Friday, July 28, 2006 -- 17:02:24 (EDT)
Name: Head on!
Head on, apply directly to the forehead!
Head on, apply directly to the forehead!
Head on, apply directly to the forehead!
Thursday, July 27, 2006 -- 16:07:32 (EDT)
Name: Keri
Skip - that's awesome;)
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 -- 20:00:26 (EDT)
Name: georgie boy
We made the news!!
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50906
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 -- 17:55:31 (EDT)
Name: Dean Skip --
Email: scipione@umich (no cancer related e-mail please)
Dear Medical School,
I regretfully inform you that at the end of this May I will be leaving my position here at UM medical school as I plan on assuming a role elsewhere. While I have enjoyed my tenure here at UMMS I feel that it is about time to get an actual job that will pay money instead of pay me in Jolly Ranchers. I have accomplished so many amazing things here, but I am sure you all know about them and I will not need to list them as Dean Lichter did in his e-mail. Also, unlike other deans I'm not going to lie to you-- this place is going straight into the shitter when I leave... I am really the glue holding it together.
Sincerely your,
Dean Scipione
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 -- 17:43:04 (EDT)
Name: peggy --
Email: pegk@umich.edu
anybody looking for an apartment? anybody know if the incoming class has a website or general email address?
I am moving so my great apartment is up for rent. I lived here for all 4 yrs of medschool - it is really in an ideal location, although not super modern (has central air though) but charming in a bottom-story of a house kind of way. It's a 1-bdrm on Ann Street, a 10-minute (fast) walk to the med school, 5 minute walk to either main st or central campus. Good size for 1-person or a couple (probably around 800 +/- sq feet). One apt upstairs occupied by grad students, front porch,small yard, 1 pkg space, LR, DR, kitchen, basement w/washer/dryer, mudroom.
Avail. sept 1, can probably work something out if someone needs to move in sooner. pls call or email if you're interested or know someone who might be. 222-9976
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 -- 09:49:17 (EDT)
Name: Cosmos
Its comcastic!
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 -- 21:44:30 (EDT)
Name: Bud
From Bud Light's Real Men of Genius series of commercials. This one is by far the very best. :-)
Monday, July 24, 2006 -- 09:14:50 (EDT)
Name: flame on!
geez we all better hope that the rumors about "only caring about national rankings" are false since we have slid out of the top ten in one year. maybe everyone was just too busy choosing from all the potential job offers. prediction for next year = >20. awesome.
Sunday, July 23, 2006 -- 23:07:55 (EDT)
Name: Mr. t
Shuddup Fool!
Sunday, July 23, 2006 -- 17:48:41 (EDT)
Name: firefighter
I'm very sure none of the four deans leaving us searched for their new jobs on their own initiative.
I'm also very sure reports about how the atmopshere in the UMHS is quite malignant, with everybody badmouthing everybody else behind their back, about how the top brass cares only about the national rankings, not the staff, are also false.
Saturday, July 22, 2006 -- 08:41:12 (EDT)
Name: Eamers
Judging by the number of GSW's and assaults I'm seeing everyday I'd say Detroit in July is the new South Lebanon (or, rather, would Lebanon be the new South Detroit?).
Saturday, July 22, 2006 -- 07:25:54 (EDT)
Name: great idea
how about a look alike poll for medstudents that look like our recently departing deans?
Friday, July 21, 2006 -- 19:18:53 (EDT)
Name: jid
hey sparky- isn't it a hippa violation to post things on the site about kags' chancre? I would imagine he's going to get pretty pissed. Don't be such a jurau.
Friday, July 21, 2006 -- 11:56:30 (EDT)
Name: sparky
a painless penile chancre in the ED the other day says that detroit is the new thailand. vdrls for everybody!
Friday, July 21, 2006 -- 11:53:15 (EDT)
Name: requestor
I think we need another lookalikes poll.
Friday, July 21, 2006 -- 11:51:15 (EDT)
Name: RFD
Reid for Dean! Reid for Dean!
Friday, July 21, 2006 -- 07:12:24 (EDT)
Name: your doctor
that wasnt $100, that was syphyilis.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 18:29:14 (EDT)
Name: i love happy endings
the only $100 handshake i ever got was in thailand
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 17:36:51 (EDT)
Name: Reid
screw residency, can I just be a dean next year? I hear they are looking for applicants.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 14:10:33 (EDT)
Name: Meredith
Wow, after reading Sparky's comment I feel so much better about my matching potential :) Here's hoping that my half German-half Puerto Rican combo can live up to the half Indonesian-half Puerto Rican combo he put forth. I know, German doesn't sound nearly as exotic but you never though. Seriously though, loved that comment!
