Archive for August, 2013

A First Time for Everything

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso   I never…

La Partida Bonita

The sweltering August sun beat down on the less than even grass outside the front doors of the HSEB. The added gift of South Carolina…

To the Patients

Being a patient at a teaching hospital offers a unique experience. You have access to some of the best physicians, state of the art technology,…

Orientation Excitement

The genuine excitement and nervousness was tangible as 54 of us entered the lecture hall on our first day of medical school. It was clear…

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Is This Medical School?

As I rolled into Greenville a week before school started, I couldn’t help thinking that I was running in the wake of dust behind the…

The Big Dog on Campus

I remember my days as a 5th grader, officially the top class in elementary school. The oldest and the wisest of the students.   I…

The Blended Learning Experience

A romantic vision of medical school likely involves several elements: a large lecture hall, a wise faculty member lecturing on a specific topic, and a…

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Anticipation

Awaiting the first day of medical school is, in some ways, like counting down to the first day of summer camp. I worked at a…

We’re prepared for a pandemic. Are you?

For more than a decade, public health experts have warned that we are long overdue for a global pandemic, one with the power to claim…