Headlines from the Week in Medical News
ROCHESTER, NY - After two-year grant-writing process, associate professor of medicine’s submission to JAMA’s “funny cartoon caption contest” fails peer review process.
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Med Student Wastes Dying Patient’s Last Moments on Earth Talking About Damn Krebs Cycle
LAS VEGAS, NV - F**K! The Snout is at it again! Second-year University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) med student Karen Weaselsnout-Jones has been...
As Nurse Leans In for a Listen, Patient Can Think of No Better Time...
BOSTON, MA - As Nurse Ned Franks leans in with a stethoscope to listen, patient Andy Charles can think of no better time today than right...
Female Resident Grateful for Unsolicited Feedback on Physical Appearance
BOSTON, MA - Jessica Schwartz, a third-year resident in a local internal medicine program, was pleased to find comments about her physical appearance in her...
That’s Weird: Pilot Asks if There’s a Med Student on Board
DELTA 1449 - In response to a medical emergency brought to his attention by flight attendants, Delta pilot Jack Wilson has just asked on...
Negligent Neurologist Tests Reflexes with Regular Hammer
PHILADELPHIA, PA - A malpractice suit probably isn't very far around the corner for neurologist Brady Callahan, who attempted to elicit deep-tendon reflexes from...
Buried Under Avalanche of Past Medical History, Rescue Underway to Save Chief Complaint
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Nascent intern Jesse D'Amato was only part-way through the opening line of his history of present illness (HPI) when supervising Tulane...
Medical School Revamps Admission Interviews to Mimic Day on Internal Medicine Rotation
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - After an onslaught of honest evaluations about several rotations from outgoing 4th years, a local medical school admissions committee decided to...
Med Student Explains Krebs Cycle Using Only the Word “Dolor”
LAS VEGAS, NV - Our favorite medical student is back! Today UNLV medical student Karen Weaselsnout-Jones would have made third-year Florida medical student Gunner...
Medical Student Graduates Still Unsure of How a Period Works, Exactly
Dan Honsfeld has officially received his Doctor of Medicine this spring without ever fully grasping the concept of womanly bleeding as part of the...