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 13:08:31 (EDT)
Name: mshlafer --
Email: mshlafer@umich.edu
Ah, Deanieweeniville.
Oh, the stories from those glorious days.
The law suits, the depositions, the internicine fights between Med Ed and Student Programs.
The student groups who swore they were discriminated against more than any others.
The student who was to be dismissed because he "owned a gun" and threatened nobody with it; with whom I met to dismiss him surrounded by undercover cops (the phone guy, the Xerox guy, and a secretary who thought she was going to be murdered) just in case I'd get shot by a fine student who seemed to be a threat to some, a real threat to none, and graduated and became a fine doc), and the 20,000 decibel alarm (disguised a a pager that I was supposed to activate after the fatal wound was shot). (He wasn't dismissed, and he was one of my most memorable students who I''ve helped.) Having never met the student (I inherited him from a previous Assoc Dean) I drove him to his house, told him I wouldn't help him unless he got rid of his gun, and we finally got rid of it. (The great AA police wouldn't take it because it was "too nice" a gun to melted down.)
The student with multiple personality disorders (13 as I recall) who emphatically stated that if one of her "alters" snorted cocaine (as she did) it would not show up in a sample of her blood or urine. (I told her that no matter who took any drugs, if she flunked any urine tests she'd be out in a millisecond.)
The days when a county prosecutor called and said "did you know so and so was arrested for the fourth time for driving drunk?" (Helped him too, and he's a fine and clean doc.) Got the guy help, and then had to go to bat for him when he ate a poppy-seed bagle for breakfast, and turned up opioid-positive in a random urine sample.
The med student who tried to hit on the wife (also a med student) of another med student, trying to "impress" her with his gun... and who I literally dragged down to Public Safety to get him a reality check about the kind of shit he'd find himself in if he kept this cocky attitude up. (Never had a problem with him after that!)
The medical student who helped pay her tuition by working as an exotic dancer and was repeatedly hitting on a married guy in her anatomy lab, against his repeated objections, and told me I couldn't constitutionally restrict her "rights of association."
The days in which Medical Education did their best to dismiss medical students, and left the fun task of notifying the affected students up to Student Programs (me). Ah, Wasting Away Again in Deanieweenieville." I even have the lyrics and words set to Jimmy Buffet's "Margaritaville."
Alas, these stories and more will have to wait until my imminent retirement days, when I will write the book and hopefully get the screenplay bought by Hollywood. I just hope my age-related memory loss doesn't kick in before then.
But what fun in Deanieweeniville. I think I just talked myself into quitting the asylum sooner than later.
S
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 11:58:21 (EDT)
Name: Hammer
I actually was very serious about wanting that Deanieweenieville link to become active. Additionally, I don't know anything about the usnews ranking system except that if Drs. Shlafer and Cimmino ran the show, we would probably be top 5.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 11:16:56 (EDT)
Name: Shlafer --
Email: mshlafer@umich.edu
At the urging of one of your former colleagues, I went to Comment Ground for the first time in many months, specifically to look at the comments about "upper echelon" turnovers. The rats are abandoning the sinking ship. Nah.
Not to worry, my friends. Regardless of "rankings" in the national press, and apparent and seemingly linked departures, UMMS will remain as it always has, one of the best medical schools and academic medical centers in the US... heck, the world. I don't mean that lightly, nor do I say that to allay concerns. This is one of the best med schools and medical centers in the world, always will be, no matter who is piloting the ship.
I won't comment on specific people, other than one: Dr. Jim Woolliscroft, who has been appointed as interim dean. You are not likely to find a more qualified or concerned (or competent person), based on my many years of interactions with him. Jim, Dr. Fantone, Dr. Abrams, and a bunch of others whom you may or may not recognize, spent many hours (hundreds!) together back when the "old" new curriculum was designed... the one that was rolled out in the late 90s-early 00... and subsequently modified radically (again and again, leading to nothing like what we envisaged not all that long ago).
Dr. Woolliscroft excels in many respects, but my admiration for him (and one that I think should be of importance to you) is his long-abiding interest in, commitment to, and academic study of medical education. He's also, in my rather crude terminology, a damned decent and down-to-earth guy (not that the current dean wasn't .) If he were appointed permanently, I don't think your successors will go around for 3-4 year saying "so, what the hell does the dean look like?")
