Dr. Charles Highway

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2nd Year Medical Student Musings

Today was my second day back at my medical school. I have to admit I had forgotten how BORING med school could be. In between haematology and anatomy lectures, I found enough time to take several naps and catch up on the latest gossip from our med school weekend party (where I caused a surprise [...]

Quote of The Week

Passion is the quickest to develop, and the quickest to fade. Intimacy develops more slowly, and commitment more gradually still.
Robert Sternberg

Something I found that I thought was passionate and straight forward.

Link Roundup – Mnemonics

Here are a list of some of the Medical Mnemonic Sites I use. You really only need to bookmark one of them since they pretty much share the same information.
Email me if you think you know better ones:
#1:
Medical Mnemonics – Probably one of the largest ones out there. Massive database and also a version available [...]

Quote of The Week

“Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
German philosopher (1844 – 1900)
I often wonder the same thing about medicine – whether treating and socialising with the sickly makes us more prone to become patients ourselves.
Tell me what you think?

Happy Chinese New Year

Year of The Ox
Just thought I would let you know that this is my year as I was fortunate to be born in the year of our cart pulling friend. Enjoy and take care.