Archive for February, 2013

Navigating the Emotional Journey of Medicine

Students in our Charter class are well into their second semester after a much-deserved break over the holidays. There has been much said about the…

The Hardest Lessons

Medical school is difficult for many reasons. Everyone knows about the overwhelming volume of information and grueling hours. Every student with the intention of getting…

It Takes a Village to Raise a Doctor

Yesterday, the Greenville Christian Medical and Dental Association gave us study bags full of snacks to ease the stress of next week’s tests. We are…

Light at the End of the Tunnel

A few weeks ago, our class was buried in books as we studied for an approaching exam. Our exams span two days; the first day…

The Medical School Dictionary

Relax: The act of studying in a state of comfort Hang out:  The act of studying as a group Sleep:  Undefined….

Letting Go

Med school has a way of paring the non-essentials out of life. But, its rigid time constraints have also managed to clearly highlight what I…

Wired for the Future

The Internet with its vast wealth of information is not only changing the world, it is changing the practice of medicine and the behavior of…

Half of What We Know…Obsolete?

Recently a member of our class unearthed and shared an article published in the August 5, 2012 issue of Nature Medicine. In this study, the…

The (Student) Body Wonders about Dr. Williams

“I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to…