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23/06 - Another Day, Another Blog:

I was so sick of 'Confessions of a Biomed Student' that after a long hard think, I chose the name 'Unprotected Text'. COABS was not a catchy name and quite frankly, nobody wants to read about the mundane tales of laboratory science. Unfortunately some bastard stole unprotectedtext.blogspot along with unprotected-text.blogspot and hasn't posted on them for the past 4 years. Instead I have had to settle for uptext.blogspot which is fine!

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23/06 - Medical Mindset:

Anticipation, anxiety, excitement, enthusiasm and uncertainty are the concoction of feelings I’ve experienced over the past 5-6 months. As the suspense builds so does the intensity; but exactly what frame of mind should I start med school with? I suppose the best thing would be to go back and reconsider how I felt about starting my BSc at...

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23/06 - The 'Med' Factor:

Are med students that different to other students? Sure, we must have our reasons for pursuing such a career but in terms of personal attributes does med school require a certain ‘breed’ of person?

Today much emphasis is placed upon development of communication skills consequently sacrificing a scientific knowledge-base that for centuries made up the core of the medical degree curriculum...

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25/06 - Penniless, and then some:

It is now time for me to start thinking realistically and draw up a budget for the next 5 years. I knew it wouldn’t be cheap, and living in London doesn’t help at all, especially with it being recently voted the 2nd most expensive city in the world to live in. Worse still I am a graduate, meaning the government...

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25/06 - A Trickle of all Knowledge:

Something that always has annoyed me in the past and no doubt is likely to annoy me even more in future is the general expectation by everyone that you’ll probably know the answer to any question they have about medicine and science. Questions that aren’t even related to what you may be studying. For example...

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26/06/07 - Medical Degree Mythology:

I think I may have blogged about this in the past, but from yesterdays conversation with my bank manager I felt the need to bring it up again. It really surprises me how little people seem to understand about the process of a medical education.

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26/06/07 - The Book Dilemma:

Amid the mounting costs of a medical education there is the obvious expenditure for books. I have already acquired a small library from my BSc many of which will come in useful over the next 5 years. The other thing I have learnt about buying books from my previous degree is that although I may have good intentions, buying them does not guarantee I will use them. Furthermore...

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27/06/07 - Top 10 things I’ve always wanted to learn:

(But couldn’t because it wasn’t Biomed)


10. Anatomy through dissection/prosection – Death for many is a taboo, and this is true for me. I am curious, if not a little apprehensive about seeing a dead person for the first time…especially if they’re lying on a cold metal slab with a bag over their head and a 10” retracted hole running down their chest exposing their half dissected organs.

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28/06/07 - Summer Plans:

“Make sure you relax the summer before medical school”

This is the message I have been told over and over by current and prospective students alike. This is what I intend to do, it shall remain a study-free time.

Things I want to try over the summer:

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29/06/07 - Cut-Throat Learning:

There is no doubt in my mind that applying to medical school was the single most coveted and stressful thing I’ve encountered in my life. A transitory paradise was reached April 26th 2007 – the day I got into Barts. For me this was fleeting – I hadn’t secured my place until I met my offer. From then on I was elated, knowing that all I had to do was turn up in September and start to learn medicine...

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