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Well, the first set of exams of my medical school career are over and the preparation for the next set of exams has already begun. After the last exam on Friday morning there was a surprise for us in the rotunda of the university as some of the professors and faculty and some students gathered [...]

Up until this point I have been doing well here in my new surroundings. This week I was reminded again of how small the world really is when I realized that there are quite a number of other students from the University of Georgia here studying medicine. Last night I went to my friend Mark’s [...]

All of the excitement of medical school and moving to the Caribbean distracted me from recognizing that the one year anniversary of the hurricane that destroyed New Orleans had passed. My friend Rick, an inhabitant of New Orleans, wrote a poignant, moving journal of his experience a few days ago. It is a rather long [...]

For approximately one week I have been a medical professional in training. A week ago I was a shiny happy person running on the beach. But alas, medical school started, so this is what I will be doing pretty much all of the time. The week has been been quite a busy one with settling [...]