My 4 year old nephew asked me this just the other day, "what makes a baby a boy or a girl?" What a good question nephew. Well I'll save you the answer I gave him but offer a link instead.
Enter Grand Rounds last week's edition that I just got around to reading now... Zoe (I've always loved that name) is a rocket scientist from Australia that just happens to have a chromosomal abnormality. Her blog and story are both fascinating and enlightening. I spent the morning reading her blog and thinking about this. I invite you to do the same, this is the entry that got me started, They mean well (Part 1). Happy reading!
I have always been interested in ethics, maybe pediatric endocrinology isn't out of the question.
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3.31.2011
10.25.2010
Grand Rounds-Volume 7 No.5: Lessons Learned
Welcome to this Edition of Grand Rounds. I'm honored to be hosting for my first time. The topic is education and lessons learned. I hope you enjoy!
The classroom (aka- how a medical student spends her days..)
Clinical Skills & Patient Communication
To start us off let’s talk about the physical exam. Is it dying? The Stanford 25 is here to say no, or at least attempt its revival. Check out this post discussing the use of simulation technology in medicine. And browse the blog sidebar for 25 physical exam skills every doctor should know.
In contrast Fizzy gives us a humorous reflection of medical students learning heart murmurs on her blog, A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor. Do you know the 6 grades of heart murmurs?
Don't forget your communication skills! Dr. Val of Better Health shares her experience as a patient and reminds healthcare staff to Please Hold the Snark.
And finally a medical sign that won't be found in the textbooks. Dr. Happy of The Happy Hospitalist presents "Texting in the ER Sign" as a good prognostic indicator for the clinical findings of status asthmaticus.
Review for Step 1: Anatomy, Neurology and Nutrition
For a fresh look at some anatomical illustrastions from Edo Period Japan we have a blog by medical student Kambiz.
The Tangled Neuron bring us The Trouble with Expectations and a reminder to take health headlines (particularly Alzheimer’s research headlines) with a grain of salt.
In case you have ever wondered what exactly is in those prenatal vitamins The Examining Room of Dr. Charles is here to break it down for you.
Pondering life over lunch break...
Miles in My Shoes offers a "Karate Kid Lesson" for medical students like me. And if you are done with your training maybe you'll find the reflection apropos as well. In either case, it is worth checking out.
On to Hospital Rotations (aka what kind of doctor should one become?)
Internal Medicine
Dr. Manning of ACP Hospitalist brings us a lesson learned in her touching post, One is Enough. Her synopsis: “A physician trying to make it to a colleague's educational seminar learns a life lesson about what's truly important when she misses it.”
Pediatrics
Beth of Life. Not Terribly Ordinary. chronicles her arrival as a new attending in The Ride.
And from the unique viewpoint of the medical photographer come this post: Two Kids in Hospital from The Sterile Eye.
ER & Radiology
The Colorado Health Insurance Insider gives us an example of The Wisdom of Evidence Based Medicine with this post about reducing the number of CTs given to children with head injuries.
Primary Care & Geriatrics
The Doctors' Rheum posts a love letter to her friends in primary care thanking them for their incredibly difficult job.
Nurse Resnick of Health AGEnda writes about the need for Increasing Gerontology Education for Nurses.
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I think it is time for a coffee break. Go grap yourself a cup, drink in those antioxidants and while you do, read this post about blueberries and coffee gratis The Cockroachcatcher.
So, are you ready to go run a marathon? No!?! (Me neither...) but Traci did and tells us all about it in her blog with the post Just DID it!
Dr. Pullen.com updates us on the progress made in Preventing teen traffic deaths.
Next up, you can read about how "researchers learn a lesson in unintended consequences when they try to influence medical decision-making through policy changes" here courtesy of ACP Internist.
And on to life lessons taught and those that teach us. A touching tribute by Insure Blog, In Memorium- Bye Papa.
And now for a few things
NOT learned in medical school
Academicobgyn writes an informative series of two posts regarding the insurance appeals process- Part 1: How it all works and Part 2: Winning your appeals. This is worth the read if you or your doctor are trying to get an insurance appeal granted or if you are a medical resident and are looking for a moonlighting opportunity.
Healthbusinessblog brings us a look at mini-meds (low coverage insurance plans) and how they can be useful in some patient populations.
And the learning is never done. In finale we have...
