In today’s microanatomy lab we were supposed to look at slides from different types of connective tissue. But I couldn’t help but get distracted and look at a slide from a cross-section of a human embryo! It’s amazing to think that at one point in time, I was an embryo no wider than the width [...]
Today we had an interesting lecture entitled, “Ethical Issues in Genetic Counseling.” It was probably our most interactive lecture yet, because it dealt with some pretty thought provoking issues concerning ethics in genetic counseling. In the lecture she taught us about the role of a genetic counselor. Basically, a physician can refer a patient to [...]
This Friday the student government organized an awesome welcome back party. It was a semi/formal party held at the Waterworks restaurant, which is a beautiful restaurant located on the edge of the Schuylkill River and across the street from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. They rented out the entire restaurant, and turned it into a [...]
As you know, this morning was my first exam in medical school! I showed up about 30 minutes early because it’s my first test and I was really nervous/neurotic about not being late. It was a good thing I showed up so early too because they gave us a free continental breakfast before the test, [...]
This is it!
In T minus 12 hours, I’ll be taking my first exam of Medical School! This morning we had two separate review sessions, which were very helpful. I had a few questions, and the professors did a very good job of clarifying the concepts that were a little unclear for me. After that, we [...]
O yea before I forget. It turns out that if you’re lucky enough, some professors in med school actually have a good sense of humor. Here is a little picture I took in class with my phone.
Look closely! You are not mistaken; that is indeed a genetic pedigree of different flavors of Ben and Jerry’s! [...]
First off if you were wondering why I didn’t have an update this weekend, it’s because I ended up going to a family wedding in Dallas this weekend. I would not recommend doing that right after your first week of medical school! Needless to say I didn’t study as much as I would have liked. [...]
Today was a short day. We had two hours of biochemistry (which got pretty dense,) and an hour of genetics. So we were done by noon. So I took advantage of the extra free time to go on a bike ride. I rode along the Schuylkill ( pronounced skookle) river, and it was really nice [...]
Hey everyone. So today was a short day. We had two lectures. Two hours of biochem (that was pretty rough) and one hour of genetics. So we were done by noon today. So I took advantage of the extra free time to go on a bike ride. It was
Yesterday was our annual activities fair. I [...]
Today was my first day of Medical School! As you can imagine, I’ve been looking forward to this day for quite a long time. In fact I had a mixture of emotions the night before. Some of it was nervousness, but most of it was excitement. I was so excited that I set 4 different [...]