Of course, the U will go through a costly and intergalactic (as one clinical friend called it) search for a new dean, and probably and wisely realize that we have the right person right here.
Therein lies my main concern for this medical school: education of medical students. I don't want to delve into this too much, or reveal too many of my private/personal feelings, but will relate that when the soon-to-be-departed dean gave a 1 hr-plus presentation to my department, as he did to all basic science (and probably clinical departments), not once was the phrase "medical (or medical student) education " uttered. Research? sure. Clinical care? Of course? Teaching medical students? Nope. Zero, zip, zilch, nada comments on that.
Can't comment on the opening for Assoc Dean for Student Programs job. Been there, done that, wasn't that much fun although helping med students as much as possible, given the administrative constraints and conflicts, was memorable in a good sense. I actually helped some students get through some difficult times, as did my successors (Glick, Zink). I don't think, however, that this is a "rats abandoning a sinking ship" phenomenon at all. Things change, sometimes coincidentally but for unrelated reasons.
Finally, for those of you who (facetiously, not doubt) say "Shlafer for dean..." You must be more demented than I am. Aside from the fact that nobody would consider that seriously, I am rather happily approaching the Autumn of my life and with mixed sentiments would like to leave this wonderful asylum as soon as my wife gives me the OK to do so.
Miss you all! Hope is going well for all of you. Regards,
S
mshlafer@umich.edu
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 10:59:04 (EDT)
Name: Czaja
PS: Remick IS leaving. He hasn't sent out the official announcement yet, but he is telling all of his dean's letter students.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 10:51:06 (EDT)
Name: sparky
we were never 3rd in the residency director rankings, I remember being bothered when Remick said that when I interviewed here. Harvard and Hopkins were tied at first with like a 4.8 or something, and then 3 other schools were tied with like a 4.7, and then Michigan and about five other schools were tied with like a 4.6. So we were tied for the third highest score, but were not tied for third. we were tied for 6th with enough schools to also say that we were tied for 11th. it bothered me because it just seemed sucky to lie to incoming students.
i'm convinced that the only people that look at the rankings are incoming students anyway. residency directors are probably "too good" to look at rankings, they'd rather just favor folks they've been brown-nosing with for the past 25 years.
taking a student from michigan for residency is sorta like dating a chick who is half indonesian-half puerto rican or whatever. it's like, "ah, we haven't had one of THOSE out here on the coast. let's try that one."*
*this misogynistic statement was paid for by McCain-Romney '08. sparky only accepted their money and does not advocate the anti-feminist message latent in their message.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 10:08:36 (EDT)
Name: joeljz
the only handshake I got was one that asked me to give 100 dollars. If only I had known they were giving out handouts... whatever, it's not like the deans really do anything for us anyway. I say that we go the Northwestern route (hiring a 31 year old head coach) and just get it all over with an bring in Schmidty as a new dean. And Flint. And Upchurch. That way the deans office will smoke a lot of pot, talk about the Force, and tear everyone a new asshole. We'll scare them into making us rise up the ranks.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 08:50:16 (EDT)
Name: Kags
And optimist, I thought we had been tied for #3, but wasn't that a couple years ago? Haven't we fallen in that too?
Is our med school about to be busted by the AAMC for recruiting violations? Is that why everyone's leaving? Have attendings been giving our star students $100 handshakes or something?
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 08:48:04 (EDT)
Name: Kags
So are administrations everywhere this tumultuous? And amidst this current orgy of turnover it's easy to forget that both Drs. Zink and Hammoud only held their present (well, now past) positions in the administration for about two years.
I must say I feel some trepidation embarking on the whole residency app process, knowing that if I don't match I'll be depending on somebody almost as green as me to help me scramble.
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 08:32:02 (EDT)
Name: Optimist
Come on, guys, we still have the Michigan name. Remember the talk about "tied for #2 based on residency directors?".
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 05:35:32 (EDT)
Name: Dreamer
Thanks, Firefighter, I would have been worried if the dean of the medical school, the dean of student programs and the new replacement for the dean of student programs were all leaving at the same time and the medical school was continuing to fall farther and farther down the ranks.
Thanks God it's just a bad dream and not really happenning!
Thursday, July 20, 2006 -- 01:06:21 (EDT)
Name: mike
dear new dean,
can i take bone rads, pharm, and research all in the same month and get 2 months of extra vacation?
mike
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 20:45:08 (EDT)
Name: E & D
Important announcement: Everybody panic!
