They say that med students tend to overdiagnose themselves with all sorts of diseases and disorders as they recognize that they are presenting with the very same symptoms as many of the diseases they’re learning about. Well, I think that I have diagnosed myself with an illness that I realize that I’ve had for a [...]

Career options evening came and went and for me it was anything but helpful! (sarcasm is the lowest form of humour yet I embrace it. What does that say about me?)
Sorry if that sounds negative, but I mean it in the best way possible! I didn’t have a chance to get to [...]

So earlier this week I was at a major head and neck surgery as part of my surgery my elective (always fantastic!) when the surgeon mentioned to me that if I’d like to visit this patient on the ward afterward to see how he’s doing, to go right ahead – just walk right in whenever [...]

Metabolism and Function (MaF) is just about at the end of week two and my schedule feels like it is starting to fill up. I think at this point I feel pretty good about the content of the lectures, but in addition to the lectures we have a ton of other activities that keep us [...]

Along with my two colleagues, I’d like to welcome you all to what will be “our little space” over the next 4 years— and beyond. The basic idea behind this initiative was to allow members of our class to share their thoughts, feelings, ideas, confusions, frustrations, and ultimately, experiences. With a core group of [...]

Hello, hello!
First and foremost I’d like to thank the brains behind this operation. A group of truly exceptional guys came up with the idea of this blog and saw it through to its creation. So thanks guys!
Secondly… WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO 94 MONKEYS!!!! Classmates, upper class-men and women, faculty, staff, friends, family and anyone [...]

I’d like to start off by welcoming everyone to the Dalhousie class of 2011 official blog!  You may be wondering why our medical school class is interested in starting a blog and what we expect as a result. Our main expectation is that this blog will allow contributors to record individual experiences throughout our time [...]