I was just remarking to my roommate the other day that bad grades are like herpes, in the world of medical school admissions. And then the analogy got out of control. Here's the result.

Iffy Grades = HSV1
OK, so the occasional W or I is really no big deal. I mean, 85% of premeds have them right? If you keep accumulating W and I grades, you need ( Read more... )

I was just in the restroom at work where I ran into a friend whom I've known for a while. After the initial how-do-you-do-haven't-seen-you-in-so-long, she suddenly lowers her voice to a whisper and says "I heard you're going to medschool and, well, I have a really bad rash you know where, can you help me?"

Oh, dear.

This isn't the first time this ( Read more... )

A while back I remember browsing online and running across a highly entertaining text written by a physician, sardonically comparing his own life as a physician with the physician character in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (played by Tom Cruise). I was sure that I bookmarked or saved the link to it in some way or form, but I could never find my ( Read more... )