Lessons not yet learned
How To Cope With Pain shares Guess What? There's STILL a Lack of Knowledge about Pain Treatment.
I thank you for stopping by. And I'd like to give a big thank you to Dr. Nick Genes of blogborygmi and Dr. Val Jones of Better Health for letting me host.
Don't forget to check out Grand Round next week with a special election themed edition, Dr. Wes is hosting. Enjoy your Tuesday!
The classroom (aka- how a medical student spends her days..)
Clinical Skills & Patient Communication
To start us off let’s talk about the physical exam. Is it dying? The Stanford 25 is here to say no, or at least attempt its revival. Check out this post discussing the use of simulation technology in medicine. And browse the blog sidebar for 25 physical exam skills every doctor should know.
In contrast Fizzy gives us a humorous reflection of medical students learning heart murmurs on her blog, A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor. Do you know the 6 grades of heart murmurs?
Don't forget your communication skills! Dr. Val of Better Health shares her experience as a patient and reminds healthcare staff to Please Hold the Snark.
And finally a medical sign that won't be found in the textbooks. Dr. Happy of The Happy Hospitalist presents "Texting in the ER Sign" as a good prognostic indicator for the clinical findings of status asthmaticus.
Review for Step 1: Anatomy, Neurology and Nutrition
For a fresh look at some anatomical illustrastions from Edo Period Japan we have a blog by medical student Kambiz.
The Tangled Neuron bring us The Trouble with Expectations and a reminder to take health headlines (particularly Alzheimer’s research headlines) with a grain of salt.
In case you have ever wondered what exactly is in those prenatal vitamins The Examining Room of Dr. Charles is here to break it down for you.
Pondering life over lunch break...
Miles in My Shoes offers a "Karate Kid Lesson" for medical students like me. And if you are done with your training maybe you'll find the reflection apropos as well. In either case, it is worth checking out.
On to Hospital Rotations (aka what kind of doctor should one become?)
Internal Medicine
Dr. Manning of ACP Hospitalist brings us a lesson learned in her touching post, One is Enough. Her synopsis: “A physician trying to make it to a colleague's educational seminar learns a life lesson about what's truly important when she misses it.”
Pediatrics
Beth of Life. Not Terribly Ordinary. chronicles her arrival as a new attending in The Ride.
And from the unique viewpoint of the medical photographer come this post: Two Kids in Hospital from The Sterile Eye.
ER & Radiology
The Colorado Health Insurance Insider gives us an example of The Wisdom of Evidence Based Medicine with this post about reducing the number of CTs given to children with head injuries.
Primary Care & Geriatrics
The Doctors' Rheum posts a love letter to her friends in primary care thanking them for their incredibly difficult job.
Nurse Resnick of Health AGEnda writes about the need for Increasing Gerontology Education for Nurses.
---
I think it is time for a coffee break. Go grap yourself a cup, drink in those antioxidants and while you do, read this post about blueberries and coffee gratis The Cockroachcatcher.
So, are you ready to go run a marathon? No!?! (Me neither...) but Traci did and tells us all about it in her blog with the post Just DID it!
Dr. Pullen.com updates us on the progress made in Preventing teen traffic deaths.
Next up, you can read about how "researchers learn a lesson in unintended consequences when they try to influence medical decision-making through policy changes" here courtesy of ACP Internist.
And on to life lessons taught and those that teach us. A touching tribute by Insure Blog, In Memorium- Bye Papa.
And now for a few things
NOT learned in medical school
Academicobgyn writes an informative series of two posts regarding the insurance appeals process- Part 1: How it all works and Part 2: Winning your appeals. This is worth the read if you or your doctor are trying to get an insurance appeal granted or if you are a medical resident and are looking for a moonlighting opportunity.
Healthbusinessblog brings us a look at mini-meds (low coverage insurance plans) and how they can be useful in some patient populations.
And the learning is never done. In finale we have...
Lessons not yet learned
How To Cope With Pain shares Guess What? There's STILL a Lack of Knowledge about Pain Treatment.
I thank you for stopping by. And I'd like to give a big thank you to Dr. Nick Genes of blogborygmi and Dr. Val Jones of Better Health for letting me host.
Don't forget to check out Grand Round next week with a special election themed edition, Dr. Wes is hosting. Enjoy your Tuesday!
10.18.2010
Grand Rounds Call for Submissions- Lessons Learned
I am honored and excited to host my first Ground Rounds here next week!
