Dick Cheney
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Hi guys, I also got an (unconditional) offer from HYMS. However I also have on from UEA and still waiting for King's therefore I'm not yet quit sure where to go. Independently, I must say...

Hi guys, I must say that I'm more and more inclined to accept the UEA offer... it seems we'll be quit a diverse lot!

Hey bananagirl, gonna post this same thing here too as i did on the "still nothing... anyone else?" -thread. I just called King's and talked to the lady who I asked when the ones who will not be...

Hey lexipower and everyone else still waiting. I just called King's and talked to the lady who I asked when the ones who will not be interviewed will know. Funnily enough she said "well we don't...

hi bannangirl, god yes i got an offer i think on 1st of April i think. bloody long wait and v.frustrating but was worth it in the end... nothing anyone says will make you feel any better (esp if...

Overdose [copied from half way through] To cut the story short, after a day on the treatment, it was decided that this poor bloke needed a liver transplant as the liver was failing. An organ...

Last week I noticed a deep sense of calm in me. I was smiley happy all week from a combination of small things: the fact my shoes click when I walk in the office (when I was little I couldn’t wait...

An ABG is where a needle is stuck into the wrist at a steep angle to go and pierce the radial artery (the one you can feel with your fingers at your wrist). This is needed to see the levels of...

Crash call! Here is the start of my latest blog... On friday (two weeks ago!) had the most awesome ward round ever! Literally! Reading the title of this blog you might think I'm a bit weird for...

Last week at work went really quickly. Partly because I was looking forward to my interview (perhaps looking forward to is the wrong word, more anticipating the interview) and my boyfriend coming...

An innovative new clinical trial has been launched in America; called the I-SPY 2 trial and involving up to 800 patients, the trial is unique in terms of it’s flexibility. The trial will test...

The molecular basis for the teratogenicity of thalidomide has finally been isolated to a protein called Cereblon. Since the 1960’s, when Thalidomide was prescribed to expectant mothers to treat...

Fat is actually a protective mechanism that we have evolved to protect us when we eat too much. This idea results from new research which shows that the levels of fat in the blood is responsible for...

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