Jan

31

5 months down, 15 to go…

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dearest Nevis,
this month feels like it has taken forever to come to a close.
and yet, wasn’t it only yesterday that i was tearfully saying good-bye to Jonathan at the airport and accepting comforting words from the oversized Nevisian cleaning ladies?
after a bit of a shaky start to the new year, i think […]

Jan

30

Breaking news…

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… sugar-free (non-ant-attracting) beverages now allowed in the classroom!
this is great news for someone that loves her coffee black. : D

Jan

29

MED 2 Block 1 [re-cap]

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[looking for MED 1?]
physiology
- membrane potentials (i used to hate Nernst, but now we’re pretty good buddies)
- action potentials (give it your all-or-nothing, baby!)
- neuromuscular transmission (where brain meets muscle)
- synaptic transmission (signals from pre-to-post and the pitfalls in-between)
- muscle: cardiac, skeletal, spindle, smooth, reflexes (calcium is important! who knew?!)
- autonomic nervous system (sympathetic and […]

Jan

27

FYI

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my grades are now password protected. not for any particular reason except a random quote that struck me the right way today…
“If A is success in life, then A = x + y + z.
Where x = work, y = play, and, z = keeping your mouth shut.”
~ Albert Einstein
i figure anyone that knows […]

Jan

24

Block 1 exam weekend

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haven’t had much time to write here lately. obviously. mostly it has to do with 4am alarm clocks and 7pm slightly slouched and sorta sleepy dinners. if i was waiting for this term to pick up momentum, it has arrived. i’m rolling down a very steep hill this weekend!
i will be […]

Jan

24

Because 11-year olds are cooler than most adults I know

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“What a child doesn’t receive he can seldom later give.”
~ P. D. James
today i met my new Little Sister. i have always wanted to participate in the Big Sister program back home, but never seemed to be able to find the time.
here on Nevis, and more than ever before, it seems important that i […]

Jan

20

CaRMS

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the nerve-wracking process of choosing and matching to a residency program is still a ways off for me yet, but i found this informational video to be actually, well, informational. it is encouraging to see IMGs included so extensively in the Canadian process. yay!

[image links to a .wmv video from the Canadian Residency […]

Jan

19

Cheating shmeating

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anyone that knows anything about MUA has probably heard more than a few nasty rumours about cheating. as gossip goes, whatever you heard is most likely exaggerated and inflated, but has a fair share of truth*.
i tend to just keep my nose in my books and am fairly immune to a lot […]

Jan

18

January on the prairies

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[photo by my sister, Janice]
with a video from my mom.
missing her so much. but obviously happy to see her happy. : )

Jan

17

Mid-month brain defrost

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this is my broken freezer defrosting. i’m sure the inside of my head looks sort of similar.
i have been trying to think of something to write about that has to do with school, but keep coming short of a full blog post. so, instead of pretending i have a coherent topic to talk […]

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