Hey, If you’ve been receiving these Letters from the Doc from the beginning, then by now you should have a much better understanding of whether a career in medical science is for you or not. The strategy I’m going to share with you today is not intended to trick or fool medical school reviewers. They’re … Read more
Welcome back again! A new marketing fad has emerged in the hospital where I am practicing. Neatly framed advertisements in the room where we change for surgery, and even on the inside of the toilet doors. This one advert goes something like this: “200 Billion starts in our galaxy. 10 billion galaxies in our … Read more
Let’s take a look at some principles around suturing and wound care. Most of the time, the body is able to close a wound just fine, but sometimes a wound can be so big that a medical professional needs to suture the wound so that it can heal without leaving ugly scars. Let us consider … Read more
We meet again. Welcome back! There is a world hidden behind the conservative mask that the medical world projects. As a doctor, you have to act conservative, cool and collected in front of patients. This is because, if you were to play around and joke too much in front of a patient, they would start … Read more
Hi Apprentice Doctor! I was also once at a place in my life where everything seemed so far away and unattainable. I barely made it into medical school. My scores in high school and pre-med weren’t the shiny example of brilliance you might expect. But once I was accepted into medical school, … Read more