Blogs of Medical Students

Nymgo

2012-01-08T22:23:00.001+01:00

Everyoneknows how hard it can be to stay in touch with loved ones around the world, meincluded (Oh [family in] Canada, how I miss you). And as chance would have it,I’ve been contacted by Nymgo. What is Nymgo you say?

“Nymgois the newest, most affordable, online calling service able to offer the lowestinternational rates to both landlines and mobiles.”

Althoughnot strictly medical, I thought it would be pretty cool to share the word as Isee a win-win situation here: Nymgo is giving away promo codes to allow thereaders of Blogs of Medical Students to try out Nymgo and to connect withfriends and loved ones around the world for free.

http://nymgo.com

Also,over the next few months Nymgo will be making major changes so expect bigthings in 2012, including some amazing giveaways. If you have specificsuggestions, the people over at Nymgo would love to hear them. Nymgo is alsolooking for freelance writers to write for their digital magazine, The SocialExpat.

So with that, I hope 2012 turns out great for everyone!

Why Should Medical Students Blog?

2010-10-05T15:10:00.000+02:00

As a medical student, you probably have a very busy calendar. Blogging might seem like just another responsibility to jam into your schedule. And yet, it doesn't have to be like that. You could always devote a little bit of time once a week to the blog. And despite your trouble, you would actually be creating a very useful tool, both for yourself and for others. Here are a few reasons why you should consider blogging about your experiences in medical school.

To Build Community

Blogging about your education is a great way to extend your learning community beyond the physical boundaries of your particular medical school. As you write about your medical-related interests, new things you have learned, and your troubles, other students can read and react to your thoughts. Then you can react in turn, thus continuing the conversation. You essentially expand your community to include not only the students with whom you study, but also students in other programs around the world. By joining this community, ideally you can strengthen it with your own ideas and interactions with others. Through the transfer of knowledge and experiences, the community can improve as a whole.

To Reflect on Your Experiences

Another important aspect of learning is the act of self-reflection. Through self-reflection, students evaluate their learning process, their successes and failures, and their plans to move forward. Self-reflection is a professional tool as well, and many highly successful organizations use it to figure out how they could do a better job next time: aviation crews, athletic teams, and military units often debrief after they experience significant events. So reflecting upon your day's work and education will help you tackle the next challenge.

To Create a Guidebook

To a certain set of readers, your blog could work as a guidebook to medical school. Prospective students, new students, and those who have just begun considering a career in medicine all could benefit from reading the thoughts, opinions, and worries of a current medical student working through the program. Such a blog might implicitly help prospective students prepare for the rigorous work of medical school. Through your experiences, others can learn what to expect.

Of course, you can adjust the focus of your blog however you like. You can mix and match these purposes, or you can limit your writing to just one. The goal is that the blog be useful in some way, and not become busywork, something you feel like you have to do. If that happens, eventually you'll neglect the blog, and it will no longer be worthwhile to yourself and to other readers. So think carefully about whether or not blogging while you're in school is right for you. If you think you can somehow balance your own education with writing a blog that benefits you and your readers, then maybe blogging will be perfect for you.

By-line:

This guest post is contributed by Tim Handorf, who writes on the topics of online colleges and universities. He welcomes your comments at his email Id: tim.handorf.20@googlemail.com.

Med Blog contest invitation for bloggers

2010-09-20T19:21:00.002+02:00

As promised, a contest. Please read my disclaimer at the bottom of this post.*

Bloggers invited to compete for prizes in Thailand’s Medical Tourism Blog Contest

The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Medical Tourism Blog Contest kicks off with cash and prizes worth nearly US$20,000 up for grabs, including a seven-day all-inclusive medical tour of Thailand for 12 finalists.

The competition is easy and fun, with the aim to promote medical tourism in the Kingdom by awarding winning contestants trips to the Land of Smiles and other prizes.

Twelve finalists chosen from the entries will win an experience of a lifetime: an all-inclusive seven-day Medical Tourism Familiarization Trip in Thailand, which will take place from November 20-26, 2010. Some of them will travel to Phuket, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Ko Samui, while others will explore Bangkok. The TAT will arrange additional sightseeing tours for finalists so they can experience the attractions of Thailand as a medical tourism hub.

During the competition period from November 20, 2010 to January 31, 2011, each finalist will use blog posts, photos, videos and other social media tools to share their daily experiences with the medical services available in Thailand with a global audience. The goal is to inform readers about what is available and to persuade them to learn more about Thailand’s top medical tourism destinations.

In order to win, finalists must write the best blog post and attract the highest number of unique visitors. The blogger who attracts the most unique visitors to their URL will win the top prize of $13,000 ($10,000 in cash plus luxurious hotel vouchers worth $3,000 at Sri Panwa, Phuket and Westin Grande, Bangkok), and the finalist who the judging committee decides has created the best blog will receive prizes worth $5,000 ($3,000 in cash plus luxurious hotel vouchers worth $2,000 at Ratilanna Riverside Spa Resort, Chiang Mai and Absolute Chandara Resort and Spa, Phuket).

The competition is open to anyone who has experience writing blogs related to tourism or medical tourism in English language or containing English languag. To enter, visit: www.MedBlogContest.com

This is a great opportunity to discover firsthand why Thailand has become one of the world’s top destinations for medical tourism.

