Due to a potential case of H1N1 "swine flu" in a dental student, classes at Harvard medical, dental, and public health schools have been canceled. Students have been advised to avoid public activities in order to protect themselves and the community, pending the results of diagnostic tests to determine if the aforementioned student has the infamous strain of porcine influenza. This experience is truly a front-row seat to disaster health care and epidemiology.
A siren blares in the background. This is a familiar sound on Longwood Avenue, but now I have to wonder why it's here.
Post script: It's worth pointing out that I literally live on the medical campus. Canceling classes changes my geographical location by maybe 400 meters, max.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Inspiration FAIL
"I Hope You Dance" is supposed to be an inspirational ditty. We had people doing talent show performances to this song in grade school, leaping and bounding across the stage during the refrain.
However, here's an example of an epic FAIL of inspiration using Lee Ann Womack's song. Here are screen caps with the associated lyrics:
That's right. When Rosa Parks has the choice to "sit it out" [in the front of the bus] or dance, she should dance.
Also, I like this gem, which may actually may demonstrate more insight than I'm acknowledging. After all 50% of pregnancies in the US are unplanned.
Maybe I'm just being mean, but really?...
However, here's an example of an epic FAIL of inspiration using Lee Ann Womack's song. Here are screen caps with the associated lyrics:
That's right. When Rosa Parks has the choice to "sit it out" [in the front of the bus] or dance, she should dance.
Also, I like this gem, which may actually may demonstrate more insight than I'm acknowledging. After all 50% of pregnancies in the US are unplanned.
Maybe I'm just being mean, but really?...
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Privatization
In about two weeks, I'm going to make this blog open to subscribed readers only. If you actually read this thing and would like to stay in the möbius-strip-like loop of my life, please shoot me an email to get added to the readers list.
Also, I'm happy to report that I've started a new public blog on my experiences as a medical student at HMS. Hopefully, some of my classmates will also blog with me and make this reflective process an interesting one!
Finally, I'm a little behind on posts, and I hope to catch up soon. But for now, it's time to hit the books and learn a few things about the immune system.
Also, I'm happy to report that I've started a new public blog on my experiences as a medical student at HMS. Hopefully, some of my classmates will also blog with me and make this reflective process an interesting one!
Finally, I'm a little behind on posts, and I hope to catch up soon. But for now, it's time to hit the books and learn a few things about the immune system.
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