December 2010
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epinephren asked: Do you have any advice for those who are aspiring to attend medical school tobecome physicians?
Any regrets during your undergraduate career?
What would you have done differently if you had the chance?
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Any regrets during your undergraduate career?
What would you have done differently if you had the chance?
Your tumblr is very unique and I enjoy browsing through your posts every now and then.
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Futility in medicine
As a first-year medical student, most of my thoughts these days naturally revolve around various issues in medicine. I’m discovering that I have an unusual distrust of the health care system. Ironic, right? Compared to my classmates, I’m probably a lot more skeptical about a physician’s ability to really make a difference in a patient’s life. Now don’t get me wrong:...
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Some thoughts on our two-tiered health care...
It’s 8 AM, and though the health fair doesn’t begin for another hour, there is already a long line of people standing outside the pavilion. The air is filled with chatter, mostly in Spanish and Vietnamese. Everyone is waiting for the chance to get a flu shot and check their heart health. Many haven’t been to a doctor in years; some have never gone before in their lives. And even...