Submissions are welcome until October 31, 2010. Check out www.MedBlogContest.com

For media enquiries, please go to the *Contact Us* page and select the subject Press Media Enquiry. A team member will contact you shortly after your submission is received.**”

Thank you very much

Regards,

Narumol Narula

*Disclaimer from Blogs of Medical Students:

I'm simply passing this information on. I'm not connected to this and won't be able to answer questions and inquiries. So, if you need something, visit their site ;)

Failure's Two Options

2010-09-17T08:01:00.000+02:00

Doctors, like medical students, seem to have an allergy to failure. Or maybe not so much failure itself as admitting to it. This situation results in two odd treatments (at least in my [personal] experience).

Said medical professional realizes he/she hasn't succeeded in something* and then fabricates excuses and attempts to reinforce them in order to show nothing ever happened.
Said medical professional simply ignores the something* falsely hoping it will somehow solve itself.

Both methods are far from ideal and even farther from being palliative and no where near curative. After reading a bit of psychology not too long ago I realized that maybe a possible reason for these futile rescue attempts is fear. So in order to make any progress this fear must be revealed what ever it may be.

So I began asking myself specific questions about why I stopped doing something that once ago I thought would have been a great idea. I came up with nothing, essentially unraveling a tangled web of misconceptions and false trepidations (awesome word, no?).

So without further ado, I sincerely apologize for neglecting this resource and all the people who have commented on my old posts. I will try to build up the fire that once helped start this blog and would like to thank all the people who have left comments. Those comments helped prevent all this from completely being extinguished.

Stay tuned for a possible blogging competition from Thailand in the next post.

*Cholecystectomies, Arthral aspirations, Blogging, Hip Abductor Replacements, etc, etc

Soon...

2008-10-06T22:44:00.002+02:00

I promise a blog entry by the end of this week. Really, I do ;)

I guess people have ups and downs during their blogging and I think I'm in that down phase for some reason. I sincerely congratulate and tip my hat off to you people that can do this blogging thing day in and day out. It really takes a lot of work in addition to having your own life...(you do have lives right?) lol, just kidding.

My Medical Journey

2008-07-30T10:43:00.002+02:00

Stagnation Damnation!

My Medical Journey is a blog by LoverockMD, a.k.a. someone who loves rock music and a medical degree student. LoverockMD just started up his English blog but went straight for the throat and put in some medical posts describing Fibrous Dysplasia and a Hangman's Fracture among others. LoverockMD writes about medical conditions in a way that skims enough of the top to get the reader interested and doesn't dive too far deep so that the reader drowns. It's a nice mix of interesting and informative without overkill. In certain posts LoverockMD also puts in his one view or thoughts which give the posts a more personal feel to them.

Hopefully by including the blog 'My Medical Journey,' LoverockMD will feel inspired to continue putting out fine posts!

And remember: Be healthy and get rich!

A(n)nals of an Idle Mind

2008-06-24T16:23:00.004+02:00

Never make promises because if you fail to keep them, they'll haunt the back of your mind until you fulfill them! lol

A(n)nals of an Idle Mind is a blog by Arps who lives in Jodhpur, India (Yes, I linked that to Google Maps. My geography of India is so poor...anyways, I apologize for that ;) ). Arps is finishing up the final year of medical school and has dedicated A(n)nals of an Idle Mind to some laid back easy writing that spans from personal life to medical tidbits such as tips for gynecology (for students) and random bits of information on things such as the APGAR score (Teachers could make it so much more interesting if they actually explained a little bit about the background of these things, good thing we have medical students!). And of course, the traditional post of quoting quotes which helps to find cool quotes in this crazy medical world of quotes. If I could add a few more Q's to that I could make a tongue twister!

Be sure to leave a comment too!

In between it all

2008-06-03T19:19:00.002+02:00

So having to somehow muster up the time to prepare for a wedding, study medicine, prepare presentations, and write articles for my newspaper, I have neglected something. I promise that within a week or so I'll start putting some posts up and the summer will be filled with the lives of Medicine Men (and Women!)

No Updates for Some Time

2007-08-07T16:13:00.001+02:00

Sorry about being a little slow (alright, extremely slow) with the updates and all. I'm in Toronto at the moment and there's just no time to really sit down and check out blogs. Lots of work and things to do. Come September I'll get the ball going. Hope everyone is having a great summer so far!

Monash Medical Student

2007-04-30T10:43:00.000+02:00

Monash Medical Student is a blog by Jeffrey, located in, you guessed it, Monash...Australia. Jeffrey used to be a tank platoon commander in an active Armour Battalion with the Singapore Armed Forces. Life could have been very different for him :) He's in a 5-year Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course.

Monash Medical Student wrote a quick post about being inspired where he mentions a few small, but key points to life in general which I think people sometimes forget. Jeffrey also shares his opinions on HIV, Sex, et al and shows some interesting pictures to go with them. I at least had a laugh.

Lastely, it's not all about hardcore medicine and philosophy, find out the Science behind Music and Running.

Med Studentz

2007-04-25T11:41:00.000+02:00

I'm such a bad Medical Student/Webmaster. I haven't been updating this...in a long time. My apologies for that. But the links on the right have grown a tiny bit :) I've received some contributions and I though I might give an update or two.

