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How It All Began: Why I Chose Medicine
My journey to medicine began with a dream that had never come true for me. When I was a young teen, my dad was incarcerated and he spent the remainder of my growing up years and young adult life in...
View ArticleBeing a Non-Traditional Student in My Traditional World
Do you feel weird or intimidated about going back to school because you’re older? I did, a little. In fact, when I seriously considered going back to school to finish my undergrad, as well as go to...
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Organizing Our Way to Medical School
When MedMan and I first began investigating the possibility of him returning to school, one of the biggest problems we had to overcome was just simply making it all work out on paper. With two young...
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On the Home Stretch
I’m nearly there. Finals are just three weeks away. Physics and I have finally come to terms. I’m not an engineering major so it really doesn’t come naturally to me like it does to some of my...
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Keys to Success for Nontraditional Students (according to twitter)
I hang out on twitter occasionally (5 seconds twice a week) and it’s disheartening to read the disparaging remarks that are directed at nontraditional students. I don’t consider myself an expert on...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Medman and I spent a relaxing day together…though I did sneak away to study for a while. And then I gave up and drew this cartoon (which was more fun than studying anyway). Happy Thanksgiving!
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Premed Priorities
It’s the end of the semester and I’m analyzing. Analyzing myself. My priorities. My family. My goals. Recently I heard a statement by Timothy Ferriss that cemented my thoughts about what is...
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Premed Student Interview
Today I have the honor of interviewing a recent premed graduate who is currently in the application process in her journey to medical school. Before pursuing medicine Mandy taught music for several...
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