A quick thought

So many things can go wrong with the body during development and afterwards, I can’t help but feel grateful to have developed without any illnesses or maladies.  A blessing, truly.

Biochem fail.

As if my biochem class weren’t bad enough (it is the bane of my existence at the moment), I have to come home to find that some Smartass McPremed has made an asinine post over at SDN about the topic.
Kill me.  At least the premed gods smiled upon me: the person who wrote this was [...]

3 strokes, makes you think

So last night, during my volunteering shift at a Meals-On-Wheels type organization, I met someone who’s gotten me thinking.  He was a fellow volunteer, no older than I am, and he’s suffered 3 strokes.  All within the course of one month while he was at college.
I have certain preconceptions about stroke patients, and he defied [...]

You’re in Med School? Really?

It seems like every time I log in to Facebook, I find that another of my friends is in med school.  And I have to be honest, I’m surprised that some of them got accepted.
It’s not that they’re going to Low-Ranked School in Podunk, Pennsyltucky, either!  They’re going to good schools!  (Ironically, the most common [...]

Your medical records are missing

Every week, I go through quite a few patients’ medical records as part of my research duties.  I’m looking for relevant medical details, abstracting their surgical histories, and getting an overall feel for the course of their illness.  This can’t work, however, if their charts are missing.
Out of the 60 patients whose charts I wanted [...]

Your lack of interviews is not because some black applicant stole them

Troll or not, SDN poster “hug me” brought up one of the most controversial topics in the past week.  Here is his post:
Topic: color blind?
My best friend is black. We went through undergrad together and pretty much have the same EC’s. my GPA IS 3.8/MCAT 34 his is 3.4 and MCAT 29. Strangely enough. he [...]

Insurance doesn’t want you to hear this, or anything

Without mincing my words, let me ask this:  Why doesn’t health insurance cover hearing aids?
I just found out from the doctor for whom I work, that families are often denied coverage for their children’s hearing needs.  Considering that a single hearing aid can cost upwards of $1,000, I find that pretty outrageous.  Being fitted with [...]