I took my Neurology shelf exam (aka the "Gelf" because it's written by Dr. Gelb), and now I am officially half way done with my M3 year! I thought M1 and M2 year went by fast, but M3 year definitely g...

Perhaps those most likely to read this--students and perhaps aspiring students--are among those most affected by this phenomenon known as studying. I have not devoted much time to thinking about this ...

Geez, I thought time passed quickly last year… It's already mid-October?!? We've plowed through three sequences since the beginning of the year: cardiovascular, pulmonary, and renal. Tomorrow we ...

Judging by the fact that this is being posted in the hours leading up to Michigan's (hopefully) victory over Northwestern, I am not in the Big House right now. I love Michigan football, but unfortunat...

Third year is flying by. Surgery was exhausting, but much more exciting that pediatrics. Here is what I learned during my surgery and neurology rotations:

Happy fall and hello kidney (we're in our renal sequence)! The school year was about to start when I last wrote, and I feel like it has been non-stop ever since. After finishing my summer research (te...

It's not until my scrubs started exuding a vaguely chemical scent that I felt like a true medical student.

Close to two months of my first year of medical school have passed, and I finally feel as though I am getting my feet under me. UMMS has certainly been a whirlwind so far! Here's a quick introduction ...

Well, I just finished my first week of this school year. I feel a bit like an undergrad again, especially since the medical school academic year began over a month ago.  To be taking classes on Cen...

Holy cannoli… We're two weeks into M2 year and I already find myself pretty much exhausted. The expectations were much greater right from the get-go: there's a ton of information that we need to ...