Category Archives: medical school

Did it ever occur to you that maybe Sleeping Beauty wasn’t actually sleeping but was in a coma? It never did to me until I read this article about the misrepresentation of coma in movies. These scientists apparently watched a number … Continue reading →

Ever notice how great all the women look in scrubs on Grey’s Anatomy? I especially love how scrubs accentuate Izzie’s plentiful boobs oh-so-nicely (even more so than when she wears regular clothes!). Straight from the show’s FAQ is the explanation: “Our … Continue reading →

It’s always weird running into my former classmates. I never know what kind of reaction I’m going to get. Take quiet-computer-guy. I barely spoke to him during the first two years of med school because, well, he’s quiet and I’m … Continue reading →

In this second study in our series of rather un-scientific studies on medical student habits, we examine medical student class attendance during the first two years of medical school. There has been anecdotal evidence of medical student attendance in class … Continue reading →

Do you think that you’ve put those awkward high school days behind you now that you’ve graduated from college and you’re starting med school, making high school but a distant unpleasant memory? WRONG! For some reason, when you put 100 … Continue reading →

Most future physicians are pretty health-conscious. However, with the stress and lack of sleep that comes with medical school, it is conceivable that even the most health-conscious person will ultimately give in to some not-so-healthy habits. In this first of … Continue reading →

Some medical schools have moved away from the white coat ceremony tradition to embrace a new tradition of presenting students with stethoscopes to symbolize the beginning of their journey to becoming physicians. The white coat separates doctors from patients by … Continue reading →