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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Meeting a body
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Tuesday, 25 January 2011. This week, as I have another 3 weeks off before beginning placements, I asked one of the pathology lecturers from my medical school if I could shadow her and get some experience of the specialty. Contrary to populer belief and silent witness, Pathologists don't solve crimes. But they do sometimes solve mysteries. Was to finally see in the flesh and hold my first brain (for reference, the brain in the photo is not a real one! And the person ...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Next stop: GP Land
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Saturday, 19 February 2011. Next stop: GP Land. I found out this week that my first 2 month placement will be in a (hopefully local) GP practice. Hopefully a gentle easing-in to clinical medicine. After that it's back to the wards for 2 general medicine blocks. Anyone who knows how clumsy I can be will be pleased to know it's almost a year til I get my hands on a scalpel! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Follow me on Twitter. From BBC Sp...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Exciting times
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Wednesday, 16 February 2011. Well, I finally made it. After all the lectures and exams I am finally getting out there in a clinical setting. This medicine s* t just got real! I've had a great 2 weeks so far, firstly with community children's services and then on a hospital renal ward this week. A few highs and lows from clinical phase so far. Starting work at 7am - the tea hasn't kicked in by that time! A 4 hour talk from a clinical physchologist on children dying&#...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: On-the-job training.
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Sunday, 31 July 2011. It's now been 6 months in clinical placements and we're settling into the pattern of life and work in the hospital. My Friday was less like the day of a student and more like that of an F1. Turn up on the ward, visit each of my consultant's patients and make a record in the notes. Run up the stairs to deliver the patients bloods to the lab. But she reassures me that even the chemo nurses have touble cannulating her. A quick 20 min lunch (luxury!
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Moving on up!
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Saturday, 8 January 2011. Yesterday being in clinical phase got a bit more real when we received access to the clinical student web pages and a general timetable from now right through til finals! Whilst I don't know yet where I will be for each 'block', this is what I will be doing over the next year, known as junior rotation. Clinical induction starts on Tuesday, can't wait to get stuck in! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Yesterday mo...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Scrubbing in
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Tuesday, 20 September 2011. After a long and luxurious 2 week summer holiday (ok it was rather a short and busy holiday as I spent time visiting family and working at Leeds Festival as a first aider). I've been back at the grindstone for 4 weeks in another new specialty block. This time it's the turn of orthopaedics (bones) and anaesthetics (putting people to sleep)! This block has also given me my first chance to scrub in on major surgery and even stitch up the pat...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Little things
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Tuesday, 26 October 2010. Many people live under the impression that doctors are clever. In most cases this is true. Many doctors can churn out a wave of facts about every condition you wish you didn't know about. Sometimes however- taking time to go back to basics can make all the difference to the patients we treat. Now I'm one for keeping things simple - explain something to me in short english. Words and I'm a happy student. This woman knew she had had a che...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Thoughts and impressions of GP land.
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Saturday, 30 April 2011. Thoughts and impressions of GP land. Wow, it feels great to be out of a lecture theatre and actually being. General Practice was a great starting block for me because, without pushing me out of my comfort zone too much it reinforced what I do know, and showed me what I don't know. The first phase of medical school, however you are tought it, gives you the basics you need for going out there and getting started in practice. A few highs and lo...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Real Blood!!
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Wednesday, 4 May 2011. You may remember in a previous post of mine. I commented on how in our clinical exams we all felt rather silly talking politely to a plastic fake arm before taking blood from it. Well it must have paid off because today in the hospital, I got to take blood from a real patient with a REAL arm! Tomorrow is my first 'on-call' - we'll see how that goes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Follow me on Twitter. Shows up th...
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy: Ten days 'til freedom!
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Life, the Universe and Gray's Anatomy. Sunday, 5 December 2010. Ten days 'til freedom! I wish I had more exciting medical antics to report on. Unfortunately with the exams marching up I have been spending much of my time reading, making notes, rereading and trying to inwardly digest the mountain of material from the last 18 months. The practical exams themselves are this week followed by 2 written papers next week. ThenChristmas and a break at last! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow me on Twitter.
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