Category: School

A review series on various subjects/topics/lectures we've gone over in med school.

Osteoporosis

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month, so I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume you know what I’m gonna be talking about today! :]

Fun fact! Once upon a time, I used to volunteer as a medical interpreter for …

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A Judgment-Free Zone

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! I have a relatively short one today, but it’s on a topic that I think is extremely important, and something that I don’t feel is often addressed/stressed. Truth be told, I think this should be practiced everywhere, but especially in health care. It should …

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! …In addition to being Alcohol Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April also happens to be IBS Awareness Month! (D-damn, April! You got a lot goin’ on! :O )

What is IBS, you ask?

Well, …

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Sexual Violence

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays!

Aside from being Alcohol Awareness Month (see my post on Alcohol Abuse!), it’s also Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (…belated trigger warning.)

Not gonna lie. Just the fact that there has to be an awareness month for this makes me sad. …

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Reflections on Family Medicine (Elective)

Ah, my light at the end of the tunnel after a somewhat distressing psych rotation. <3 I looked forward to this rotation like no other, and it definitely disappoint. I had a different preceptor each week, and all four of them were wonderful, super welcoming, and willing to teach. :]! …

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