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Sometimes, I get asked why I do what I do. They'll ask my why I've put up with years of math and chemistry and loads of papers and homework instead of partying or having a romantic life. Why do I take on mountains of debt and work my ass off for so many extra years in school when I could be out there working, saving for retirement, having children ( Read more... )

First day of my Community Medicine rotation. I'm attached to the county Healthy Start, which gives health, nutrition and social services to pregnant women and children up to age three who are at risk of abuse/neglect/domestic violence. Cool program ( Read more... )

Good:
Eating up the stuff in the fridge so it doesn't go bad while you're away on vacation.

Bad:
All you have left for dinner is sandwiches made of bread heels, mayonnaise, jalepeno jelly and bac-o's.

Ugly:
Your husband devours it and asks for seconds.

This makes me wonder: Is my cooking really that bad????

Remember that post where I was saying watching Dr. Who would be a bad idea because I'd get sucked in and fail out of medical school because of the sheer awesomeness of Television + Sci-fi + Low Budget + British + Nerd?

Yeah, me neither.

I kinda want to frame this and put it in my bathroom now:


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I'd love to tell some exciting tales from the bowels of inpatient medicine, but I'm too exhausted. Between being yelled at, pimped mercilessly, having four projects to do (two for publication!) and working 13 hour shifts at the hospital, I'm too exhausted ( Read more... )

Word of the Week: encephaloduroarteriosynangioplasty ( Read more... )

Oh, man. I have the awesomest, craziest idea ever ( Read more... )

I got my grades for OB/GYN back ( Read more... )

From my Preceptor, Dr. U.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Not bad, sir, not bad.