This past Friday marked the official end of our Musculoskeletal Block. We med students like to play as hard as we work so after each block we ALWAYS have a party. Our 2nd block party was organized and held at Proof in the city. After pre-gaming at Laura's, which have some interesting stories in of itself, Jessen drove some of us into the city. ( Read more... )

Today in ECM lecture I made quite possibly the most asinine comment a person could make. This is why lecturers should NOT call on people who haven't raised their hands, especially those people who aren't paying attention. No joke, my answer puts Miss Teen South Carolina to shame. To shame ( Read more... )

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Med school is keeping me pretty busy these days. A lot has happened since my last post. I guess I should start off by saying that I passed my first block!! If you would have asked me the night before our block exam how I felt about the material I would have said that I would do well on the final. The very next day, I was practically raped by ( Read more... )

Sorry for being a nerd but this is a really cool video of what goes on in our cells ( Read more... )

I've watched this video too many times. In fact, I think I may have a problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

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Watch for Mario Lopez's face at the end. It's absolutely priceless!

You just gotta love the Jews...especially since I have a four-day weekend thanks to Rosh Hashana!! It was definitely needed since I have my Genes to Cells block exam next Friday ( Read more... )

I took my first ever med school quiz this morning. A bunch of us have been studying all week, especially since we didn't really know what to expect from our lecturers. Luckily we had the old quizzes from the past two years so it made our lives so much easier. This morning, I open up my quiz and instantly notice that our quiz is almost a hybrid ( Read more... )

I survived my first week of med school!! School is intense though seeing as how I already have a quiz on Thursday and we just started last Monday ( Read more... )

The past several days have seemed like weeks. I moved in on Sunday but it feels like I've been living at Downstate for months. There have just been so many orientation speeches, activities, and new interesting people to meet. There hasn't been a night since last weekend that I haven't come home at 2:00 or 3:00am. Nevertheless, I'm just so happy ( Read more... )