This post is the first in a new series of entries written for my Patient, Physician, and Society class on the Profession of Medicine. The syllabus says “The Profession of Medicine (POM) is about the identity of the profession itself: what it is, what it should be, and how you might work to close any [...]
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The Profession of Medicine – Resource Allocation
Posted in Med School, tagged Profession of Medicine on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We do it all pt. 1 – Music
Posted in Articles You Must Read, Med School on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound
By Ben Hirschler Tue Jul 1, 9:02 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good — it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood.
For the past 300 [...]
The Big Move, Part 1
Posted in Med School on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After taking a second tour around the country for the sake of med school, I’m finally back home. And I’ve come home to a wholly new set of things that need to be done. Now that med school is just around the corner, I’ve gotta start figuring out how I’m gonna move my [...]
On Location: New York
Posted in Med School on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll admit it, I’ve watched The Real Housewives of New York City. In fact, every time I visit New York now I think about the fact that they’re here as well. I wonder what they’re doing at this moment and if I’ll bump into them while I’m here. It’s not terribly far [...]
On Location: Chicago
Posted in Med School on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just arrived for my first Second Look Weekend, on location in Chicago.
I remember back at MIT we always used to say that we brought out the weather machine every CPW to make it nice and sunny while the prefrosh were here to dupe them into thinking it’s nice and sunny all year long up [...]
Online Pharmacies & the FDA
Posted in Med School on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve always been aware of the incredibly high cost of prescription drugs in the United States, but I’ve never really had to deal with it personally. I’ve been lucky enough not to have needed many drugs to stay healthy, apart from the occasional antibiotic.
Lately, however, as I’ve told more and more of my friends [...]
Dogs & Med School?
Posted in Med School on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe it’s because I don’t have any siblings, but ever since I was really young, I’ve wanted a dog to take care of. But given the choice between a clean, unsoiled carpet and an animal running amok, my parents never did let me get a dog of my own. It’s not like my [...]
The Benjamin Mendelsohn Incident
Posted in Articles You Must Read, Med School on April 12, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I’ve been writing about this a lot over at SDN, but over the past few days a major scandal has broken out of Gainesville, FL. Dean Bruce Kone of the University of Florida College of Medicine recently admitted an applicant into the class of 2012 who had never taken the MCAT and did not [...]
