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It’s finally here!
Wow! I can’t believe it’s finally here; school starts tomorrow! It came so quickly. As I reflect upon my first week in Boston and anticipate the week ahead, I get even more excited. Over the last...
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Welcome to Med School
Wow, I can’t believe my first week of medical school is already over! I can truly say it was one of the best and most memorable weeks of my life. From white coat day to simulating trauma cases with...
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Future Doctors: Studying Medicine with a Social Conscience
I could do this forever! Dr. Treadway’s Intro to the Profession (ITP) course ended far too quickly! The class brought to light several interesting aspects of medical professionalism, cultural...
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Humanity in the Basic Sciences?
I have to admit that when I was sitting in my buddy Eran’s backyard at his beautiful Newton, Massachusetts home, I wasn’t exactly excited about my first week of biochemistry, which was to start the...
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What Does it Mean to be Disadvantaged?
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been involved with various institutional organizations, programs, and initiatives that focus on some sort of inequity or disadvantage. I’ve attended an SNMA (Student...
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Deciding What to Learn
Here I am, week 6 of medical school. Intro to the Profession is becoming a fond but distant memory. The Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine course, or MCM (what we call biochemistry), will come to...
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The Transition
Medical school has a way of changing the way a person operates. The culture just grabs you, snatches you up, and holds you very close until you succumb to its demands…You study! You study hard! It’s...
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Being Female in America: A Risk Factor
In my time here at HMS, I have had the pleasure of interacting with all kinds of people. I’ve of course interacted with my excellent colleagues, brilliant professors, trusted advisors, and a few living...
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Learning in Med School
In medical school, learning takes on an entirely new personality and philosophy. It becomes more important. In fact, I would argue that long-term learning becomes paramount. While this is certainly...
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Good Bye
Today I am saying my final goodbye to the person who donated his body so that I may learn something about human anatomy. It is a somber moment for me. Over the past 7 weeks, I have been able to get to...
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