Ever since I was a little kid, I think I’ve been obsessed with words. I loved the idea of capturing a feeling in a sentence or describing a person so completely that you could see them right there in your mind. The perfect words in the perfect order, or at least that’s what I strove […]
10 Tips for Shining in Anatomy Lab
Dissecting a human cadaver is one of the most unique and meaningful aspects of medical school. In a way that no simulation could mimic, anatomy lab forces you to simultaneously confront mortality, recognize the variability of the human form, and understand the spatial relationships between the hundreds of structure that you will learn. But while […]
The Netter Body
A memory from M1: It’s here, it’s finally time, my unofficial induction, my right of passage in medical school: gross anatomy. Yes! I’m excited! Am I excited? No, I don’t think I am. I think I’m nervous. Not just nervous, worried, plum terrified. Have I mentioned I have a deep-seated fear of corpses, a full-fledged […]
