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MudPhud Adventures: T minus 18 days until MD
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. T minus 18 days until MD. In other news, I passed Step 2 CS, which is good, because it means that no one at the NMBE has to get a whupping from me. What a lame experience that was. Why DO they make laboring women do that? And even though all the books try to make you feel guilty about having any drugs, I am totally getting an epidural. Why? In any case, that's all for now. The countdown to labor and- gasp!
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MudPhud Adventures: Big Deal, I'm Very Professional
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Sunday, January 27, 2008. Big Deal, I'm Very Professional. For example, a friend of mine, who is brilliant plus a super great and hard-working guy with good social skills, got a very average evaluation from one of his attendings; you know, a "meets expectations" kind of thing. The attending told him, "You've been great, but I expect. For example, one middle box is something like "Personal Appearance is Professional", and to the far l...
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MudPhud Adventures: What Capstone Taught Me
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Monday, March 23, 2009. What Capstone Taught Me. First, I am even more scared to get sued than I was before. I don't think that is what they were going for with their "Don't worry, you can avoid getting sued" talk. By the way, malpractice insurance is frickin' expensive. Docs sure do seem to get the s* * end of the stick. Sometimes, there are patients who have had bad health care experiences who have a lot of valuable things to say&#...
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MudPhud Adventures: Grad vs Med: The Smackdown
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Tuesday, May 22, 2007. Grad vs Med: The Smackdown. NUMBER ONE- THE GYM METAPHOR:. Graduate school is like strenuous. Medical school is like doing 2000 right biceps curls. They're both hard, but for different reasons. But over these past few years I have developed a sort of fondness for med school. For one thing, I had WAY more free time. For another, there was a great deal of structure, which brings us to-. May 24, 2007 at 4:58 PM.
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MudPhud Adventures: Surviving Graduate School, Part 2: Be the Captian of Your Own Ship
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Friday, May 25, 2007. Surviving Graduate School, Part 2: Be the Captian of Your Own Ship. Unlikely that anyone else is going to push you to check things off of your list and eventually graduate. Find out what you need to do and when. Have conversations with your boss about what he or she expects from you. In short, be proactive. So get out there and steer, people! Maybe being proactive seems like a no-brainer, but i think it is a new...
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MudPhud Adventures: Graduation cometh
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Friday, May 8, 2009. Well, this is it. Time's up. Graduation is tomorrow. Last night we had our mudphud. Program graduation party. Today we had graduation rehearsal, so I got to hear them call my name, then say, " VonB. Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy", then I walked across the stage so they could put the crazy hood on me. Then I sat back down. Continue to be stubborn. So, it is looking like I will be able to waddle across.
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MudPhud Adventures: Surviving Graduate School (And Possibly Even Getting Your Degree), Part 1
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Thursday, May 24, 2007. Surviving Graduate School (And Possibly Even Getting Your Degree), Part 1. 8212;what seems like a kazillion. PART 1: DON’T BE A CHUMP. This should be your mantra in graduate school. Don’t be a chump. And I think you will find (sometimes in retrospect, unfortunately) that there are a metric crapload. Of times that you will be prepped for prime chumpitude. In graduate school. Here are just a few. About the autho...
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MudPhud Adventures: MD/PhDs are people, too
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Saturday, October 6, 2007. MD/PhDs are people, too. A theme has emerged lately, and I've been thinking about it a lot. And was asking the doc's advice on which would be best to include. Here is what they guy said. It's important, since you are an MD/PhD, to have a letter which says you can interact well with patients and staff. People tend to think of MD/PhDs as lab geeks who lack social skills.". Additional thoughts on this were:.
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MudPhud Adventures: Like Being in the Ring with Mike Tyson
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Sunday, November 4, 2007. Like Being in the Ring with Mike Tyson. That is what it's like on the wards for a 3rd year medical student. You step into the ring and KAPOW! You're reeling, you try to shake it off, but before you can JABJABJAB! You hit the canvas, they're counting, you stagger to your feet and KABLAM! Dumbass Moment 1: Presentations during rounds. And "Are you sure their heart exam was normal? I have done this plenty, but ...
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MudPhud Adventures: ChumpWork
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The experiences of a recently minted MD/PhD out to take over the world. Thursday, November 29, 2007. Dude Make it stop. Just when I thought I was out of the woods, homework-wise, they drop the frickin' A-bomb of busywork on me. I can sum up my misery in four words: Stupid, online, required cases. The web site says that the cases should take about 40 min to complete; I've been taking 20-30min each, which is still 20-30min each of my life I will never get back. We are required to complete at least 5. Hello...
