http://scottmd.com A Journey Through Medical School Thu, 01 May 2008 04:58:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just got done listening to a lecture about the FDA process of drug approval. This comic was included in the lecture. This rat lived, but I wonder how many had to die to develop the miracle drug. Moral of the story is that drug development takes a long time and ... http://scottmd.com/2008/04/new-drug-testing/ I think I found this on the Student Doctor Network forums awhile back. Maybe I'm strange, but I found this quite funny. tripod - I'm pretty hardcore but this is the best way to practice. Sit down on a chair and take some 1% lidocaine and inject it into your thigh. Then ... http://scottmd.com/2008/04/suturing-joke/ This summer I had the opportunity to participate in a research project at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The project that I worked on was called the Hypertonic Saline Study (HSS). It is part of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium. (NIH News: New Federally Funded Research Program Aims to Improve Survival ... http://scottmd.com/2008/04/hypertonic-saline-study/ I've been wanting to start a cycling club for the Medical College of Wisconsin since the summer. Wisconsin has some terrific road biking, but, I'm afraid, not too many people know this. They think of Wisconsin as just a flat state. And in comparison to some of the western states ... http://scottmd.com/2008/04/mcow-cycling-club/ Orientation at the Medical College of Wisconsin is a week long "process." It starts bright and early on Monday morning and ends with the white coat ceremony on Friday. I officially moved to Wauwatosa on August 5, 2006. My roommate, Joe, and I set about 3 alarms each for Monday morning. ... http://scottmd.com/2006/08/orientation-week/ I hope that this blog about my medical school experiences will eventually be interesting and a fun read for current and prospective students. However, my intent is also a little selfish. I want to look back four years from now and see how much I have learned and matured. Material ... http://scottmd.com/2006/08/purpose-of-blog/