January 2011
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Discover Magazine Vital Signs: Education All... →
Interesting new Vital Signs article on women’s health, medical students and misconceptions about pain.
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Most disturbing R train 6 am ride ever
So early this morning I was on my train sipping coffee and day dreaming about winning the lottery, when this man got on the train and sat across from me. He was holding a bag on his lap. Not making eye contact, since it’s not allowed on trains, I looked away like usual and zoned out, it was afterall 6am before a long shift.
I noticed some rustling, so I glanced over and saw his penis ...
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WatchI was compelled to make a snow angel in the park on the way home today.
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Night Float
I’ve been on Ob/Gyn nights this week (and again next week), and adjusting my schedule has been pretty horrible. Something about it makes me feel like a “lady of the night.” I leave for work at night, then come home early in the morning being blinded by the daylight. Usually I’m all busted looking, disheveled, and somewhat disoriented. Sometimes if I’m lucky I’ll...
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“I have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons,
I have measured out my life...”
– T.S. Eliot, “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”
This is my favorite poem. I’m having a cup of coffee before heading in for my night shift tonight in Ob/Gyn and was reminded of this line. Sometimes I feel like days are measured out in coffee spoons while in medical school or...
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On Ob/Gyn and planning life...
While in pediatrics, initially I was pretty horrified by labor and delivery. Now, 2 weeks into Ob/Gyn, my perspective has totally changed…it really is quite miraculous. It’s pretty exciting to see how happy parents are when you present their newborns to them.
I’ve spent a week in gynecology OR, a weekend call in L&D and now a week in Ob/Gyn outpatient clinic. It’s been...
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YAY! I'm Yelp Elite 2011! →
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