grrr... i think LJ is going to cut off my access if i don't post...it may be time to get rid of this old thing!

This semester, I'm taking a Health Science Selective called 'Advanced Leadership in Community Service,' in which we are reading Mountains Beyond Mountains, a book that is mostly about Paul Farmer's work in Haiti. One of our class members posted an article on the discussion board that really floored me. Mentally add this picture to the ones seen on ( Read more... )

I'm posting a link from Mr. Victor Kubik's livejournal. Mr. Kubik is the director of the nonprofit LifeNets

...from the web page: "LifeNets is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that develops programs offering practical assistance to promote the well being and self sufficiency of disadvantaged people throughout the world and, where ( Read more... )

2. A recent study compared two treatments for persons at “ultra-high risk” (approximately 40% within one year) of developing psychosis.  The two treatments were “needs-based intervention” (intensive case management) and “specific preventive intervention” (intensive case management plus antipsychotics and cognitive behavioral therapy) for one ( Read more... )

greetings from dante's tenth circle of hell, currently housed at the UNC School of Medicine ( Read more... )

I'm resurrecting the old livejoural, maybe something to talk to before I go nuts and have to start paying a professional ( Read more... )

squeeeeeeeee!

i'm all packed up and ready to go. i hate flying, but i love the results. amsterdam on friday morning!

prayers for a safe adventure would be appreciated!

i'll not be posting here, but at http://threeweeksinjuly.blogspot.com/  (sorry -- haven't mastered the cool 'link' look yet). not sure how frequently i'll be able to post, but we'll ( Read more... )

okay, prepare for a rant, my faithful readers. er, reader.

today, for probably the tenth time in the last three months, i instant-messaged an acquanitance. for probably the seventh time out of the ten times, I proceeded to extract conversation from this person using a painful series of leading questions about work, play, social life and the like. ( Read more... )

so, i've been doing important things, such as wading through piles of personal belongings in an attempt to be semi-organized before europe and the medical school frenzy. in the process, i came across a bunch of cards people had sent/given me that i hadn't scrapbooked yet. here are a few of my favorites, for various reasons and in no particular ( Read more... )

Your Linguistic Profile: 55% General American English 25% Dixie 10% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern

interesting.

also interesting: i spent 45+ ( Read more... )