New outlook, who dis? One of the first things they tell you when you get to medical school is that the next four years will be like “drinking water from a firehose.” What they don’t mention is how doing so will affect your mental health. The daily grind of class, flashcards, and practice questions can […]
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Book Review for New Year – Atomic Habits
Going into the new year, I am certain most of us have resolutions or goals we hope to achieve, especially with the dismal climate of 2020. One of my own professional and personal goals is to read more scientific literature and stay up-to-date on COVID-19 news. I feel this is especially important as a medical […]
Medicine in Media: Manhua vs Manga
In previous writing published elsewhere, I have considered how medicine is portrayed in Japanese manga. In many of those works medicine as an institution is presented as the problem and the heroes of the works are often brilliant renegades who force spotlights onto corruption and professional inertia. In this piece, I wished to contrast that […]
