http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd Navigating Medical School and Residency Fri, 16 May 2008 04:32:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Good Friends and Patient Readers, I've decide to stop blogging. Although I have enjoyed writing this blog and mightily appreciate all of you who have taken the time to read and comment upon my many articles, keeping the blog going has taken an appreciable toll on my sleep, studying, and ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/05/15/there-are-days/ Just taking a break from blogging for a couple of weeks. If you want something to read need I remind you, oh my regular readers as well as those who have accidentally arrived at my blog after a fruitless Google search for "stuffed panda bears" or "panda bear ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/05/12/no-i-havent-disappeared/ I Needed That Let's just say I don't know as much about pediatric resuscitation as I should. I know the basics of course, but there are nuances in the the emergency treatment of children that are not as easy to remember as they are for a standard 75-kilogram adult. ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/05/02/up-and-down-and-all-around-the-pandaverse/ A reader comments : "I have serious trepidations about electing a president who was a POW for 5 yrs and remained in solitary confinement for two of those five. I have total respect for the service and valor of John McCain, but I don’t believe you can endure this type ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/04/28/randapanda-iii/ Actual Patient Encounter: "I'm really, really annoyed." "Really? Why? "I've been sitting here for an hour and you just now walked in." "I'm sorry. We're pretty busy tonight." "Well, I'm still annoyed." "How annoyed?" "Like, a 10 out of 10." "You know, my Great-grandmother was driven from her home in Asia Minor by the Turks and had ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/04/27/randapanda-ii/ (I can't concentrate. I admit it. Sorry. -PB) Hey... So I was absent for about a week from my blog and my daily readership actually went up. Clearly there is some optimal number of posts per month that will maximize daily hits and I am usually exceeding it....or maybe ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/04/23/randapanda/ It's Only Getting Crazier Maybe it's the change in the weather but our Emergency Department seems to have gone insane. It's always been pretty busy but since the beginning of this month (and Spring temperatures) it seems like the patient population of our city has exploded as if there is ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/04/21/madhouse/ What About Student Government in Medical School? Waste of Time or What? Every medical school has some sort of student government. You will have class officers and the usual student body President, Vice-President and other offices filled by medical students looking for...well...who knows? At the basic level it cannot be denied ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/04/13/medical-school-pre-clinical-twenty-questions-years-part-3/ What About "Early Patient Contact?" Is It Important? No. "Early Patient Contact," like "All Natural" and "Holistic," is a marketing phrase designed to entice earnest pre-meds into one medical school over another. Like "Problem Based Learning," another slick marketing phrase, if I had my choice I'd flee as ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/04/09/medical-school-pre-clinical-years-twenty-questions-part-2/ (With a hat-tip to EMphysician for the idea. -PB) What's the Secret to Medical School? There is really no secret except the obvious. First, you have to be intelligent. Not necessarily Mensa material but smart enough to assimilate the material. Next you have to study...a lot although the actual ... http://www.studentdoctor.net/pandabearmd/2008/04/07/medical-school-pre-clinical-years-twenty-questions-part-1/