation on the Baylor Med campus. We had a light breakfast, made our way into the MS1 lecture hall, and were greeted by a plethora of folders labeled with our names. Inside each of these folders was paperwork – lots and lots of paperwork.…
One of the best things about blogging is being able to look back on the milestone’s in my life and discern how far I’ve come as an individual. Tomorrow is the first day of Baylor Med’s orientation, so I took a chance to look back on a post I wrote…
Around 40-50 of my future Baylor Med classmates went to Two Rows restaurant in Rice Village for a “meet and greet” event yesterday evening. We shared stories regarding our undergrad, where we grew up, what we aspire to pursue in medical school, concerns, etc. When I found us still standing…
The following change in Baylor College of Medicine’s pre-clinical curriculum has been brought to my attention: “All preclinical courses will be Pass/Fail (afternoon and morning)” beginning with my incoming class.