Whale $#%! – AICM in Miami

Welcome to a new chapter of the chronicle! When I began 医者の卵, I was getting ready not only to embark on a career in medicine, but also on an adventure in another country. For 16 months, I studied the basic medical sciences at the Ross University campus in the Commonwealth of Dominica (again, not to [...]

In Memoriam

Merlin Bass Jr.
March 17th, 1932 – June 12th, 2009

The Morning After

Battered and exhausted after the brutal Mini II exam, I hibernated yesterday. I chuckled with my cousin on the phone for a bit and then, since Dominica is now one hour ahead of the east coast, I decided to turn in early instead of tuning in to CNN and waiting for the votes to come [...]

Nasty, Brutish and Short

Although we occasionally do fun things like draw livers on each other during lab, second semester isn’t exactly full of fun. We are now hurtling toward the shelf exams through 7 more weeks of long days (8:00 – 5:00) filled with lectures. The fall semester seems really short – just under four months long – [...]

Crisis

While I’m here worrying about Mini I (on Monday – wish me luck!), everyone at home is anxious about the huge financial crisis spilling out of Wall Street and onto Dunkirk Street, Guy R. Brewer and every other lane in the country. [interjection – I can’t stand the ridiculous dichotomy the politicos (I’m pointing at [...]

Second Week at Ross – First Week of Classes

I guess I spoiled you guys last week – there’s no way I’ll be able to have three updates a week regularly, especially now that the real work has begun. I’m currently in the library and though I’m supposed to be reviewing today’s lectures, I’m updating my blog, so we can see how diligent I [...]