Archive for March, 2014

A March Student Snapshot

Even lunch is an opportunity to learn for medical students, as illustrated by this photo of a recent lecture sponsored by the OBGYN Interest Group….

Spring Freedom

Beautiful, sloping lawns speckled with extravagant topiaries and flowing fountains. Towering greenhouses packed with brightly colored flowers kept safe from the cool March breeze. No…

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When did we start calling the South’s annual (maybe) snow a Snowpocalypse?

When I was young, I remember looking forward to snow with so much excitement I could barely contain it. As anyone who grew up in…

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The Art of the Physical Exam

Observe, record, tabulate, communicate. Use your five senses….Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell, and know that by practice alone…

Learning

In an attempt at procrastination recently, I took one of those Buzzfeed quizzes that seem to be so popular. This one was titled, “What Actually…

Compassionate & Quality Care for All

“The physician who knows only medicine, knows not even medicine.” – Mark Twain Over the first weekend of February, several USCSOMG students (pictured above) had…

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Unexpecting the Unexpected

The medical field attracts courageous people who embrace challenges and transcend boundaries. People depend on you to perform at your best, and hence being prepared…