#pre-med

[just-beinghuman]

I saw a TikTok recently that really changed my view on education and learning. I forget the exact quote but it said something along the lines of “learn in good faith, and the grades will come”

So often I find myself obsessing over getting an A and not taking time to enjoy the fact that I am studying what middle school/high school me dreamed of. My younger self would hear about the things I am accomplishing and would be so excited. So that raises the question, if I picked these classes, why should my desire for a 4.0 outweigh letting myself enjoy the learning process and just doing the best I can? Good grades come to those who like and resonate with the material being taught. Maybe instead of focusing on memorization for some topics, emphasizing and spending time on relating the content and deepening my understanding is better. I've found that my chem lecture is so fascinating and just having the opportunity to learn more about the complexity of the world around us is so cool. While reaction rates can be boring, when thinking about it, catalysts have huge biological impacts in our body's daily functioning. Life simply would not be able to do what it does without these reactions. I am learning about details that relate to the reactions that allow me to have the energy to move. Learning becomes more valuable when you don't focus on the destination( a grade) but think about it as a journey.

[honeycombstudy]

fell in love with a painting the other day

[alfalfaaarya]

14/6/22

Day 11 of 14 day productivity streak 📝

Hola !

Today has been better than the last few days .

Revised -

🌱 Living World

🌱 Biological classification

🌱Plant Kingdom

🌱Animal Kingdom

Also solved PYQs on the above chapters

Thanks to my moots who have been so supportive ! It really means a lot to me ❤️

@winniesnowdrops

@medstudyblr02

@rae-blogging

Adios

🙏

[ari-does-epi]

Why study epidemiology?

I love my field, but I didn’t even know what it was when I was entering college! I think more people would study it if they knew what it was, so here’s a little intro post for anyone considering it!

What's epidemiology?

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of disease in a population. Epidemiologists investigate the causes of disease and use what they learn to prevent the spread of disease. Unlike medical doctors, we study illness on a large scale instead of just looking at individuals. Epidemiology is an interdisciplinary field, which means we pull from a lot of other fields including math, computer science, biology, sociology, and psychology.

People study epidemiology for many reasons, but the primary two career pathways are public health practice (meaning you work for the government or a hospital to help monitor and control disease outbreaks) and academia (meaning you work for a university and do research).

Many people also choose to get epidemiology degrees in addition to a medical degree. This is useful if you primarily want to practice medicine, but also want to do a little bit of research on the side. It's not as useful if your primary interest is research or public health practice. It also takes longer, is more competitive, and is often more expensive than just getting one degree.

You might consider a career in epidemiology if you:

Like math and computing, but also enjoy subjects like history and psychology.

Have a strong sense of ethics and are passionate about social justice

Want to focus on healthcare, but don’t want to work directly with patients

Are interested in curing a specific disease (e.g. Alzheimer’s) or want to promote health for a specific group of people (e.g. Latinx health)

Some major sub-fields of epidemiology include:

Social Epidemiology: The study of how social categories (like race, class, gender, etc) impact health. This is what I do!

Genetic epidemiology: The study of genetic predictors of disease

Clinical and translational research: Testing new drugs or treatments to see if they're safe and effective

Maternal and child health: The study of pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions.

Okay, but are there actually any jobs in that?

Yes! Epidemiology is a very young field that was only made possible by recent technological advances. It's still growing rapidly, and the pandemic has also increased the need for people with epidemiology training. It is definitely a competitive field (you will need good grades and lots of experience!), and it's not as in-demand as a medicine or computer science, but it's easier to find a job in public health/epidemiology than in, say, physics.

How do I get started?

You can major in pretty much any social or hard science, but most colleges offer a Bachelor's degree in public health, which will help you meet all the prerequisites. The most important thing is to take a wide range of classes in high school and college, including biology, statistics, computer science, sociology, and anthropology. Most people also choose to get graduate degrees later on.

