On Monday, I was elected the president of Anesthesiology and Critical Care student interest group. More responsibilities. I like it. I will finish a research paper to be published at a stroke journal. This is a photo I took while presenting my research in Hawaii.
很開心。星期一我被選為麻醉與危重監護學生興趣組的主席。更多的責任。很喜歡。我快會完成研究論文將發表在中風期刊。這是我在夏威夷介紹我的研究拍的照片.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
My favorite idol smokes =(
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69323909@N00/4371946960/in/photostream/
This photo was taken on February 19, 2010.
黃宗澤扯煙飽
This photo was taken on February 19, 2010.
http://bbs.ent.163.com/bbs/tvb/167194678.html
黃宗澤扯煙飽
另一個小生黃宗澤，三扒兩撥食咗幾啖，就拿拿聲出去空地「扯」煙，邊扯邊吹水。照咁睇黃宗澤應該煙癮大過飯癮。
Bosco Wong Taking a Cigarette Break
Bosco Wong is seen here with Peter Lai taking a cigarette break.
The reporter wrote that he'd rather smoke than eat lunch, as he only ate a little bit of his rice, and then quickly went outside to satisfy his craving.
*From Sudden Weekly
Monday, April 18, 2011
American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI
Poster presentation.
American Academy of Neurology membership
Abstracts
American Academy of Neurology membership
Abstracts
Health Fair on Sat. 4/16
Thanks for volunteering for the upcoming Community Health Fair! We are excited to have your help. Reminder: Event Date - April 16 Time - 11 to 3 Signing up for shifts: Please click on the link to sign up for the available table and time slot (& make sure to save once you have added your name). The time slots are from 11-1 and 1-3, but please plan on arriving at 10:30 for those doing the first shift to help set up. For those on the second shift plan on arriving 15 mins early to get caught up and plan to stay a little after 3 to help clean up. Feel Free to sign up for both the morning and afternoon shift if you would like to stay throughout the event. What to bring/wear: Bring yourself and your knowledge. Everyone should wear their white coats. Volunteer Tables: The Fit Solution - do weight assessments including percent body fat, educate the participants on ways to make healthier decisions when it comes to exercise and eating habits. Diabetes Treatment Center - provide information to the community on diabetes Student Sight Savers - perform Glaucoma screenings HIV screenings - volunteers will provide info on HIV/AIDS and info and walk patients to the HIV screenings room in the hospital Clinic - volunteers will provide health info and perform screenings for BP & glucose. Please bring your stethoscope if you sign up for the Freedman clinic table. Children's Health & Activities - volunteers will get a chance to educate the kids about their health using interactive games and exercises (twister, jump rope, ...) Those that sign up for the Children's activities table should wear something comfortable under your white coat so they can move around with the kids (for example wear your Howard shirt under your white coat). General Health Info - help educate the community on a variety of topics: heart disease, cancer, smoking cessation,... Community Outreach - it is very important that we have these people to help spread the word and get people from the community to actually attend our health fair. You will also help in the general running of the health fair. Thanks again and looking forward to this great event! Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Tips for Surviving Medical School
From Medscape Med Students > Beyond the Classroom
Tips for Surviving Medical School
Posted: 02/04/2011
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Remember when you were a premedical student in college? It seems like a century ago for many of us who have just completed the first year of medical school. It feels that way because our lives have changed dramatically. Normal life seems to have vanished, and suddenly, 24 hours in a day are not enough to get through the enormous volumes of information that we are expected to learn for every exam. It seems virtually impossible. We barely have time to eat or sleep.
Medical school is not the end of the world. Take it from us, 2 students who have been there, when we say that medical school is what you make of it. Do not let medicine define you; instead, you should tailor medicine to your lifestyle. Otherwise, you might become overwhelmed by the demands of your new life and lose the sense of why you chose medicine in the first place.
How do you survive medical school? From the beginning, time management must be a major priority. If you can manage your time successfully, you can still enjoy your life to a certain extent. Studying in med school is not the same as it was in college; this is a new world where you have to explore different techniques and find what works best for you. In medical school, it is all about studying smart, not studying hard. If you don't know this at the beginning, you will learn it the hard way.
