Stolen from TCA

I'm going to get on putting up a Boston post, and maybe a few med school related posts, but for now, I hope this makes you smile... (Turn your speakers on...)

Study Lunch

Yesterday I took a trip to Northpark. First, let me say, it was November 8th and Santa's Workshop was already set up in the center, and Christmas music was playing on the overhead speakers. Uplifting? Yes. Premature? Definitely. But, I digress...

So, I decided to have lunch there at the FoodCourt, one of those bad GI decisions that you only regret about 4 hours later. Being a medical student, I had some handy-dandy flashcards with me that I decided to review while eating. Just as I settled in with my ManchuWok and pharm, a large (think 16) group of senior citizens with their lunch trays made their way to my corner of the food court. My first thought, "Crap, there goes my studying..." In a strange turn of luck, they were all deaf and spoke only in sign language. My study environment was preserved, although I must say it was a bit visually distracting...

Girls' Night

Last night, girls' night debauchery took place at PF Chang's. Oh, ETOH was not involved, rather a nearly disgusting amount of food. I think the quote from the evening, "Can I have some more of that chicken? I'm a glutton for punishment. Or maybe just a glutton," captures it all. And after two destroyed appetizers and 5 annhilated entrees, we took on the greatest challenge of all, conquering the Great Wall of Chocolate. I'm not going to say it was easy (although it was delicious), and we lost a few good men in the fight, but we did it. You'd think after all that I might never eat again. Instead, I'm thinking... Wanna do it again tonight??

How to Lecture Like a Med School Professor

Sinning Method: Read the powerpoint slides word for word, using the laser pointer to point to which word you are currently reading.

Rockhold Method: Try to ride on Dr. Kermode's popularity coattails by writing on the board old school style, but only write exactly what is already on the powerpoint that you have distributed to the class.

Dr. Galli Style: Throw in the random expletive and disgusting picture to keep the crowd interested.

Dr. and Lady Arceneaux Method: Keep it simple. White powerpoint, black Times New Roman font. And of course, read directly off the slides.

Dr. Smith Method: Use visually distracting powerpoint colors (i.e., purple) and put entirely too much information in the power point. Then, a week before the exam, send out a one page "summary" of what the students actually need to know.

Gross Anatomy Style: All pictures directly from the textbook; do not put a single word on the slides; and let the students attempt to take notes without knowing how to spell words like "hemiazygous vein," "sternocleidomastoid muscle," and "platysma muscle."

Dr. Ard Method: All pictures directly from the textbook, which nobody bought; do not put a single word on the slides; and lecture about something completely irrelevant at volumes only audible to lemurs.

Pathology Style: Use the same ridiculously long powerpoint presentations each year, just change the name of the professor giving the lecture on the first slide. Also, using the same test questions each year is appreciated.

The Language of Medical School

23yo WF, NKDA, RR 12, BP 118/61, HR 86. CC- fatigue. H/O HA, aggrevated by exam schedules. Upon PE, pt found to be WD, WN, and NAD. HEENT is unremarkable, PERRLA. Lungs are CTAB. Abd is S, NT, ND c NABS and negative for HSM.

Dx- Medical Student; Tx-Have a glass of wine...

All Hallow's Eve

The creeps, freaks, and crazies all came out last night, and most of them went to JP's party...


Me and Creepy Brad--


Oh my gosh, is that Justin Timberlake? Again??

Oh won't you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street...

Not sure if Drew was Scuba Steve, or just lovin' the feel of neoprene.