I’ve been fidgeting with the content of my personal statement (PS) for anesthesiology since summer break, but I finally had a breakthrough. Overnight I saw my practice in the future – seeing patients and teaching residents/students – in a ridiculously vivid dream. It was the purest representation of why I…
Today was my first day of outpatient pediatrics, and right from the get go, my attending had a mission to make me about a pediatric clinic visit from all aspects. She showed me the floor, made me follow a nurse (taking patient vitals, hearing/vision test, etc.), and then had an…
Yesterday was Baylor Med’s (BCM) second-look for accepted applicants. To my understanding, this is the first time we’ve had an official “second look”, and in retrospect, I feel it was a success. I had a chance to meet some outstanding people and reunite with applicants I had interviewed over the…
Here’s a spoof of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” from an awesome group of Baylor Med researchers. I give you: “Bad Project.” …I’m so lucky to be a medical student here. :-D
Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is one of the few schools which has an “accelerated” basic sciences curriculum. Finishing this portion medical school in eighteen months (rather than the traditional two years) gives BCM students an additional six months to master their clinical skills on the wards. However, several interviewees…
You know you’re a student at Baylor Med when…
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 grade school, and now I have the privilege of being able to…
Now that the merger talks with Rice and Baylor University are officially over, only one major question remains regarding Baylor Med’s financial status – what are we going to do about the incomplete Baylor Hospital? Dr. Greenberg, dean of medical education, was kind enough to hold a Q & A…
Well it’s official – Baylor College of Medicine will remain an independent institution. The Houston Chronicle does a great job summarizing the background and current circumstances associated with making this decision (link to article).
Well it looks like negotiations between Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have finally reached a definitive consensus – the merger talks are over. Students at both institutions received an e-mail from the school presidents earlier today.