So, we went out to dinner last night with another couple, M and B. Now, we all know how hard it is to make friends. Well, it's even harder to make friends with another gay male couple in a committed relationship. More precisely, it is exceedingly difficult to find such a couple, particular one around our age ( Read more... )

Monday of last week I found out where I would be matched for the next five years of my life for residency training. For those unfamiliar with THE MATCH, it is the process by which medical students are matched to residency programs. In a nutshell, we (medical students) apply all over the country for a position in a residency program. Some ( Read more... )

So, I overheard the news about Heath Ledger in the locker room after water polo practice yesterday. I was shocked first by the casual and light-hearted manner in which my team mates were discussing the life, career and passing of some young actor. I did not immediately catch on to the the person's name. And, I was confused because they couldn't ( Read more... )

This post is just a reminder to write something about the whole residency matching process.

As an update, I have officially begun the interview trail for residency programs. For those unfamiliar, in medicine, the next stage in training after medical school is residency. In modern times, most programs use an unified online application system called ERAS, where you upload your personal statement, letters of support, transcripts, CV/resume ( Read more... )

So, I have been working on this grant for my research. This is my first time attempting to write a grant, other than a course in college (which is now many years ago) when we practiced this time old tradition of trying to get money for science. I actually enjoy the process, I get to think more deeply about my project and try to convince someone ( Read more... )

OK. 68 days and 3 hours and I cannot wait until this movie comes out! I have the Spiderman #300 comic where Venom first appears and have been waiting for the black suit to show up on the big screen for a long time ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is my last day on the Psychiatry service and I wish somewhere along the way I had been taught how to say "good-bye." I don't want to exagerate any closeness between myself and my patients. I know the intimacy we share has a very professional context. Nonetheless, we are still people, my patients and I. And, its difficult to say "good- ( Read more... )

So, I have a good eye for bad books and bad movies. I generally avoid them. However, sometimes, just to prove you can judge a book by its cover jacket or a movie by the source of its "Fantastic" reviews, I experience these tragic works for myself. Recently, I rented and watched "The Celestine Prophecy." For those unfamiliar, you can find the ( Read more... )

This is week two of my Psychiatry rotation. I have been very fortunate to be able to do this rotation away from Stanford. It is very unusual to be allowed to complete a core rotation at another institution but folks have been very supportive of my attempts to live in the ATL with my husband and nurture our relationship status post 4 years long ( Read more... )