Med Studentz Medical Forum is just that, a Forum where you can register. The very steep price of FREE may be of interest to the general Med Student and Professional population out there.

You can join hundreds of other medical students from all over the world and discuss everything related to foreign medical school, studying for the USMLE, and the medical profession in general.

I encourage people to join and help this community grow. You might just get something out of it!

Fantastic Letters of Professor Scrub

2007-03-04T01:13:00.000+01:00

I've neglected this blog a little. I have to apologize for that. Lots of physiology and biochemistry and blah blah blah. Okay, enough with the excuses. Here's a blog!

The Fantastic Letters of Professor Scrub are just that, letters. Letters that deal with day to day issues in a funny way. They poke in all the right spots, from sarcastic and dumb to funny and just plain evil.

Although there isn't a lot of medical explaining, most letters have have something to do with medicine, so it gets you thinking. Vouchers for druggies and bubble gum for the fat people are examples of the style of writing that although may seem wierd has profound underlying connotations.

There are also a few interesting posts that make you go, "huh?" Such as Koro - An Important Affliction.

Mind games for the masses of medically orientated (and not) :)

ScienceRoll

2007-02-04T23:31:00.000+01:00

I was going to go to sleep but by a freak chance of fate I thought I'd check out a blog and the next one on the list was ScienceRoll.

Bertalan Meskó is the founder of this very cool blog. Currently Bertalan is at the University of Debrecen, Hungary in 4th year with aspirations of becoming a clinical geneticist.

Bertalan's blog simplifies medicine and genetics and makes it easier to understand for the non-medical community and gives ideas for other doctors and students of how something can be explained and/or made very interesting.

ScienceRoll is not only easy to read but also shine's of professional quality posting which touches upon subjects such as Modification of Genes by Diets and gives honorary mentions of Doctors who have contributed so much to medicine. ScienceRoll also has Blogterviews of other bloggers that have achieved success in the Medical Blogosphere.

A recent post of ScienceRoll, Fighting Cancer with Video Games was mentioned in several other blog carnivals and sites. Another post that I found to be intriguing was 4D Ultrasound.

Even if you're not interested in any of the above, take a peek to get a feel of the writing style, blog, and Bertalan's approach to medicine as it is a great source of motivation.

CCLCM Student

2007-02-03T22:52:00.000+01:00

CCLCM Student is a blog based in Cleveland, Ohio, US. It is an interesting read for those who like simple, black and white blogs which describe in detail the ins and outs of medical school, such as PBL (Problem Based Learning) and Med School Interview Tips.

Take notice of the sidebar at CCLCM Student, as it contains links to very informative FAQ's that may come in handy. Regular posts also describe in very good detail how classes look like and the little things that the writer pays attention to.

I don't really know how to describe this blog but it is very appealing. I like stories and especially ones that are like the grandfather kind, not boring or anything of the likes. The ones that are calm yet you can see the humour or irony in them. The kind that makes you feel as if you are reliving that moment. Stories that give just the right amount of detail in just the right moment. You can truly feel the sincerity, intelligence, and when you finished reading, you smile and say to yourself, "Yeah, that was good."

All Scrubbed Up

2007-02-02T22:38:00.000+01:00

I must admit this blog is cool. I like the title too, who could resist taking a look at All Scrubbed Up? The writer(s) of this blog even called me a mate! I've never been called a mate before! For that alone this blog deserves to be up here :)

All Scrubbed Up is a solid blog and worthwhile read especially for those who need a good laugh. And the Medical T-Shirts that they found are also quite the hoot. And posting links to it all would take me forever, so check it out!

But it's not all fun and games here, serious posts are also written, such as Misunderstanding around HIV testing in SA, and the concerns of patients googling their symptoms (oh, haven't we all done that?).

But don't take my review for it, check out Domkop's one too.

DiBasic

2007-02-01T22:03:00.000+01:00

I thought I should celebrate my upcoming histology exam with an update to this collection of blogs that I've been neglecting a little. I have a plethora, and I mean a plethora, of blogs to add.

Dibasic is a blog by a Med Student in Grenada who writes off campus restuarant reviews on the side. The blog is mostly a collection of personal thoughts and day to day things, but the details are what makes this wonderful time in each student's life so fun.

One of the interesting things that DiBasic explains is the wierd term division that the Med School over there has implemented in it's curriculum, but I'll let you find the other posts that explain it ;) Also is provided a quick review of what a first year looks like at the university for those people too lazy to search up an official curriculum from a website (or who just want to have the pleasure of reading a Med Student's blog). Going back a few months we find other posts that are of interest also, such A Question From a Prospective Student.

Lastly I would just like to congratulate on the move to Wordpress that happened not too long ago. Excellent decision :)

Nosugrefneb

2007-01-02T14:56:00.000+01:00

I don't know what it means. I'm also sure that I'm probably the only one
that's not getting the title to nosugrefneb. So far I've managed to make out 'no' and 'sugar.' Fill me in if you can.

Nosugrefneb is a blog by a Med Student at the University of Chicago. This particular student is also pursuing a PhD in Cancer Biology and already has a degree in Molecular and Integrative Physiology.

