Monthly Archives: June 2006

as the (lab) world turns (episode 1)

Unsuspecting Super Bored Grad Student sits in her office surfing the internet as she does everyday. Dr. Grumpy Old Major Professor comes by with the latest piece of juicy departmental gossip that she really could care less about. She has … Continue reading

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inspirational music for the graduate student 1.2

It’s time for our second installment of inspirational music for the grad student. This week, in honor of all the drama that has been going on in the lab (see tomorrow’s post), I’ve chosen a song about being stuck in … Continue reading

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yet another reason…

Why I don’t understand why everyone and their mom is a premed. Physician salaries decreased by 7% between 1995 and 2003, with primary care physicians being the hardest hit with a whopping 10% decrease in salary. In the meantime, the salaries … Continue reading

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when medical students practice drawing blood on each other…

Things are bound to go wrong. All I could hope for was that they would not go wrong when I was the guinea pig (but I sure did feel sorry for whoever my victim would be since I had very … Continue reading

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No wonder my sarcasm is lost on so many people.  Understanding sarcasm requires “complex thinking.”  Enough said.

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grand rounds 2.40

Don’t forget to check out Grand Rounds today at Medviews.

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and here i thought it was just my in-laws

New research shows that adults are now more immature than ever. Now that explains a lot, doesn’t it? However, the scientist studying this phenomenon dubbed psychological neoteny doesn’t think it’s a bad thing. He actually calls it “characteristic of highly … Continue reading

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There really is no patch for human stupidity. ~ Microsoft security official on why phishing is such a problem *sigh* true, so true…  

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so how exactly does this md/phd thing work?

Perhaps this whole MD/PhD thing deserves some explanation. Or perhaps I just don’t really have anything else to write about and am using this topic as a filler post. You be the judge. Let’s not go into why I chose to … Continue reading

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Playing excessive video games as a teenager can stunt development of the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain responsible for executive functions such as impulse control, emotion regulation, and social skills. Huh. No wonder my husband’s psycho ex-girlfriend is … Continue reading

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