Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes

Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes almost instantly reminded me of a post by another blogger, one of the first that was linked from here actually, and his post where he explains about the Respect Line and a white coat should majestically flow beyond this line if a med student (or doctor) wants respect from his/her patients. But that's another blog.

Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes is written by Calavera in London, UK. Calavera writes about her adventures in med school, such as when she Chinwagged with the Hotshots of the Emergency Medicine world at the CEM or the Dumb Things She's Done Today. And some posts are just so full of thrill and suspense that you can barely stay in your seat because that's how bad you want to study medicine.

And of course, it's not all about medicine. The underground in London also has it's spotlight on Of Short White Coats and Stethoscopes.

Anatomy Notes

Anatomy Notes is by Brad Wright from Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States. Before Brad converted to a Medical Student he lectures at the University of Utah School of Medicine. More specifically he taught anatomy to med students. (now here's a lesson to be learned, you stick around long enough with someone and you're bound to turn into them. This goes for all you future psychiatrists... ;) ).

Brad makes it fun and interesting to read about a first year student in medicine. His posts are simple and to the point, yet are written in such a way that they truly get your attention span. If you're not in med school (or if you are and would like to be reminded of those fun first-year times) than Anatomy Notes is a wonderful read. Posts of note: Beer Bellies and Lives, Brain Myths and Facts, Duodenal Design Flaws, and Nipples (now that sounds interesting, doesn't it?)...

There are many more, but the only way to find out is first hand.

The Underwear Drawer

The Underwear Drawer is a blog by Michelle who seems to have an infatuation with...ummm...underwear ;) (but I'll let you find out the real reason, it's on the blog, just gotta look for it)

Michelle is currently in first year of residency training in Anesthesiology after switching from two years of Pediatrics. Don't look at this the wrong way, she still loves kids.

An interesting thing is Michelle's comic, Scut Monkey. Med Students and residents have barely enough time to eat, much less to keep an up-to-date blog. But this one has out-done most, a comic stip for crying out loud! Awesome.

Michelle is quite normal inspite of all the above. Currently she's picking a Christmas Tree and "Mommy Blogging" lately which re-affirms my belief that there is hope for a normal life after med skule :)

Traumaroom

A while ago I posted Traumaroom up but never really gave it a review. So I'm going back and fixing old mistakes as it does deserve an introduction here.

Traumaroom is "a rookie doc's rants and raves" by Samip Dattani, a doctor is who a surgical intern. It has quite the repertoir of interesting tidbits, such as a very simple way to decide on specialization and a post on Friends and Foes. However, the blog isn't only about fun, games, and laughs, there are posts that draw attention to issues revolving around medicine such as You Think Med School is Tough, Eh! and concerns about Dynamic Medicine.

The Rejected

Have you ever kissed someone with bad breath or felt like puking after speaking to someone with bad breath? Have you ever had a buddy complain about his date which had bad breath? Do you know what Halitosis is? Fear not, The Rejected has just the post for you! Read all about it in Hygiene Issues :) (I love it when medicine and day-to-day matters are combined!)

The Rejected has a plethora (I can't remember if I used that word yet in one of my blog descriptions) of funny and intriguing posts by a 23 yr old guy from Australia. He will be starting residency in surgery in 2008 but in the mean time is exploring his writing skillz.

McMumbi McBlog

McMumbi McBlog is written by Rob, the President of his 2008 graduating class. Rob in currently in third year studying in the States although he has ties to Zambia, (how cool is that? :) ). Rob tells us of is first days in Capetown and the journey there. Rob also describes how the Casualty room looks and the medical situation in general.

In the end he hopes to do Infectious Diseases work in Zambia, a truly noble goal. Inspite of all the suffering and poverty Rob has passion and inspiration to reach out to these people, not being swayed by the problems but driven by the solution. A worthwhile blog to check out.

In case of problems, Rob has a mirror site at Blogspot, http://mcmumbidom.blogspot.com/.

Student-o-Medicine

A man-o'-war is an armed naval vessel. Student-o-Medicine is ever so appropriately named, an armed medical student. Armed with what you may ask? With great little tidbits of information, such as Why Watching Family Guy is beneficial to Med Students. (I knew it, I just knew it! Now I have proof!).

A good post to read for the non-med students is the Medical School is Hard post. Contrary to popular belief, it is .... Oh I'll just let you find out by yourself ;)

On a side note, it snowed here in Białystok, Poland. It's 10:30 am.