Jun

30

10 months down, 10 to go…

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[previous monthly letters: 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1]

dear Nevis,
wow! exactly halfway!
i really really really wish i had time to write you a nice long letter this month, but pretty much all of my friends and family (hi, mom & dad!) are getting ignored lately. i’m sorry. i’ll write […]

Jun

27

Drug testing in med school

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well, i received so many emails on this topic, i definitely had to write a post and open up the forum for your comments…
from the MUA Catalog:
The University has a zero tolerance policy on drug use (including distribution and possession) and excessive alcohol use while enrolled at Medical University of the Americas. Drug use […]

Jun

26

Textbook$

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[not my office, but maybe someday - University of British Columbia]
i was going to reply to a comment on the previous post that was responding to a tweet in the sidebar, but then i realized it was all getting a little convoluted and just decided to start a whole new post.
plus, it combines two things […]

Jun

24

Marco had a crush on Fay, but she really liked Teddy who was already involved in an affair with Wilfred…

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well, it seems the rains have begun. just waiting for the mornings when our little dirt driveway is washed all the way into the main road and the wind is so strong, the pellets of rain whip horizontally. it’s HUMID. and starting to get green again. i wonder if Arthur is […]

Jun

22

Still funny cuz it’s still true

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i was surprised to learn the other day that a fellow med student had never heard of scutmonkey’s 12 Types of Med Students. here they (we?) are in all their (our?) glory.
which one are you?

Jun

21

So that’s what 3rd year is like?

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Topher is another medical student blogger that i have come to really enjoy over the years. he is infamous for his USMLE Step 1 study guide and is a bit of a Cinderella story because he (worked his butt off and) managed to transfer from a lowly Caribbean medical school back to the USA […]

Jun

21

Famous last words

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commencement is still pretty far off for most of us, but it’s going to come faster than we think. i have been following Graham’s blog for years now and think he is a wonderfully brilliant writer with a mean streak for American health care reform. i wish him success and happiness in Emergency […]

Jun

21

Grocery day

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[Save-On-Foods - Prince George, BC]
while laundry is my least favourite chore, grocery shopping is probably at the top of my MOST favourite list. i always set aside lots of time because i like go slow and not forget anything. i love pushing the cart through the big wide aisles and reading packages to […]

Jun

20

Another weekend, another chapter

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or six.
don’t worry. i’m setting aside tomorrow night for some decompression. and i spent the last couple of nights (finally!) watching the tail end of “Grey’s Anatomy” and almost caught up with the “House, M.D.” season finale.
in some ways, i wish i could kick up my heels and celebrate […]

Jun

20

Smile!

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[photo from somewhere outside Vegas - June 2006]
“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”
~ Albert Schweitzer
ever feel like your life is running so swimmingly it seems like you’re looking back from the future, watching it unfold, and nodding your head saying “yup, that’s the way it’s supposed to go” ??
yeah. […]

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