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My name is Emily, and I am a third year Internal Medicine Resident in Phoenix, Arizona. I live with my husband Nicholas and my daughters Anika and Ayla. I hope you enjoy my blog!
Category Archives: Osteopathy
You Might Be a Gunner If….
In case you don’t know what a gunner is, or if you want to figure out if you are one, I’ve developed this quiz to help you. You Might Be a Gunner If… You sit in the front row, add … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatomy Lab, Gross Anatomy, Gunner, Medical School
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Injection Lab (black and) Blues
Monday was the infamous injection lab. I will say that before I started med school, the thought of having someone practice drawing blood on me was pretty much the scariest thing imaginable. I should preface this by saying that … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatomy Lab, Gross Anatomy, Medical School, Pre-Med
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Preparing for Finals
Sorry for not posting in several weeks. Things have been pretty busy around here as finals get ever closer. As much as I want to write one post a week, it is easier said than done. Med school pretty much … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor, Health Care, Medical Student, Medicine, Osteopathy, Physician
Tagged Medical School
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Everything You NEVER Wanted to Know about Cadavers
So I should probably preface this post with a warning that the faint of heart should not proceed. I haven’t written a post in a while, and I was having a hard time coming up with anything interesting to write … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatomy Lab, Body Donation, Cadaver, Gross Anatomy, Medical School
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Med School Rant
The past few weeks have been really busy and incredibly stressful. I overheard a fellow student saying that it felt like they took our training wheels off. To me, it feels more like they pushed us off our bikes and … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatomy Lab, Body Donation, Cadaver, Gross Anatomy, Medical School
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Poor Walter
I didn’t realize how attached I was becoming to my cadaver until today. We had a long dissection of the upper limb scheduled for today, and I was eager to start cutting. I was the first person in the cadaver … Continue reading
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Tagged Anatomy Lab, Body Donation, Cadaver, Medical School
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My First “Patient”
There are a lot of “firsts” in med school. First day of classes. First day of dissection. First time palpating. First peek at our cadavers. First time doing an ultrasound. First block exam. Etc. Well, today we had our first … Continue reading
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Tagged Medical School, Seinfeld, Standardized Patient
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What do you call someone who gets C’s in med school?
Monday was our first block exam. It turned out fairly well. I only failed one class (To all of my future patients, I hope this doesn’t diminish the confidence you have in my abilities….). I knew this would happen at … Continue reading
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Week Two
So….yeah…week two. Week two has been even more grueling than week one. I would say that, on average, between class, lab, and straight up “study time,” I am spending somewhere between 10 and 12 hours a day learning. Tuesday I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cadaver, Gross Anatomy, Medical School, Ultrasound
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Week One
Soooo…yeah…week one. What can I say about my first week in med school? It is everything I expected it to be. I’ve heard numerous times that learning in medical school is like trying to drink from a fire hydrant. This … Continue reading
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my first patient 