Med Student Attributes Wide-Eyed Enthusiasm to Cocaine Use
NEW YORK, NY - Internal medicine attending Lauren Stevens was really impressed with her third-year medical student Steven Donnelly, in particular the energy and...
Local Nurse and Intern Declare EMR Documentation War
COOPERSTOWN, NY - Citing a "clearly aggressive nursing note" which was felt to be "the absolute last straw," medical intern Edward Costa formally declared a documentation...
Study: Length of D/C Summary Inversely Proportional to Length of Stay (LOS)
BETHESDA, MD - A landmark study conducted by the National Institute of Documentation (NID) has proven once and for all the length of a discharge...
Medical School Board Exam Question on a Recent USMLE
A middle-aged gentleman from an ethnically-relevant background comes to see you for follow-up on his likely genetic condition among other problems. He lives happily...
Next Level Thinking: Med Student Admits Standardized Patient
PORTLAND, OR - A medical student at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine not only conquered her standardized patient encounter but took...
Tips for Creating the Perfect PowerPoint Presentation
Creation and presentation of the perfect PowerPoint presentation (PPPP or Quadruple P) is always the Holy Grail for any health care professional, no matter...
Hospital Safety: Fire Marshall Bill Edition
Fire Marshall Bill Burns taught us valuable lessons in safety for 5 years. This one in the hospital was none other than the best....
Cardiothoracic Surgeon Identifies as Medical Student, Crushes Surgery Rotation
When asked if she felt like she had an unfair advantage against clearly weaker competition, Dr. Beer was unapologetic. “I felt like a student in my heart so I was just living my true self.”
New Medical Graduate Takes Hippocratic Oath, Followed by Big Pharma, Government Vaccine Oath
ATLANTA, GA – In the golden age of whistle-blowers, latest medical graduate Kevin Hartman is standing on the shoulders of Edward Snowden and Chelsea...
Medical Student Almost Makes Rare Diagnosis
ST. LOUIS, MO - National media outlets are abuzz today with the news that Nishant Kumar, a third-year medical student at St. Louis University’s...