I added this blog because of it's "Make no sense and write random posts" approach to blogging. But also because I never said that this Blogroll of Medical Student Blogs should be limited to just blogs by medical students with posts solely pertaining to Medical issues and subjects.

You gotta have the whacky and wierd too.

Prescriptions from the Bad Doctor

2006-12-27T08:44:00.000+01:00

I'd like to wish everyone a Happy/Belated Christmas (and early one for the Ukrainian Xmas people out there [and others])

Prescriptions from the Bad Doctor is run by The Bad Doctor in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Now, Bad Doctor may have a cool picture, but unfortunately ladies, he's married...but don't dispair, the blog is still well worth it. Bad Doctor writes posts about Ethics Classes, poem included, as well as personal experiences about Dayquil et al.

One post really caught my attention and I cannot describe it as I have yet to experience it, but maybe the following may help convey my thoughts on the post. An Unwilling Consult:

To him, at that one moment, I was an insider source on the secrets of human life and death, and my juvenile opinion held the weight of the world. I can say with all honesty that I did not relish that position, and do not look forward to facing it again in the future.

Angry Medic

2006-12-10T22:12:00.000+01:00

The Angry Medic is a blog based in Cambridge. It's worth checking out even if you're only into looking at pictures, the header is pretty cool. Angry Medic has a variety of posts, most of which are funny and poke medicine in that special way (that makes you giggle :) ). Angry Medic displays his dismay for lack of theme music when one enters a ward in their white coat among many other interesting posts.

I keep trying to convince others that we Med Skule students do indeed have lives. I link to posts full of supposedly real facts of people doing things, but we finally have (or had some) hard proof of this theory. Angry Medic reveals and provide(d)s tangible evidence of this. Kudos to him!

And of course there are the classical posts about a med student's journey through med school. I have to put down the whole title because I like it so much. Good Nursie! Here, Have a Biscuit.

Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes

2006-12-06T14:06:00.000+01:00

Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes almost instantly reminded me of a post by another blogger, one of the first that was linked from here actually, and his post where he explains about the Respect Line and a white coat should majestically flow beyond this line if a med student (or doctor) wants respect from his/her patients. But that's another blog.

Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes is written by Calavera in London, UK. Calavera writes about her adventures in med school, such as when she Chinwagged with the Hotshots of the Emergency Medicine world at the CEM or the Dumb Things She's Done Today. And some posts are just so full of thrill and suspense that you can barely stay in your seat because that's how bad you want to study medicine.

And of course, it's not all about medicine. The underground in London also has it's spotlight on Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes.

Anatomy Notes

2006-12-05T13:35:00.000+01:00

Anatomy Notes is by Brad Wright from Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States. Before Brad converted to a Medical Student he lectures at the University of Utah School of Medicine. More specifically he taught anatomy to med students. (now here's a lesson to be learned, you stick around long enough with someone and you're bound to turn into them. This goes for all you future psychiatrists... ;) ).

Brad makes it fun and interesting to read about a first year student in medicine. His posts are simple and to the point, yet are written in such a way that they truly get your attention span. If you're not in med school (or if you are and would like to be reminded of those fun first-year times) than Anatomy Notes is a wonderful read. Posts of note: Beer Bellies and Lives, Brain Myths and Facts, Duodenal Design Flaws, and Nipples (now that sounds interesting, doesn't it?)...

There are many more, but the only way to find out is first hand.

The Underwear Drawer

2006-11-26T21:29:00.000+01:00

The Underwear Drawer is a blog by Michelle who seems to have an infatuation with...ummm...underwear ;) (but I'll let you find out the real reason, it's on the blog, just gotta look for it)

Michelle is currently in first year of residency training in Anesthesiology after switching from two years of Pediatrics. Don't look at this the wrong way, she still loves kids.

An interesting thing is Michelle's comic, Scut Monkey. Med Students and residents have barely enough time to eat, much less to keep an up-to-date blog. But this one has out-done most, a comic stip for crying out loud! Awesome.

Michelle is quite normal inspite of all the above. Currently she's picking a Christmas Tree and "Mommy Blogging" lately which re-affirms my belief that there is hope for a normal life after med skule :)

Traumaroom

2006-11-26T21:14:00.000+01:00

A while ago I posted Traumaroom up but never really gave it a review. So I'm going back and fixing old mistakes as it does deserve an introduction here.

Traumaroom is "a rookie doc's rants and raves" by Samip Dattani, a doctor is who a surgical intern. It has quite the repertoir of interesting tidbits, such as a very simple way to decide on specialization and a post on Friends and Foes. However, the blog isn't only about fun, games, and laughs, there are posts that draw attention to issues revolving around medicine such as You Think Med School is Tough, Eh! and concerns about Dynamic Medicine.

The Rejected

2006-11-18T12:19:00.000+01:00

Have you ever kissed someone with bad breath or felt like puking after speaking to someone with bad breath? Have you ever had a buddy complain about his date which had bad breath? Do you know what Halitosis is? Fear not, The Rejected has just the post for you! Read all about it in Hygiene Issues :) (I love it when medicine and day-to-day matters are combined!)

The Rejected has a plethora (I can't remember if I used that word yet in one of my blog descriptions) of funny and intriguing posts by a 23 yr old guy from Australia. He will be starting residency in surgery in 2008 but in the mean time is exploring his writing skillz.

