Archive for January, 2010
99% of the people you meet in med school
Jan 25th
A guide to the typical stereotypes you’ll find around in a med school class. This is (mostly) meant to be tongue-in-cheek. 1. gunner: the most notorious of the stereotypes, the gunner is out to get perfect scores on everything, whether it’s final exams, clinics, or random questions in lecture. The gunner is somehow capable of [...]
10 tips for pre-meds at Stanford
Jan 18th
I figured I might as well start with my home ground. I have to say this upfront: I AM BIASED. I’m basing all this on my own experience and that of other pre-meds I knew–so what can you expect? But trust us a bit, we all went through the stuff that you’re going to go [...]
MHIMS: perfectionism
Jan 7th
While commonly touted as a good thing, the notion of perfectionism is, when analyzed, little more than a source of stress, delusions, and a detrimental sense of failure. But wait, cry all the self-help coaches, overachievers, and med students. Perfectionism is good! It drives us to achieve, to surpass our limitations, to be all we [...]
Video tour of the skull
Jan 5th
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2010 resolutions (in no particular order)
Jan 5th
1) Do great in med school. I’m 1/3 of the way done with my preclinical curriculum, and fortunately, I’ve passed everything so far without (too many) hitches, despite familial issues. Time to set the bar higher and really rock the remaining 2/3! 2) Don’t be quick to judge. I’ve noticed that despite my best efforts [...]