Oddservations
One perk of being a senior medical student is that you are comfortable enough to spare some mental bandwidth for creating a more “meta” experience. What I mean is that […]
Author Archives: Aaron Owen
Enjoying the Ride
In one of my recent interviews, I made an offhand comment about how enjoyable I have found medical school. After a brief pause to reflect, I followed that up by […]
How to Choose a Residency
Once you’ve decided on a specialty, the hard part is over, right? Sorta… you still have to tour the country and rank the programs at which you’ve interviewed. After having […]
Welcome back, Aaron!
Many people have commented on my conspicuous absence over the past year-and-a-half, and all I can say is: It’s good to be back! Reflective writing was a key part of […]
Eponyms
Eponyms are a “long-standing tradition” in medicine. In other words, physicians and scientists throughout history have been honored by having their name attached to the disease they discover. This common […]
Was Darwin Wrong?
No. And the more I learn about medicine, the more necessary it becomes to have a working knowledge of the mechanisms of evolution. Bacteria, viruses, and other infectious disease evolve […]
Already, but Not Yet
As we took turns sharing our fears about upcoming transitions, it became clear that everyone in the room, from M1s to PGY35s, had at least some anticipatory anxiety about the […]
Bouncing Back from Brief Bouts of Burnout
High stakes, sleep deprivation, and stress are almost pathognomonic for med school. Brief bouts of burnout aren’t pathologic, but a normal response to our abnormal environment. Normal doesn’t imply healthy, […]
Med School of Phoenix – Online
I want to follow-up on my essay about optimizing online classes by stating that web-based lecture is the future of med school. The technology is already available to get just […]
Optimize Online Lectures
One of the greatest miracles of 21st-century medical science is that med students can now learn pathology at home in our pajamas. In addition to the coursebooks being available online, […]
Mad Med Student 