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 war on nurse Catherine Ragaz at 12:03 this morning.
Costa reports...
Super-Aerodynamic White Coat to Shave Seconds Off Rounds
WASHINGTON, DC - With the completion of the Sochi Olympics and the success of their “Mach 39” high-tech aerodynamic suits in propelling U.S. speedskaters to glory, Lockheed Martin and Under Armour teamed up once...
Roger the Resident in Tears, Freed from Medicine Captivity
ST. LOUIS, MO - Roger Springfield, a 28-year-old internal medicine resident at St. Louis University Hospital, was rescued last weekend by conservationists after being abused and held captive for nearly three years. Roger cried...
Med Student Rotating in ER Always Seems to Pick Up a Chart Requiring a...
DETROIT, MI - Third-year medical student Ronny Wilkerson can’t believe the number of pelvic exams that he is performing on his clinical rotation in the ER.
As in many ERs, the patient’s charts are placed...
Future Medical Student Receives Second Follow-Up Letter from Harvard: Not Accepted
COLUMBIA, OH - Dan Jennings, a pre-med student from Ohio St. University, was accepted into medical school at the prestigious Harvard University. He told his friends, family, and was even thrown a giant party by...
Breaking: Medical Student Cuts Surgical Knot Too Short
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Medical student Dan Richards was disciplined Thursday for cutting a surgical knot "too short" during a skin closure.
"The surgeon told me to cut the knot, but not on the knot. He...
Impoverished Village Featured in its 500th Medical School Admission Essay
MKUYUNI, MWANZA REGION, TANZANIA - A rural Tanzanian village is celebrating a major milestone today: being featured in its 500th medical school admission essay.
The village, with its picturesque tin-roofed hovels and lack of piped water, reflected...
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 Manning. He recently took a flight to Russia and...
Breaking News! 2014 Match Day Results Leaked Early
NRMP HQ, WASHINGTON, DC – Friday, medical students throughout the nation will officially find out where they matched for residency. Reports are circulating on Student Doctor Network (SDN) and other medical student forums that hackers were...