Studying medicine is a long process and demands a great amount of discipline and sacrifice. But the reward is priceless. We hope that you chose medicine for the amazing field it is: the rich opportunities it provides for helping humans and the avenues it opens for making a difference in the world. The following are some of the most common pieces of advice we have collected:
- Take care of yourself. You may face long-term negative consequences to your health if you adopt negative behaviors. Do not deprive yourself of healthy, fresh food. Do not ruin your health by eating fast food and avoiding exercise. Do not pull all-nighters and deprive your body and brain of sleep; the consequences are too severe for what may be only 15 minutes of productive studying. Your brain needs fresh food, water, fruits, and vegetables. Your body needs exercise and sleep.
- Do not compete with your classmates or compare your grades with others. We all had to be competitive to get into medical school. But once you are accepted, it becomes a level playing field. Although many students still compete with their classmates, it will not make them better physicians. Getting a 95% on your pathology exam does not mean you will be a great pathologist or clinician. As soon as you walk out of your first exam, look around, and you will see people obsessing about what the right answer was for Question 13. It is easy to spot them. They will come to you and ask you if you put "C" for Question 84. Seriously! Avoid everyone after the exam, and make friends with those who share your philosophy.
- Answer practice questions while you study. "Studying my notes 10 times is probably the best way to prepare for exams." Wrong! The only way to test your learning is to do practice questions. For example, after studying your Board Review Series physiology textbook, make sure you complete the questions at the end of each chapter. This will help solidify the concepts you just read. Studying the same thing repeatedly does not make you smarter, but getting a question wrong will teach you quite a bit. Professional educators will tell you that it is statistically proven that students who do more questions perform better on boards, and that the only time you should go back to the big books is when you consistently miss questions on a certain topic and the answer explanations are insufficient.
- Learn the big picture. You will likely start your first day in school delving into biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, or histology. From the start, instructors talk about columnar cells, impulse transmission, and glycolysis in fine detail. The next day, you are learning about brachial plexus and cardiac output. This is an enormous amount of information overload and students are often not prepared. As you memorize, learn the big picture
- Study with groups. "I am going to study on my own because I don't need anyone's help." Wrong! Medicine is all about teamwork and sharing information. You have to be able to cooperate with others. Even when you apply for residency, it is important to keep this concept in mind. The moment the residency directors feel you will not be a good team player or that you might have "issues" with your colleagues, your application goes in the shredder. Find a small group of people who share the same healthy habits as you, meaning they like to exercise, they do not like to discuss grades, and they have a positive attitude. Once you find the right group, arrange to meet weekly for several hours to ask each other questions about concepts you do not understand. Even better, ask each other questions on little details you think your friends might have understood. Arrange for a review session the night before the exam for last-minute tweaking of your knowledge.
- Take time to engage in stress-relieving activities. Everyone in your class is facing the same amount of stress, some people more than others. You might notice some students walk around with a frown, whereas others wear huge smiles. How is that possible if they are all facing the same pressure? Again, it is time management. If you have extra time, you are able to reduce stress. Spend time with friends, or do something on your own that makes you feel better. Activities like exercise, yoga, listening to calm music, talking to your parents or praying -- there is something out there that makes you feel better. Find it and do it. Do not let the stress affect your studies, relationships and, most importantly, health.
Finally, and we cannot emphasize this enough, remember that we are joining a great profession. Be passionate about what you are learning! Medicine is a treasure and an art. As Henri Amiel said, "To me, the ideal doctor would be a man endowed with profound knowledge of life and of the soul, intuitively divining any suffering or disorder of whatever kind, and restoring peace by his mere presence."
Editor's note: This was adapted from a book manuscript in the publication process, How to Prepare for the Medical Boards – Secrets for Success on USMLE Step 1 & COMLEX Level 1, by Adeleke T. Adesina and Farook W. Taha.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
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