McMumbi McBlog

2006-11-11T12:18:00.000+01:00

McMumbi McBlog is written by Rob, the President of his 2008 graduating class. Rob in currently in third year studying in the States although he has ties to Zambia, (how cool is that? :) ). Rob tells us of is first days in Capetown and the journey there. Rob also describes how the Casualty room looks and the medical situation in general.

In the end he hopes to do Infectious Diseases work in Zambia, a truly noble goal. Inspite of all the suffering and poverty Rob has passion and inspiration to reach out to these people, not being swayed by the problems but driven by the solution. A worthwhile blog to check out.

In case of problems, Rob has a mirror site at Blogspot, http://mcmumbidom.blogspot.com/.

Student-o-Medicine

2006-11-04T10:37:00.000+01:00

A man-o'-war is an armed naval vessel. Student-o-Medicine is ever so appropriately named, an armed medical student. Armed with what you may ask? With great little tidbits of information, such as Why Watching Family Guy is beneficial to Med Students. (I knew it, I just knew it! Now I have proof!).

A good post to read for the non-med students is the Medical School is Hard post. Contrary to popular belief, it is .... Oh I'll just let you find out by yourself ;)

On a side note, it snowed here in Białystok, Poland. It's 10:30 am.

Why am I still here?

2006-10-24T23:13:00.000+02:00

Why am I still here? is a blog by Jenn who is based in Texas. Jenn was just excepted into...Grand Rounds! Yaah!

Jenn writes about a plethora of subjects ranging from hangovers (Oh yes, hangovers) to medical issues like why men want to see female urologists. The blog also contains posts that have zing and spice à la House except with words that Dr. House wishes he could say on FOX. I especially like It's a Bad Idea.

Xiphisternum

2006-10-05T12:30:00.000+02:00

Xiphisternum is a blog by Siruhan, a Medical Student in Pondicherry, India. The blog is a nice and simple yet effective collection of posts on interesting and current matters in Medicine. There are short tidbits on items such as a 92 retiree returning to medicine and findings that children's brains may already be be developed from birth. It's clear, concise, and a relaxing read from hard core Med books.

Nurse to Doctor

2006-09-29T20:07:00.000+02:00

I love Gray's Anatomy, especially the episode when the Doctors think they're better than the Nurses but then the Nurses go on strike and then the s**t hits the fan for the Doctors and they realized they're not so big after all...anyway, I'm rambling.

I think Nurse to Doctor is a pretty cool addition in my 2 - 0 streak of "changing profession blogs." Anna Gregory's words say everything that you would need to know to get hooked on this blog:

I am presently a specialist nurse practitioner in Occupational health. After ten years of nursing, I am off to do medicine on a Graduate entry programme (GEP) I am going to use this blog to describe my experiences of changing career at the grand old age of 32!

Posts of note that I really enjoyed on this blog:
Doing Medicine as an Oldie
We Used to have a Doctor, but now the nurse IS the Doctor

Beach Anatomy

2006-09-21T04:23:00.000+02:00

In between hard-wood flooring, roofing, dry walling, and 'demolition hammering', I've found a minute to put up another blog that deserves some attention...

Beach Anatomy is both "Delicious and Nutritious." ;) It is (about) the life of Patrick who not too long ago started Med School. Patrick is going through a career change from emergency nursing technician to physician. Patrick is really liking his experience so far, especially learning about facial nerves and the such (I don't remember my facial nerve diagrams being so...complicated). Lately I've been really interested in people's beginnings in medicine and this is a fine example of someone who's not gone through the usual highschool --> University --> Med School route.

Try Not To Kill Yourself This Year

2006-09-04T05:50:00.000+02:00

When I was deciding where I would do my summer hospital practice my then girlfriend, now fiancée, suggested I do it at an adult hospital. Not in the children's one. She explained that since I will be a "newbie" at everything I will do and most things will probably cause discomfort for the patient while I learn to do them, I should practice on adults as it will be easier for me. She said I wouldn't have to watch as how children cry and squirm in pain as I insert an IV drip, such as Garbage had to do. She also suggested that my first views of hospital practice shouldn't be filled with sick, innocent children.

Garbage's blog, Try Not To Kill Yourself This Year, is a blog that makes you think and realize that a medical professional not only has the feeling of joy when he or she heals, but must also take a share in the sadness of when all that is left is hope and prayer.

Running with Scissors

2006-08-28T00:01:00.000+02:00

First off, as I just entered in three different blogs, be sure to check the last three posts for some quality reading. And now on to the blogs:

Miette, a Medical Students has a blog over at Running with Scissors where she writes about pretty much everything as well as Med School. She has this super long post which is a delightful read and truly shows that med students are normal creatures.

This blog is a nice relaxing and interesting read where it's not all hard core philosophy or school stuff. There even pictures of nice places. Join Miette as she posts about Rx Wars and (Manic) Depression.

Rookie Surgeon in the City

2006-08-27T23:49:00.000+02:00

Rookie Surgeon in the City is a blog by a, well, rookie surgeon. Have you ever wondered what the first days of being a surgeon are like? Everyone knows how it is: Med school students work their butts off to finish med school and the seasoned vets/doctors make oodles of money. But what about that new doctor? What happens after med school? Is it all porsche cars, fine cigars, and women (not necessarily in that order)?

