SHERLOCK HOLMES + DR HOUSE = FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST Do you love the idea of being a detective and a doctor? Do you love procedural crime dramas on television where the detectives rely on the data provided by a medical examiner to solve the case? Are you interested in coupling the basic sciences with clinical sciences?…
STUDY HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL STUDENTS Medical student success has sometimes been attributed to simply having a high IQ. In other words, nature over nurture. However, research over the past two decades have identified several habits that highly successful medical students have in common, regardless of IQ level. So, why not put these habits to…
General Surgery: Satisfaction of Immediate Results Surgeons save lives and heal the sick with their own hands. Surgery is the ultimate curative therapy for many patients and is an essential part of modern medicine. It is a career of constant excitement, high energy, quick decisions, and intellectual stimulation. No day is the same as the…
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PREPARED You may have heard the Boy Scout motto, “Always be prepared!” I recently learned the importance of this motto in the life of a healthcare provider. I hope this experience will not only serve as a motivation for you to live your dream of becoming a physician, but also the…
Without Enough Sleep, Performance Suffers The story is a famous one, and it involves a third-year medical student falling asleep at a traffic light while returning from a long night on call. Police arrested the medical student because she appeared confused and disoriented, and failed their field sobriety tests. Later she was cleared when she…
Family Medicine: Diversity and Opportunity For those who want to do a little bit of everything, from office surgery to delivering babies, nothing beats the breadth, depth, and opportunities offered by a career as a family physician. The specialty of family practice encompasses such a wide range of medicine that it is difficult to truly…