Things med students are good at

Guest post: Stages of Interviewing for Residency

Note: Contributed by Arps

Boundary issues

Should you ask a question in lecture? (a flowchart)

Things I said too much as a resident

Remember these three words

Inside the OR: The Boob Job

What are you going to do next??

I noticed the following transcription error in a dictation I was reading the other day:

Mr. Smith started having symptoms of left sided weakness and dysarthria while vacationing in Disneystroke.

Honestly, I think if you take a trip to Disneystroke and you start having left sided weakness and dysarthria, you kind of got what you deserved.


OK, your turn: what's the funniest transcription error you've ever seen?

3D Movies

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing Megamind in 3D after having already seen it in 2D. There were some very notable differences:



All joking aside, I think 3D movies suck. They basically charge you $3-5 extra for something that is barely different from the 2D version. Depending on what expensive city you live in, it can cost like $50 for a family of three to see a movie. (Not including the expensive popcorn sold by Megamind.)

WE MUST BOYCOTT 3D MOVIES!!!

How to write a physical exam

Holiday meal ideas

With Christmas just around the corner, I thought it might be helpful to provide a meal menu that any physician could easily relate to and enjoy.....



For a full list of delicious holiday meal ideas, see this list of Pathologies Resembling Food.

Intern year revelations