Meet Dr. Babinski, or Dr. Tickles
SOMEWHERE IN NEW JERSEY - Don Babinski changed the medical world. One of the biggest proponents of tickling patients, Dr. Babinski published over 35 articles showing the benefits of tickling. Most physicians have laughed off...
Ode to the Death of the Physical Exam
Here ye, here ye
On this day we take the time to remember
The loss of a fond friend,
The physical exam
Gone are the days
Of the bedside JVP
Absent a waves, dominant v waves,
Now we just Lasix them...
Breaking: Medical Student Faints on Rounds, No One Cares
NEW ORLEANS, LA - During vascular surgery rounds this morning, a medical student fainted in a patient’s room, and no one cared.
“On the vascular surgery service, it is the medical student’s job to get...
Medical Student Dislocates C-Spine Due to Overzealous Nodding
BOSTON, MA - Medical students are being warned after James Pharrier, a 22-year-old student at University Medicale, suffered an atlanto-occipital joint dislocation upon over-zealously pseudo-affirming his understanding of the loop of Henle. Students were...
Physical Exam Tips: The Abdomen
Two things are needed for a spectacular abdominal exam: luck and an abdomen. The following review focuses on different aspects of the abdominal exam, after which you should be more confident than ever to...
Medical Student Conducts History & Physical with Spanish-Speaking Patient Using Only the Word ‘Dolor’
BOCA RATON, FL - Third-year medical student extraordinaire Gunner McBrownnose, only using the word "dolor," successfully conducted a complete history & physical encounter with Spanish-speaking patient Rosamaria Anarosa Esperanza Maricela Calderas-de-las-Cruces.
Attending physician Sri-Sheshadariprativadibayankaram, in an...
Medical and Nursing Students Return Home This Thanksgiving Ready to Diagnose Their Families
CHAMPAIGN, IL - Miracles are coming early this holiday season as medical and nursing students across the nation are diagnosing family and friends with life-threatening conditions. Every year, the nation’s top students migrate back...
Doctor Curbsides Doctor at Curbside
ATLANTA, GA - Gomerblog is on scene to report that Dr. Andrea Pascal of Internal Medicine has just curbsided Dr. Andy Rapp of Infectious Diseases at curbside, a partially-painted yellow one. The encounter is taking place near...
OB/GYN Resident Skills Directly Linked to Number of Medical Students Made to Cry
BOZEMAN, MT - A recent study using data gathered from women's hospitals nationwide, recently confirmed a longtime hypothesis: OB/GYN residents who are the most adept at delivering babies, with the least morbidity and mortality rates,...
MCAT Advice for Pre-Med Students, Completely Free (of anything useful)
Here at GomerBlog, we believe that the children are our future and that pre-med students are the future of medicine. So it’s our mission to help them in any way we can as they...
