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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Deciding on going to Medical School
Two types of people will do well in medical school. Those who know why they're going and those who are innately talented to be there. A rare student combines both these qualities. A person who knows why he's in medical school will understand why their life will become devoted to this profession. It begins early in the first two years of medicine.
Monday, April 18, 2005
Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lungs, called the pleura. It is usually associated with asbestos exposure. A person's social history can be a clue to asbestos exposure, such as shipyard workers. Patients present with chest pain and shortness of breath(1).
8% of people exposed to asbestos develop mesothelioma, and 60-80% of people with malignant mesothelioma have had previous asbestos exposure. Physical signs include dullness to percussion and diminished breath sounds over the growth. Finger clubbing can also be present. These signs can be found in several other malignancies. Accurate diagnosis can be made using radiography, CT scans, and biopsies. Mesothelioma can cause the lining of the lungs to thicken, and it can also cause fluid to accumulate in this lining. It is a malignant tumor that can spread throughout the chest and even into the abdomen. Treatment with radiation, surgery, and chemotherapy is rarely successful. (2)
-Medical Student Report
Sources:
(1)Harrison's Online
(2)Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2005
8% of people exposed to asbestos develop mesothelioma, and 60-80% of people with malignant mesothelioma have had previous asbestos exposure. Physical signs include dullness to percussion and diminished breath sounds over the growth. Finger clubbing can also be present. These signs can be found in several other malignancies. Accurate diagnosis can be made using radiography, CT scans, and biopsies. Mesothelioma can cause the lining of the lungs to thicken, and it can also cause fluid to accumulate in this lining. It is a malignant tumor that can spread throughout the chest and even into the abdomen. Treatment with radiation, surgery, and chemotherapy is rarely successful. (2)
-Medical Student Report
Sources:
(1)Harrison's Online
(2)Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
GoArmy.com > Army Health Care > News > News Article
GoArmy.com > Army Health Care > News > News Article
The Army, along with the Navy and Air Force, provides generous scholarships for medical students. They will pay for the entire tuition of your school for one, two, three, or four years. Additionally,you receive a monthly stipend of about $1200 for 10.5 months and get paid a little more as a member of the army for 1.5 months. This is an obligation scholarship. Basically, you will owe the army one year of service as an attending for each year of scholarship or residency training received from the army. At the end of medical school, you will either select match into the army residency program or the civilian residency program. If you decided on the army residency program, you will owe an obligation of the number of years of residency or the number of years of scholarship received, whichever is larger. As an army resident, your pay is usually significantly higher than civilian residents, sometimes more than $60,000. Currently, with some medical schools having a tuition of upward of $36,000, this scholarship can be worth up to $48,000 per year. One caveat is that army attending pay is lower than civilian pay in some specialties, and this would defray the savings from the scholarship. This scholarship is a great idea for people interested in primary care, pediatrics, and general practice if you're going to a private college. For more information, please contact an Army recruiter.
The Army, along with the Navy and Air Force, provides generous scholarships for medical students. They will pay for the entire tuition of your school for one, two, three, or four years. Additionally,you receive a monthly stipend of about $1200 for 10.5 months and get paid a little more as a member of the army for 1.5 months. This is an obligation scholarship. Basically, you will owe the army one year of service as an attending for each year of scholarship or residency training received from the army. At the end of medical school, you will either select match into the army residency program or the civilian residency program. If you decided on the army residency program, you will owe an obligation of the number of years of residency or the number of years of scholarship received, whichever is larger. As an army resident, your pay is usually significantly higher than civilian residents, sometimes more than $60,000. Currently, with some medical schools having a tuition of upward of $36,000, this scholarship can be worth up to $48,000 per year. One caveat is that army attending pay is lower than civilian pay in some specialties, and this would defray the savings from the scholarship. This scholarship is a great idea for people interested in primary care, pediatrics, and general practice if you're going to a private college. For more information, please contact an Army recruiter.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Friday, March 18, 2005
Kaplan Online Web Prep adn Q-Bank
Kaplan's Online Q-Bank (www.kaptest.com) has been a staple of USMLE Step 1 prep for many medical students. Usually, during the month before the exam, students study for 8 hours during the day, and then they take a few hours to take the 2,000+ questions available online.
Online Web Prep provides a few hundred lectures based on subjects. A 9 month subscription is available from Kaplan for a reduced price at medical schools. Its a good way to learn during the actual class itself, and review related materials. The Web Prep comes along with Kaplan's lecture notes books.
Online Web Prep provides a few hundred lectures based on subjects. A 9 month subscription is available from Kaplan for a reduced price at medical schools. Its a good way to learn during the actual class itself, and review related materials. The Web Prep comes along with Kaplan's lecture notes books.
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Web WordNet 2.0
Web WordNet 2.0
Provides definitions. It's good for medical terminology including pathology terms and medicine names.
Provides definitions. It's good for medical terminology including pathology terms and medicine names.
USMLE - United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Outline
USMLE - United States Medical Licensing Examination
The official USMLE site shows an outline of what will be covered on the Step 1 examination.
The official USMLE site shows an outline of what will be covered on the Step 1 examination.
Monday, March 07, 2005
Flash Cards
Flash cards are available for many topics including anatomy, pathology, and pharmacology. Pharmcards is a thorough source with information about mechanisms of action, therapeutic use, and side effects. BRS pathology flash cards provide one line qeustion and answer flash cards. Lange's flash cards seem to go into more detail for pathology. Netter's provides pictures on their flash cards.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Memorizing
Medical school requires memorizing 300 pages of a syllabus within 3 weeks, especially during the second year. If you're a person that can recite passages from a textbook, you would do pretty well in medical shool. Ofcourse, understanding concepts would make the material easier to remember. For help with memorizing and reading, try Ron Fry's "How to Study" Program including the books Improve Your Memory and Improve Your Reading.
Last Year of College
I would have to say one of the most beneficial things to do in your last year in undergraduate is take some graduate level courses similar to medical school. Courses in medical school are usually very compressed into 12 weeks or less, and they would be easier if you had previous experience. Examples of good courses would be human based anatomy, embryology, physiology, biochemistry, histology, and neuroscience. Taking advanced courses would probably look good for your application proccess.
USMLE Prep
Two good options are Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) and AccessLange USMLEasy (www.usmleasy.com). AccessLange will create a reading list of their online textbooks based on practice questions. Free registration gives you access to 1500 questions.
Monday, February 28, 2005
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