Check it out, especially the malpractice insurance post.

That Med School Guy

2006-08-27T23:40:00.000+02:00

Jason is That Medical School Guy. Based in Toronto. Jason survived, (yes, survived) his first day of medical school orientation and has even made it to around days 5 and 6. Jason writes with awesome quality and fervour (notive the 'ou' spelling version) and mixes it up with long and short posts.

This is what I once dreamed of, Medical School in Toronto. Although I took the European path, U of T will always have a special place in my heart. Hopefully Jason continues his newfound blog (and career path) so that we can see how it is in Toronto through the eyes of a Medical Student.

Vitum Medicinus

2006-07-18T13:41:00.000+02:00

On May 15, 2006 Vitum recieved an envelope. An envelope with a letter. The letter that Medical School Applicants dread because its contents can have drastic effects.

Somewhere in Vitum's letter was the word accepted.

Vitum is one of many people who have geared their life towards medicine and are truly called to it.

As I write this, there are only 2 posts in Vitum's blog but from the two posts that I've read I can see hope and determination. Excitement and motivation. For people wanting to see how it is from the beginning through the eyes of a Canadian (cuz we rock) med student, I really suggest keeping a close eye on this blog. It may prove to be very interesting.

p.s.
I'm going to murder the people at blogger because this wysiwyg editor is really starting to piss me off.

An Update

2006-07-12T23:47:00.001+02:00

It's been a while since any blogs were posted here so I thought I'd put in a few. Unfortunately I don't have too too much time to be describing every single blog that comes my way but I'll post from time to time to show that stuff happens around here.

For now I added the following Blogs:

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor <-- Conservative opinions and etc.
Top of My Head <-- Thoughts and Stuff
The Underwear Drawer <-- Personal Life

The Examining Room of Dr. Charles

2006-06-20T23:29:00.000+02:00

"...is a young physician's attempt to say something pithy." The Examining Room tries to capture a bit of the intersection between medicine and the human condition. It is the combination of a family doctor who likes to write.

Just like our previous blog entry, Dr. Charles has also published a book, Legends of the Examining Room. I like the style of this author. The Mark of Cain is a post that really stands out and is something I bookmarked and sent out to a few friends. You don't see this kind of quality very often.

You may have noticed that some of the above links lead to two different looking websites. The Examining Room of Dr. Charles has it's current home here. The old blog on blogspot is still intact with commentary and posts. Both spots are great resources for good reads.

And of course, there is humour, which essentially for success not only in medicine, but also in blogging as we can see from his disclaimer.

And finally, the ONLY MEDICAL ADVICE I PROVIDE ON THIS SITE IS TO CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR. Okay, okay...don't smoke, pass gas/burp/sneeze/cough simultaneously, or eat wood bark. There you go.

Sidney Schwab

2006-06-18T11:13:00.000+02:00

Sidney is now a retired surgeon who was in the USAF medical corps and spent a year in Vietnam (and was awarded the Purple Heart). He grew up and practiced surgery in the Pacific Northwest, having gone to college and med school on the East Coast. He was included in a national listing of "top doctors" and has many other accomplishments in his field. He's also got a book out, Cutting Remarks, for the non-surgical people to help understand what it is like to be and become a surgeon.

There are two kinds of people: those that are pre-op and those that are post-op...

I might just have to see for myself what this book has to say.

The Foramen of KK

2006-06-14T05:59:00.000+02:00

Our newest addition is The Foramen of KK (I must say, this name is pretty cool. Maybe I should mine to something like "The Tuberosity of So and So"). This is KK's first ever blog and it got off to a very nice start, meaning it has good quality posting and writing from the very beginning.

I'd love to make a nice summary of the page but I think that the little description on the right side on KK's blog speaks for itself. If it's not enough to get you interested...I don't know what is.

No real patients were harmed in the making of this blog. As laughter is the best medicine, the witty anecdotes contained herein may even help you avoid that 3rd heart attack. If, however, you feel that my (lack of) humour is in poor taste and is infact likely to induce that heart attack rather than prevent it, then you should accept my deepest and heartfelt apologies for causing offense. Then insert your head deep into your highly-strung, over-opinionated and worryingly distended rectum & go read the Disney website or something more suitable. Oh...and kids probably shouldn't read this. Just incase. Someone - please think of the children.

Man, that brightened up my day, had to wake up at 5 for hospital duty. I really recommend this this.

Undisclosed Location/ 2 Terms Later

2006-06-06T22:58:00.000+02:00

Two blogs in this post. Getting cocky :)

Undisclosed location is a first-year medical resident and a wannabe renaissance man. Wants to see how he was before he became a physician once he becomes a physician by checking back to his blog. An interesting idea, something that never occured to me to do. There's lots of other stuff in here, not just first year medical mumbo-jumbo. Just recently met that someone special.

Two (presidential) Terms Later is a blogger in Columbus, Ohio (States) who has a neat description. "I am blogging an amateur sport." That so fits cut-throat medical student. Lots of commentary on ethics, medicine, politics, and sports - plus assorted ramblings - from Aaron Kithcart, a third-year MD/PhD student at The Ohio State University. Must be interesting to be making a double doctor program.