[anklemeatafton]

i woke up from a dead sleep fever dream with this very important pre-med intrusive thought:

new tag yourself, assign you and the homies epithelial tissue (with or without cilia/microvilli)

tag yourself i'm simple squamous epithelial tissue

[I'm assigning my roommate ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial tissue]

[anxious-multishipper]

Medical Student Survey

Hello! My name is Ignatz, and I am currently an undergraduate student. One of my classes, a writing introductory class all first years are required to take, is titled “That’s Not Normal!” and it is on disability, inaccessibility, and inequity. I am currently interviewing and surveying people for a project reporting on the United States healthcare system.

If you are currently enrolled in medical school or an undergraduate medical program, please take the survey below. If you know someone who fits this description, please send this to them and encourage them to take it. If none of this is applicable to you, please reblog this post and share it nevertheless. My first draft is due Wednesday, March 22nd, and I would like to have some statistical information beforehand.

Thank you so much in advance!

https://forms.gle/KDypAsbcC4wasxo8A

[scotthalperin]

Yale Medical Student Starts a YouTube Channel!

[annikayuuki]

2023 VISION BOARD

[ofgardenandsea]

During my college’s ring ceremony for upcoming graduates the person seated next to me acted impressed when it came up that I was a pre-med bio major. She said none of her once pre-med friends had stayed that way.

I proceeded to ask for the time. In response, she showed me her analog wristwatch. For some sudden reason I decided to pretend I can’t read clocks and ASKED HER TO INTERPRET IT for me. (For context, people my age are supposed to know how to read analog timekeepers.)

You should’ve seen this flabbergasted woman’s face when she thought the wannabe doctor in front of her couldn’t read an old-school clock.

A guy in front of us even turned around to clock my allegedly temporally illiterate ass.

I’m still cackling about it to this day. And yes, I made it to med school!

[cadet-songbird]

Healthcare has always been a dream of mine, and now that I'm in school for it (pre-med yay) I'm actually enjoying it. Yeah, it's hard. But it's fun.

sometimes I get up and I'm genuinely excited to learn. I like working on assignments. I'm learning about what I love and someday I'll be able to do what I love for real. I can't wait

I genuinely can't imagine doing anything else.

[just-beinghuman]

Day 12/13

I’m combining yesterday and today because exam revisions consumed my life and I’m just now finding a moment to take a breath and post. I spent my day writing a lab report about aspirin synthesis for my lab tomorrow. The lab part itself was actually really cool and I learned a lot, but the 10 page lab report was definitely a bit excessive for a summer course that is condensed into 5 weeks. I’m slowly getting a grove and figuring out my professors exam vibe so I’m hoping my exam score will reflect how hard I’ve been working. For whatever reason I’m struggling to pick up content but I’m hoping that my hard work pays off.

[honeycombstudy]

(feb. 8, 2023) nothing fills the soul quite like antique furniture stores and galleries full of art you can't afford

[alfalfaaarya]

6/7/22 & 7/7/22

Day 18 & 19 of 25 day study streak ⚡

Hola !

Answered Mock exams , did paper analysis and revising my weak topics .

Revised three chapters of human physiology today . Revised Chemical Kinetics as well .

GUYS !

8 days to go !

All the very very best ✨✨✨

Adios

🙏

[stuckinapril]

friend wanted to see my tumblr, and when i told him i can’t show it to him bc it’s basically my personal diary he went “oh so I can’t see it but a bunch of strangers on tumblr can??” he literally does not get me. no one will get me like the people in my phone get me

[rivermoose-vlogs]

Book Review: This Won’t Hurt A Bit (And Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine and Motherhood by Michelle Au, M.D

Official Synopsis: If Atul Gawande were funny–or Jerome Groopman were a working mother–they might sound something like Michelle Au, M.D., author of this hilarious and poignant memoir of a medical residency. Michelle Au started medical school armed only with a surfeit of idealism, a handful of old ER episodes for reference, and some vague notion about “helping people.” This Won’t Hurt a Bit is…