Yesterday was my post-call day. What that means is that I was "on call" or in-hospital for 24 hours prior, and I got to go home after watching 4 babies delivered in a foggy haze with judgment similar to after having 2-3 drinks, and pass on out. I'm currently on my OB/GYN rotation with 24 … Continue reading NSVD: normal spontaneous vaginal delivery: that time when I almost passed out.
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Friday Night Drinks: Cucumber Gin with Salt and Pepper
Friday nights should be about clearing off tables, putting away study material, closing Qbank (a test question bank thing second year medical students use for our impending board exams), and enjoying a drink. Having a drink is what I do Mon-Thursday...I like it, it tastes good, it makes the last few lectures I'm watching on … Continue reading Friday Night Drinks: Cucumber Gin with Salt and Pepper
Medical School Starts With White
So it's been a while. Mostly because in the past few weeks after getting back from Paris, we've been running around like chickens with our heads just barely still attached. We ran to IKEA, bought all of our furniture, built all of said furniture, dealt with an IKEA delivery mishap (they forgot to deliver one … Continue reading Medical School Starts With White
TMDSAS, AMCAS, and Lemon Bars!
So medical school applications opened this past week for Texas and AMCAS. I'm busy pecking away at the key board trying to find the right words (but under 5000 characters) as to why I want to be a doctor. I definitely thought 5000 characters (with spaces) was more than what it is...so now I'm anxiously … Continue reading TMDSAS, AMCAS, and Lemon Bars!