Confidence comes from previous successes. Plain and simple. Even success at completely unrelated things. Your confidence in learning medicine may come from having done well in anatomy. Lack of confidence comes from the same place. You may be terrified of Pharm because you did awful … [Read more...]

Here’s another email that I wrote back in 2017. Check yesterday’s email and it will make more sense… === I’ve been struggling lately to sit down and get work done for the website. I’ve got ideas for awesome products that would be really helpful, but I just can’t get my butt in gear and get it … [Read more...]

I’m going back through old emails I’d written for ideas. And I came across this one I had to share. I wrote this in 2017. That’s important. === A year and half ago I ran my first 1/2 marathon. I was at my skinniest and things were good. The problem is time. It’s hard to be gone for 4 hours on … [Read more...]

You may be a terrible test taker. That doesn’t make you a bad practitioner, a bad student, an idiot, or the spawn of Satan. It is not a judgment on your entire life - your character and integrity, your skills and compassion. None of those things matter here. Carol Dweck illustrates this … [Read more...]

Straight from the The Final Step === An x-ray shows a three sign with notching of the ribs. What is the most likely diagnosis? (Page 170) ​ What is the first line medical treatment for stage one hypertension? (Page 171) ​ List four physical exam findings for Cushing syndrome. (Page … [Read more...]