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There’s currently a measles outbreak occurring in Williamsburg and Borough Park in Brooklyn. There have been 34 cases, 8 of which were in adults.
Here’a brief history of measles in America. This is what effective vaccines do:
Measles is coming back because of a quack of a doctor in the UK who admitted to publishing blatantly false data for fame and notoriety. He falsely connected autism with the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine. He’s since admitted it and has been banned for life from practicing medicine in the UK. Rightly so. The body count is up to 1155.
Measles is also coming back because of the anti-science movement (hipsters in Williamsburg?). The anti-vacciners are on par with the Christian Scientists believing that prayer will save your diabetes. If you are not vaccinating your children, you are simply rejecting science and one of the most remarkable inventions of humankind. On the same level as rejecting cars, planes, elevators, etc..
The issue of vaccinating your kids has very little to do with your kids, and everything to do with protecting the health of your community. Vaccinate your kids, and you’re doing your kid, your family, and your community a social favor. Don’t vaccinate your kids, and you are selfishly anti-social putting your kids, yourself, and your community at unnecessary risk of death.
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Made me actually LOL. First aid, sometimes you are really genius. I can’t forget this one. #step1studying #medschool #boardstudying
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The Art of Patient Narrative
Really listen…There’s a quote in Traditional Chinese Medicine that I like a lot, which is “listen with your whole being”…you’re not just listening with your ears, you’re also looking, you’re also experiencing.
Dr. Leana Wen. I want her life. She seems so awesome. She won an international journalism trip with Nicholas Kristof from the NYTimes and have also met Diane Rehm! <3 <3
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- #unite for sight
- #patient care
- #patient narrative
- #patient physician relationship
- #study break
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Nice day out but stuck inside studying again…vasculitis…At least it’s going to be the last exam weekend ever! Some phillip phillips and other good music to help me get thru this :)
Also, actually went to clinical correlate and lecture this morning in honor of…being done!
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When the company I worked at for a year between college & medical school gets mentioned AGAIN in lectures. Woo!
(Posted this here because I know Willis will appreciate this ^^)
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Almost there
We had our last small group session today… the feeling that we’re almost done with the first half of medical school is surreal. Death by powerpoint, painful small group sessions where the preceptor is pulling teeth to get us to participate, frustrations over interest group teamwork, and just forgetting why we’re here…all of that is hopefully coming to an end, or at least we’ll have less that. I really hope so!
Some lessons learned this year
- Happiness is a choice.
- You can’t control what others will say and do; you can only control what you will say and do.
- Luck is the perfect meeting of opportunity and preparation…I need to work a little more on the preparation bit.
- Words to live by: “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
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One of those days
When looking through old “liked” quotes calms my mind, soul, and body:
Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. - William Saroyan
Yet, in regards to anger…
Just for today
Do not get angry
Do not worry
Be thankful
Work hard
Be kind to others—Five Rules of Life
Also,
I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.
—Roger Ebert (RIP)
…for when you’re caught up in the moment of judging someone. Nevertheless,
A tiger doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.
—Zag
After all this, if you’re doubting yourself, please,
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
—Timothy Ferris
You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge.
—Danielle LaPorte, The Positivity of Pride
Important lesson to remember for the future:
Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.”
—Unknown (to me)
Finally, inspirational & motivational ones for the weeks and months ahead—
Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.
—Bill Cosby
You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.”
—Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo
Find what you love and let it kill you.
—Charles Bukowski
If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.
—Lemony Snicket
My last piece of advice is this simple… Persevere. Because nothing worthwhile is easy. —President Obama
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