At last... the first day of head/neck anatomy lab! My group spent most of the two hours exploring a skull while the lab directors/TAs went around removing the brains from our cadavers, so they...

I'm pretty sure no one has ever been this excited to start head and neck anatomy, but I am. However nerdy it sounds, I've been looking forward to block 4 (head/neck, pathology, immunology, and...

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), the beloved institution responsible for my medical education, has proven to be an amazing place indeed. Many prospective students as well as current interviewees face a point in their...

The human body is a beautiful thing. Why? Because of how effectively and reliably it establishes homeostasis in an environment which is in constant flux. Most of us take our inner workings for granted,...

It feels like just yesterday when I was at orientation with my PRN group in July. Now we're already 1/3rd done with all of our pre-clinicals and staring down block 4 (head/neck, immunology, pathology)...

Over the last three weeks, we've dissected through the female perineum and explored the reproductive system thoroughly. Psychologically, I've gone from feeling confident about my anatomy knowledge to a guessing game of how severely...

Tuesday afternoon, I had my first encounter with a standardized patient (SP) as part of the PPS I HX/PE exam. I was responsible for taking the patient's complete history and vital signs as well...

Someday in the future when I get married and have children, I'll probably be asked: "Daddy, where do babies come from?" A year ago, I would have confidently voiced the "when a man and...