The topic is education/ learning but this is broad. I welcome stories from your medical training and other lessons learned along the way. What are you still learning? If you are a patient or educator what do doctors/doctors in training still need to learn? Poems and comics are welcome as well. I look forward to reading your submissions.
Include your post, url link to your blog entry, blog name and a sentence or two about who you are and where you fit into the health care system. If this is your first time submitting to Grand Rounds you can follow this link for further instructions and writing guidelines.
Submit entries to spiceislandqueen@gmail.com by Sunday October 24th at 6pm EST.
The topic is education/ learning but this is broad. I welcome stories from your medical training and other lessons learned along the way. What are you still learning? If you are a patient or educator what do doctors/doctors in training still need to learn? Poems and comics are welcome as well. I look forward to reading your submissions.
Include your post, url link to your blog entry, blog name and a sentence or two about who you are and where you fit into the health care system. If this is your first time submitting to Grand Rounds you can follow this link for further instructions and writing guidelines.
Submit entries to spiceislandqueen@gmail.com by Sunday October 24th at 6pm EST.
"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." -Abigail Adams
10.13.2010
Calling All Student Bloggers (And non-students too!)
Announcing Grand Rounds, Blog Carnival here on October 26th! I am excited and honored to be hosting my first ever Grand Rounds.
Since I'm a medical student and spend my days in lecture and learning about how vast the knowledge of medicine really is I thought education would be an appropriate topic. And I think that one of things that attracted me to medicine in the first place was the never ending opportunities for lifelong learning.
I just read a great article in the New York Times about the Physical Exam. If you are a medical student and have never submitted to Grand Rounds in the past I suggest you do so now. What do you think about the physical exam? Do you feel like SGU or your school prepares us to be well rounded physicians? I want to know!
And if you are not a student but a practicing physician, educator or patient I want to hear your stories too. What have you learned? What are you still learning?
Be creative! Comics, poems and other art forms are welcome too. I'd like to either organize the entries by Subject/System (Biochem, Anatomy, Cardio, Path, etc) or via Physical Exam (head to toe) so if you have a funny anatomy lab story or a teachable moment to share, now is the time!
Send entries to spiceislandqueen@gmail.com
Deadine is October 24th, 6pm EST.
Happy writing!
Since I'm a medical student and spend my days in lecture and learning about how vast the knowledge of medicine really is I thought education would be an appropriate topic. And I think that one of things that attracted me to medicine in the first place was the never ending opportunities for lifelong learning.
I just read a great article in the New York Times about the Physical Exam. If you are a medical student and have never submitted to Grand Rounds in the past I suggest you do so now. What do you think about the physical exam? Do you feel like SGU or your school prepares us to be well rounded physicians? I want to know!
And if you are not a student but a practicing physician, educator or patient I want to hear your stories too. What have you learned? What are you still learning?
Be creative! Comics, poems and other art forms are welcome too. I'd like to either organize the entries by Subject/System (Biochem, Anatomy, Cardio, Path, etc) or via Physical Exam (head to toe) so if you have a funny anatomy lab story or a teachable moment to share, now is the time!
Send entries to spiceislandqueen@gmail.com
Deadine is October 24th, 6pm EST.
Happy writing!
11.24.2009
Rain and Pumpkin Pie
So, it is finally raining without real pause. There are puddles and the sky has been gray all day. I'm not usually excited for dreary weather but since I've been on this island of warmth and sun (but I'm not complaining) for the last four months it is kind of a nice change. And it complements my Christmas music and plans to make Pumpkin pie. With my A/C on I can wear a sweater and pretend it is cold. I'm drinking hot tea and staring at my mini Christmas tree. Life is good. Immunology final was yesterday and I'm anxiously awaiting my grade as I to study for neuro and physio and the end of term 2, aka year one of medical school!
I've had a bit of time this term so I've been exploring the medical blogosphere and stumbled across Grand rounds (blog style) which is hosted by How to Cope with Pain this week. An old post of mine is featured in the desert section, check it out. Oh and I hope you have a pain free and Happy Thanksgiving!
I've had a bit of time this term so I've been exploring the medical blogosphere and stumbled across Grand rounds (blog style) which is hosted by How to Cope with Pain this week. An old post of mine is featured in the desert section, check it out. Oh and I hope you have a pain free and Happy Thanksgiving!
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