#slice of ms1

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Sorry for the extended absence all. Second semester was and still is kicking my butt, but with my new and improved study schedule I’m starting to hit right back. Just goes to show that you can’t sit still in medical school. Never get too comfortable. It’s a changing environment.

Also, neuro is a lot easier thanks to the Rule of Four. God bless you, Dr. Peter Gates.

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It’s kind of ridiculous how much jargon is involved in anatomy? And it gets worse when you find out that physiologists and histologists and every -ologist out there has a different word for the same thing. Science, why you gotta be like this.

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Pro-tip: short fingernails when conducting a physical exam is a must! My apologies to the standardized patient who was mauled by my talons when I was palpating his abdomen.

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tfw you offer to lie down on the floor of the anatomy lab in order to provide a height comparison to your cadaver

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I cannot wait until we get to our micro unit. We were talking about retroviruses briefly in the context of gene therapy and I was already happily sighing.

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That feel of horror when you think you’re the first one out of the OSCE followed but that feel of relief when they tell you that you’re actually not

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If you can take an elective on grieving, physician burnout, or mindfulness, you definitely should! I had no idea what my experience was going to be like, going into the one at my school, but I’m very glad I took it.

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a naive B cell is like a teenager coming into their sexuality. it has all the equipment and none of the experience.

immunology discussion leader