Archive for October, 2010
Flying the Interview Trail – Southwest Airline's Halloween Super Savers
Southwest offers a number of airfares at competitive rates in participating cities. Medical Students approaching the interview trail may find this list of autumn flights useful in their planning. Southwest Halloween Route List
Revisiting Resuscitation – 2010 AHA CPR Guidelines
2010 marks the 50th anniversary of modern cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The American Heart Association has revisited CPR technique with contemporary evidence. Excerpts from their executive summary of CPR guidelines: The Change From “A-B-C” to “C-A-B” The newest development in the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC is a change in the basic life support [...]
2010-11 CDC Influenza Recommendations
The 2010-2011 flu vaccine is now available. Take 30 seconds to familiarize yourself with the basics. The CDC now advises that all persons 6 months and older be vaccinated annually. all children aged 6 months–8 years who receive a seasonal influenza vaccine for the first time should receive 2 doses. The 2010-11 trivalent vaccines will [...]
Avoiding Burnout in Medical School
1. Plan ahead – One of the biggest reasons for burnout is lack of proper planning. Thus, you over-commit yourself, sometimes having multiple deadlines running in the same time. This leads to late nights and high stress levels later on. 5.Cut off the ‘busy work’ – There are always fire-fighting activities and administrative tasks in [...]
Instant Anatomy – 20 Years of Anatomical Teaching at Your Fingertips
Dr. Robert Whitaker’s anatomical compendium is a thorough resource for quick reference. Add Instant Anatomy to your bookmarks today. I spent my clinical career as a paediatric urological surgeon. Since retiring 20 years ago I teach clinically applied topographical anatomy to first-year medical students at Cambridge University There are tips, mnemonics and lists of questions [...]
Wean Yourself from Facebook
An insider’s guide to shaking the Facebook habit: 5. Target solutions to enable smarter, brighter usage of Facebook in the future. While you could quit Facebook, it’s probably far more productive, constructive, and socially useful to manage it and to put Facebook in its place in your life. Some of the positive solutions for healthy [...]
Forum Filter: Managing Relationships in Medical School
tristak: Communication is key. Being in love is a wonderful thing especially with your soul mate. I have been very fortunate to be with someone that is supportive and fits into my madness. I was once in a position where I was concerned that if I didn’t find someone to share my life with soon [...]