Ben's Week In Medical School

War(d) Stories Podcast, Volume 1

Would Socrates Have Actually Used the “Socratic Method” for Clinical Teaching? (Paywall) Editorial about “Pimping” in Medical Education [JAMA]

American Heart Association: Racial Disparities in Hypertension Prevalence and Management: A Crisis Control?

History.com article about Blue Fugates of Kentucky

I talked about the COPE Network, who provide harm reduction and recovery services for people with a history of using substances in Southwest Michigan. Here is their website if you want to check out the work they do: COPE Network

Scrubs clip: In the Groove at the Hospital

Compilation of Passing out (Orthostatic Syncope)

ThoughtCo Article on Why Veins are Blue and more

Lothian Birth Cohort BBC Interview (Youtube) Presentation on Lothian Birth Cohort Study (Youtube)

Episodes from The Peter Attia Drive: Episode #158 Brian Deer: A tale of scientific fraud-exposing Andrew Wakefield and the origin of the belief that vaccines cause autism Episode #155 - Chris Sonnenday, M.D.: The history, challenges, and gift of organ transplantation

Triage in Emergency Medicine

Overview of Organ Donation (Geisinger Health System) Overview of Whole Body Donation (Mayo Clinic - Minnesota) Convocation of Thanks for Body Donors (Mayo Clinic)

Fox17 News: Kalamazoo Community Vaccination Clinic

CDC Historical Timeline

NBC Nightly News Report on Monoclonal Antibodies NYTimes story about Helen Obando's Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Food from Ancient Mesopotamia

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Article link, by Cameron Quon and Ben Root: Life as a First Year Medical Student During COVID-19

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Apps I talked about in this episode: Otter.ai – Phone App for transcription of audio recordings Notion.so – Mobile/Web/Desktop note-taking with great collaboration features Howler Timer – good timer app for Mac computers... ArrArroooh!

Her Wrist Was Swollen and Excruciatingly Painful. Steroids Didn't Help Much. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. New York Times, December 16, 2020.

Green Week Updates Had a week off after finishing my genetics block. Could have used a couple more days, but I got some things done and we had beautiful weather for a few outdoor activities. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation I sat in on the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) Annual Assembly. We learned about what Phsyiatrists have been doing during COVID, and about some of the cool diagnostics and sub specialties of the field. First physical exam Next week we begin practicing physical exams starting with the heart and lungs.