Category: School

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

The Cost of Applying for Residency

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! Since I covered how much the cost of a year of medical school was a couple weeks ago, I figured I’d follow up with what I’m currently also working on–applying for residency programs! If you’ve ever wondered how much that costs…keep on …

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Day in the Life: Orthopedic Surgery

Forgive me if it’s just because of the stereotype I’ve always heard, but I don’t think the typical orthopedic surgeon would sit with his patients for 45+ minutes to counsel them on how to clean up their eating habits, suggest healthy dietary substitutions, and examples of a daily meal plan, etc…on top of all …

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Major Depressive Disorder

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! Since this week is National Suicide Prevention Week, with World Suicide Prevention Day in 3 days (September 10), this week’s topic is on Major Depressive Disorder.

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a mood disorder that’s characterized by recurrent episodes of sadness, anhedonia (loss of interest in …

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Day In The Life: Sports Medicine

The theme for The Fit Dish (hosted by Jill Conyers @ JillConyers.com, & Jessica Joy @ TheFitSwitch.org) is…Photo Collection: A Day in the Life!

My day-in-the-life tends to change every 2-ish weeks, but it just so happens that I’m on my Sports Medicine rotation right now, so it actually fits in …

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Day in the Life: Family Medicine

As you might already know from the onslaught of pictures I’ve been posting on Instagram, I’m currently on my first audition rotation. I’ve spoken with representatives from this program several times over the years, from all the Hospital Days to the FM conference.

My main interests “outside” of Family Medicine include sports …

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