Due to numerous factors, humans today may have lost certain metabolic efficiencies that safeguarded early existence. Depending upon a hunter-gatherer’s foraging success, daily survival for homo sapiens was most often shaped by the biodiversity of available food sources, foraging behaviors that provided an abundance of daily exercise, and distinct periods of intermittent fasting. This was …
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Med Student Winter Holidays…“FA-LA-LA”
Medical students often find themselves navigating the end-of-year holidays with a mix of anticipation and obligation. While most medical schools close for major holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, students, especially in their third-year (M3) and fourth-year (M4), may still find themselves in hospitals or clinics as part of their clerkships. “Medical students frequently study and …
Four Years of Med School (plus Exams)
Congratulations… you finally made it into medical school. Now there are just four rigorous years between Day One and earning your degree as a doctor. But, as any medical student or graduate will tell you, those years are intense and so are your board exams. Since time flies, let’s discuss the medical school timeline for …
Medical Student Externships
Medical students today face a challenging but rewarding career path. Fortunately, they have access to more support during their medical studies than ever before. An externship is a short-term training program, typically lasting a single day to several weeks, that is designed to provide a student with hands-on experience in a chosen field of healthcare. …
Quantum Computing and Medicine
Quantum is the discrete amount of energy for a phenomenon, such as a quantum of electricity is an electron. Since subatomic particles are the building blocks of matter, we exist in a quantum reality. It is used in physics primarily to measure the smallest size energy that something can possess. Quantum mechanics deals with the …
Eat Less and Exercise More
Obesity is not new. But, according to the World Health Organization, since 1990 adult obesity has more than doubled to 2.5 billion adults, and youth obesity has quadrupled with more than 160 million children and adolescents suffering with excessive fat deposits. Historically, the earliest depiction of overweight people emerged during the Paleolithic era in figurines …
Can a Med Student Have a Life?
If you’re a medical student, you might already know that summer is here. You may even have had an old friend or family member call to tell you about their plans. Truly one of the hardest parts in becoming a doctor is achieving balance in your life. After the fun times in high school and …
Is Hormone Balancing a Myth?
In the United States, a flood of self-help books on Hormone Balancing are published every year with each promoting a different approach to treating a variety of hormone-related issues, such as thyroid dysfunction, menopause, fluctuations due to puberty, or unwanted weight gain. Of no surprise, many of these authors sell supplements. Since the body produces …
How Medical Denialism Affects Today’s Med Student
Denial is the most basic human defense mechanism. Even when presented with clear evidence, some people can struggle to accept the truth. Often a patient’s denial of their medical realities involves other family members too. But denialism can impact the physician’s practice of medicine by reducing the treatment options available to provide preventive or post-diagnostic …
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Adopt the Right Mindset for Board Exams
The initial United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE Step 1) and Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA Level 1) are widely considered to be among the most difficult exams in higher education. Both are high-stake assessments of a student’s acquired knowledge of basic sciences. Failure can have a devastating effect on a student’s future, so …
