Cleveland Clinic

I didn’t know anything at all about the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine until yesterday, when I saw it mentioned on another website. And I have to say, I really like what I see. It’s a 5-year, biomedical research-oriented MD program created between Cleveland Clinic and Case Western, with small classes (32 [...]

The Commonwealth Medical College

I’m really trying to solidify my list of schools, and for the most part I’m satisfied with what I’ve come up with, but I just started looking into The Commonwealth Medical Colllege.  It’s a new med school in northeastern Pennsylvania, Scranton to be exact.
Pros: it’s close to the family of my significant other, and it’s [...]

In Which Alcohol Leads Me to the OR

Tonight, my division within the Children’s Hospital held a cocktail party, and I’m so glad that I went.  I finally met doctors and audiologists whose names I’ve seen for almost 6 months.  One of the physicians, I actually helped him with a project early in the fall, but we only worked over the phone and [...]

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 [...]

A message from Tufts

Once I got my rejection letter from Tufts on Wednesday, I wrote to them asking if I could get some feedback on my application, now that my file was closed.  Honestly, any comments from an admissions committee would be infinitely helpful, and certainly more useful than the minimal feedback I get from my undergraduate advisor.
As [...]