tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74863252011-12-25T04:57:25.251-08:00One participant's perspective on the process of doctor-making in the contemporary U.S.Brian McMichael, M.D.noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486325.post-1157925257822415072006-09-10T13:41:00.000-07:002006-09-10T14:54:17.890-07:00

So, when last we left our hero, he was locked in a battle with the forces of evil bent on world domination. Thenceforth, having lost the battle and the war, our hero finds himself doing mere damage control. More on this later. For now, let it suffice that there is some poetry to offer the interested reader...1. Dark StarThe unimaginable mass in his abdomenPushes mercilessly through his backPasses

Brian McMichael, M.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486325.post-1088751847610203862004-07-01T23:11:00.000-07:002011-12-25T04:57:25.265-08:00

I talked my way into tagging along on weekend morning rounds on the family medicine service. I sit in on sign-out from the night float; the residents are very nice, but astonished that I'm doing this voluntarily. The clerkship director is attending (faculty rotates this gig). I'm trying to follow along, but still don't have normal labs memorized, etc. There are a couple cases that sound

Brian McMichael, M.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486325.post-1088625413496719062004-06-30T12:51:00.000-07:002004-06-30T13:12:56.946-07:00

Towards the end of my first year, I experienced one too many shopping-cart-left-in-the-middle-of-a-parking-stall-type incidents (done because you're bags are in the car, you're leaving and are not currently looking for a parking space, somebody else [one of the servants] will move it, and nobody's going to confront/punish you. A primitive ethic derived from a superficial/punishment-avoidance/

Brian McMichael, M.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7486325.post-1088579785869613212004-06-30T00:08:00.000-07:002004-06-30T00:16:25.870-07:00

So, my narcissism has gotten the best of me. I fancy myself having the insight, discpline and time to blog about my experiences as a med student. We shall see. I am older than most med students and have seen and done many things before embarking on this quest. I volunteered for this, but I am fairly disappointed in what I see around me. So, the themes I anticipate emerging are disappointment and

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