World Wide Wu

2006-06-05T10:06:00.000+02:00

To break off with the line of poorly-updated blogs (really just the last 2, but they are good reads), I found this blog, World Wide Wu. From what I can muster from the posts and the pictures, it looks like a blog by a female medical school graduate who just came out of 'the institution' and is now an MD.

I hope this blog will be a nice read about the transition from student to professional, one to keep an eye one.

DocAmazing

2006-06-04T10:02:00.000+02:00

Since recently I added a blog with an older post I thought I'd go down this lane again and add a blog that is a bit older but none-the-less cool and funny (with lot's of comics). DocAMAZING is a Texas-based, 3rd year medical students. He hasn't posted anything in a while but his previous posts are funny and full of comics which really makes it go easy on the eyes and keeps an attention span of 10 seconds or less interested.

Vertical Mattress

2006-06-03T09:55:00.000+02:00

A 29 year old medical student and writer, Vertical Mattress (which is an interesting name) sports "Surgery for Dummies" in the sub-banner area. Also a hard-core football fan (who is quite happy the Steelers won the metal bowl), Noah Raizman, if that's his real name, has a lot, (and I mean a lot) of interests in his 'profile page.'

Lately I'm stumbling across medical students who seem to be having real lives of their own with interesting posts and whatnot :) Hopefully a new post will be put in sometime soon as the latest one is about a month or so old.

Doc Around the Clock

2006-06-02T15:31:00.000+02:00

Doc Around the Clock is "a married physician in a medium volume Emergency Department somewhere in the Midwest."

It's a compilation of mostly medical news and opinions, with a sprinkle of politics, humour, and miscellaneous tidbits.

I really enjoyed the interrogation of a pacemaker post. For a married physician this person's got a "strange and deranged mind" :)

Script

2006-06-01T12:49:00.000+02:00

Hey, welcome to a new month (June in case you were wondering).

To start the month off I'd like to point your attention to Script, a 4th year medical student in New York (US of A) who's working in a hospital, also in New York (Duh?). Script is interesting, especially the Pepto-Bismol drink he's got going on. Mix with vodka and you've got a (great?) party drink. See site for details. An infatuation with the Seahawks and the superbowl, Script seems to have some sort of life outside medicine...

Doctor (Squared)

2006-05-31T17:01:00.000+02:00

Interesting blog name. Has a thing a thing about Grey's Anatomy. (I would pick Meredith over Izzie too. There's just something about her...) An interesting life with lots of driving and near death experience at 449th mile out of 450 miles.

Doctor (Squared) also has a Virtual Pet on her site. Something I've never seen before. Cute

Ghost World

2006-05-30T09:41:00.000+02:00

She (almost) a 4th-year medical student. She like coffee, when people leave her comments, and sleeping 9 hours at a time. She dislike most dogs, watching surgeries, and cold weather. That about covers it, or so it says on her page. Sarah from Ghost World just recently got married. There are interesting points and you can almost relive what she's thinking and going through and it's not think-breath-sleep medicine like some med students.

I guess by the end of 4th year they put you on anti-student pills so the world isn't shocked with what they've done with you once you come out.

DB's Medical Rants

2006-05-29T19:08:00.000+02:00

DB's Medical Rants is a collection of rants and philosophical articles on Medicine. Started blogging way back and took inspiration from Medpundit (Which just recently retired (hopefully temporarily) from medical blogging due to time constaints.

An interesting and informative blog and not so comical as the previous one. I encourage for people to spend a minute or two in there.

Ah Yes, Medical School

2006-05-28T16:21:00.000+02:00

Every now and then I drop by Ah Yes, Medical school for an interesting read about a Jewish medical student who is constantly on the lookout for attractive Jewish girls (Click link if interested).

He seems to hate anesthesiology and is currently refraining from going mad (although most would probably consider him already lost to the sea of craziness) while doing time at a psych clinic or something like that.

He also took a shot at Grey's Anatomy, a show I like must none-the-less agree that it might be a little too unreal.

Mexico Medstudent

2006-05-27T20:25:00.000+02:00

It's been a while since anything happened here. Way too long. Don't know why, I have no excuses. Exams are in 9 or so days here in Białystok but that won't deter me from my ever so humble goal of mainting this blog.

So here's the latest entry in a long time. Mexico Medical Student from all the way in Mexico. Currently in the process of shopping for stuff for a baby, has interesting opinions and posts about...ummm...stuff. I'm sure you'll find it interesting. Give it a lookin'

Sales Pitch for Bialystok

2006-04-12T09:18:00.000+02:00

A recent comment asked me to help a person decide between Bialystok and Szczecin Medical Universities.

In my mind, there's ultimately no difference but here are my points for choosing Bialystok:
1. It's in the "Green Lungs of Poland." Very nice surroundings and the climate isn't so close to the Baltic. Nicer.
2. We have newly renovated anatomy, chemistry, and pathology department. (Pathology is like walking into Narnia. Everything is brand-spanking new. There are costant revovations being done.
3. Our level of education is high. The English curriculum is based exactly on the Polish one. 97.3% of our Polish graduates passed the National Polish Medical Exam (LEP).
4. Last year three of our English students achieved high awards in the Golden Scapula Anatomical contest in Warsaw. Link Here.
5. We have an active student body. We're currently organizing a soccer tournament with other Medical Universities in Poland (English divisions)
6. Bialystok Medical University also gets a lot of EU funding due to our location and medical activity in the professional world.
7. We have our own hospital.
8. Our tuition is 9,500 Euro for first year and 8,500 Euro for succeeding years. Cheaper than Szczecin.
9. I'm here, who wouldn't want to study with me? :)

But essentially it falls down to your choice. There is no doubt that Szczecin is also probably a very good medical university and that their education is adequate. You'll become a doctor here and there and you'll be treating patients (hopefully) with the same amount of respect, dignity, and professionalism no matter where you graduate from.

