Aug

7

Microbiology Shelf Exam

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[my previous shelf exams: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Behavioral Sciences and Physiology]
How I Study for Shelf Exams
micro today! the world neuro tomorrow!
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AT MUA WRITING SHELF EXAMS TODAY!!!!!!
(and yes, i wrote that in all caps with excessive exclamation marks because i was channeling Dean T for a minute there. ha!)
this class has made […]

Aug

6

Who needs a crystal ball when you’re this predictable?

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[photos taken August 5th & 6th, 2007]
i sure do have fond memories of bumming around all day, every day last summer with Maddy. those were the days… !
huge hearty happy heart-warming healthy congratulations to the MED 5’s that wrote the Comprehensive Basic Science shelf exam yesterday! i hope you enjoyed the grad dinner […]

Jul

29

MED 3 Block 4 [re-cap]

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[block 1] [block 2] [block 3]
this block was rough. it was a brutal combination of forcing myself to study when i REALLY didn’t feel like it and ending up being disappointed by a mediocre performance i can’t blame on anyone but myself.
ugh. is it August 15th yet??
genetics
- hemoglobinopathies
- cell cycle control
- apoptosis
- cancer […]

Jul

18

On the left side of the road and right side of the law

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another thing we take for granted in North America: if you have a driver’s license and proper insurance, when an accident really and truly isn’t your fault, you don’t have to pay.
unfortunately, students seem to be held responsible for an awful lot of things here that aren’t necessarily our fault. whether we’ve earned it […]

Jul

17

Caribbean schools and loans

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so, after mentioning (mostly in passing) that MUA students are tightening their belts due to lack of loan funding, i received one comment online and a couple of other personal emails from people experiencing the same thing elsewhere in the Caribbean.
the situation is different for Canadian students than Americans because a lot of us northerners […]

Jul

16

Food for hardworking brains

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[somewhere on the vast campus of the University of British Columbia]
MUA has implemented a food assistance program for students this semester.
no, they’re not providing change for the vending machine. and no, we don’t even have vending machines on this island. this was just the closest photo i could find to what […]

Jul

11

Clinical Skills Assessment

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one of the final exams you have to take before getting to leave this beautiful little island at the end of MED 5 is a Clinical Skills Assessment practical. basically, you have to prove you have the capacity to look like a doctor, talk like a doctor and act like a doctor someday in […]

Jul

7

MED 3 Block 3 [re-cap]

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[block 1] [block 2]
“My library
Was dukedom large enough.”
~ William Shakespeare
so, this was the first block that i actually spent any significant amount of time in the library.* the last week before exams i was tiiiired and my bed was looking way too appealing at 6pm. in an effort to get another few hours […]

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 […]

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