Oct 29, 2017
“Every medical case, to paraphrase the writer Viet Thanh Nguyen, is lived twice: once in the wards and once in memory.”
As I become staff, this is truer every day.
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“Every medical case, to paraphrase the writer Viet Thanh Nguyen, is lived twice: once in the wards and once in memory.”
As I become staff, this is truer every day.
Some solid NOLA humour...medically themed. (at Bourbon Street)
This gives me hope for a miracle for finals. Only 6 weeks to go!
Tis the night before the Match...
And all I can do is count the ticking clock. The outcome was decided weeks ago, I know. Yet it feels like all the prayers and collective good vibes from family and friends just might make a difference. At the very least five years of my own dogged determination will be proven worthy or fall short tomorrow 12 ET. Oh the cruel few moments that is the unveiling of the CARMS Match. What to do but Breathe. Smile. Click.
Rex Murphy on the Anti-Vaccine Movement.
This should be placed on a billboard in Oregon perhaps on repeat beside the new MSF clinic.
If I could be someone in medicine it would be Atul Guwande. I love his TED talks and now he's a Reith Lecturer so enjoy! I don't know how he finds the time to do all he does but it is certainly a greatness to aspire to.
Back in 1980, the World Health Organization officially declared that one of the deadliest diseases in human history, smallpox, had been eradicated. This marked the first time that a disease had been completely eliminated from the planet. Achieving this was certainly no mean feat. It took an enormous collaborative effort, mostly involving global vaccination campaigns, surveillance and prevention measures.
Another one bites the dust without medicines or vaccines. Simply plastic tubes and health education!
Dear Interweb. Share in my joy. Applications are done!
Five years as a Canadian Studying in Ireland and I can finally say my applications are all in. Universe it is now up to you. CARMS - 47 Applications in either FM or EM
ERAS - 52 Applications in either FM or EM
Ireland - The 1 and only HSE Intern Application.
That conveniently worked out to 100 shots at a job upon graduation. So here's hoping!