But I for one would not transfer for any reason. I love it here.
Our Student's site (which I made :) ) www.ambenglish.com

An NHS Blog

2006-03-30T23:19:00.000+02:00

Although not a "Doctor Blog" nor a Medical Student, I still felt it necessary to include Tom Reynold's (a pseudonym obviously) Blog to our list.

His blog tells the tale of an EMS worker (paramedic) and the day to day struggle with good, bad, and the just plain wierd. Tom is putting out a book which will hopefully soon be published. I myself check this blog every other day, a definite read.

Random Acts of Reality

Another Polish (Norwegian) Med Stud.

2006-03-27T12:30:00.000+02:00

Espen is a Norwegian studying with me in Poland. A young aspiring doctor who just had his birthday, Espen was having a lot of problmes with his scanner which forced him to say Polish people are wierd.

Well...Norwegian people are the truly wierd ones :)

Check it out.

The Competetive Nature

2006-03-18T10:30:00.000+01:00

Alice was kind enough to send over a link to her blog about residency positions and how many of each are left.

Almost a doctor, Alice is in her third year who I think is contemplating surgery or ob/gyn. (a very very hard choice to make :) )

Clinically Insane

2006-03-13T13:36:00.000+01:00

A wacky, interesting, yet undoubtly (insert cool word here) blog by Kim, a first year medical student at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV.

I post on study breaks, so that I don't go insane. Insaaaaaaaane!

Although there may be a disclaimer against this, she probably is diagnosed as clinically insane :)

Check it out!

OrthoDoc

2006-02-22T22:13:00.000+01:00

I'd like to direct your attention to OrthoDoc, an orthopedic surgeon from New Delhi (with really really awesome pictures on his blog, must see!). OrthoDoc is a new blog but is looking to be very promising...

Grand Rounds

2006-02-09T13:00:00.000+01:00

Scoot over to the link under the category of Grand Rounds.

It's a weekly roundup of medical posts that a general audience can check out. They try to get a general audience introduced to the medical world or atleast to medical professions and related topics.

Highly recommended.

Lieutenant Doctor

2006-02-03T13:40:00.000+01:00

Check out Neils Olsen's blog,

http://nielsolson.us/Haversian/

An interesting ploy of a lieutenant-gone-doctor who, according to the Medical Specialty Aptitude Test, is most likely to succeed in gynecology :)

I've decided that it would be easier if the two categories be combined. Meaning having all links under one title but distinguish medical students by the letter (S).

Note to self: Chili takes priority over posting. I burned it while writing this entry :)

To our newest member...

2005-12-15T13:03:00.000+01:00

A medical student blog from Tel Aviv, the Berry Patch.
Check it out.

Getting there...slowly...

2005-12-02T15:36:00.000+01:00

It's not exactly flourishing like an ant hill but it's a start none-the-less and so far I'm kind of surprised at how it's working out.
A few people have linked back to this site (thank you so much, it's cuz of people like you that things happen, *sniffle*) and I've added links to those people on the right hand side. 5 links ain't that bad for starters :)
And again, if you've got a Medical Student Blog or even a Medical Profession(al) Blog please submit a link via comment or email.

The First of Many

2005-11-17T22:34:00.000+01:00

I started a blog not too long ago and wanted it to be something about my life that the world could see. No particular audience. A few months later I ended up in Poland studying medicine and my blog's been changed to a "Medical Blog". More specifically, an account of my experiences as a medical student. The interesting things that happen, the material that strikes the heart, topics that may compell people to wonder, and just plain stupid old me.

Because of this, I searched a few days ago for other Medical Student Blogs and found some. I was a little surprised that there are such blogs, but also kind of expected it. It was kind of hard finding some, or atleast I though so. I read some blogs from all around the world. Ranging from the States and Australia to India and Ukraine (and of course mine in Poland).

I thought it would be interesting to see if a Medical Student Blog Webring could be formed as I couldn't really find one (or maybe just didn't look hard enough :) ). I have no high hopes for this project and I wouldn't be dissappointed if it didn't work out...but if it did, that would be pretty cool. Not to mention helpful for others.

If you have a link to a blog that you'd like on this place, please email me through the Profiles section or through my blog or coment somewhere. I'd also like to get your location to put on the link. I ask that you take the icon that's on the right side at the bottom (and now at the top), the Medical Student Blogs (Med Student) picture thing, similar to the "I power Blogspot" one, and place it on your site somewhere with a link to this one, but that's not necessary. I know not everyone is a "Med Student" (because there are people who have graduated from med school :) ) but medicine is constantly changing and I guess you can consider yourself a student of medicine for life. Hopefully something will come of this :)