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 20:23:16 (EDT)
Name: firefighter
Dreamer, wake up! There is no ship sinking. You're just having a bad dream.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 20:08:31 (EDT)
Name: Dreamer
When do rats desert a ship?
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 20:06:44 (EDT)
Name: firefighter
Dean Remick is not leaving.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 19:17:55 (EDT)
Name: fanning the flames
Dr. Remick is leaving soon too. WTF?
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 17:20:55 (EDT)
Name: M4
I don't believe in coincidence. What's the deal here?
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 16:23:57 (EDT)
Name: sparky
as long as kids don't have to watch mandatory hannity and colmes on their video ipods, schlafer would rock. but why hasn't the med school been signed over officially to andy flint? at least the zink side of it.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 -- 13:08:08 (EDT)
Name: SHLAFER FOR DEAN!!!!
That would make M4 year kick even more ass than it already does!!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 -- 23:37:22 (EDT)
Name: Hammer
Since all the deans are leaving, I was hoping they would bring back Shlafer as a Dean. That way he could finally publish that "Deanieweenieville" section of his website that I have been waiting for...
Tuesday, July 18, 2006 -- 23:30:45 (EDT)
Name: jid
what's with the exodus- zink, lichter, now hammoud? I hope we don't get juraued in the process.
Monday, July 17, 2006 -- 15:43:11 (EDT)
Name: sparky
kags is REALLY sad we aren't making more "Jurau'd" jokes... I personally can't think of anything worthy, but...
Saturday, July 15, 2006 -- 03:32:34 (EDT)
Name: Kags --
Email: Hurley
Hey Jason, I juraued your mother last night.
Saturday, July 15, 2006 -- 00:08:34 (EDT)
Name: jid
in case you haven't heard, passing standards have been raised for step 2CS for everyone taking it monday or after. if that includes you, it looks like you've just been jurau'ed.
Thursday, July 13, 2006 -- 20:20:23 (EDT)
Name: Blogger.com
Hey Jurau...just start a darn blog...that's why they exist, they're free, and they don't piss people off by making them screw around with their e-mail when they should be studying, sleeping, dreaming up personal statements, faking orgasms, or fluffing.
Thursday, July 13, 2006 -- 00:24:49 (EDT)
Name: Hil
Cristian, why don't you just create a separate email list for those who want to receive your updates? That seems like it could solve all problems.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 -- 23:08:07 (EDT)
Name: e
maybe geriatrics really is where the action is...check this out!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 -- 13:13:59 (EDT)
Name: Cristian Jurau
I apologize for any inconvenience my mass emails may have created. Now you know, thanks to Ben, how to screen them out automatically. My hope was that the controversial medical topics presented may challenge some of the entrenched views of medicine and technology, of whose hidden costs and consequences we are often not aware.
At the same time, I firmly reject any accusations of ideological pursuits. I never expressed any political opinions whatsoever in my emails, but limited myself to presenting facts and scientific studies.
I also take this opportunity to extend a candid invite to all our colleagues to send me interesting medical news and facts they may run into, which may not be explored sufficiently in our curriculum. I would like to put together a monthly newsletter of such news to forward it to the four medical classes.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 -- 08:45:56 (EDT)
Name: Ted Mosbey
Jurau free since 93
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 -- 06:22:51 (EDT)
Name: eamers
thanks ben - you rock! i am now jurau-free thanks to you :)
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 -- 09:37:05 (EDT)
Name: nbehnke
hey thomas -
no, the m3 class doesn't have a message board. they started one back when they were m1s, but there wasn't enough interest and the web peeps just took it off. alas for you.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 -- 09:18:21 (EDT)
Name: Auto-Delete specific emails
On the email web page (mail.med.umich.edu):
-login to your email
-Go to "Options" (next to the exit button)
-Go to "Rules"
-Add rule of type "Delete" (or move to folder if you want to make a spam folder)
-Select If "From" "Contains" "cristian_jurau"
-Say buy bye to Jurau.
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 22:27:21 (EDT)
Name: eamers
ben,
i can do that on groupwise? automated folder drops?
hell, that would solve a lot of problems. I can finally stop having to delete all of steve's mom's stalker emails.
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 22:02:22 (EDT)
Name: e
If you email bonnie kulp (bkulp, i think), she'll probably send the lecture schedule to you.
Mostly, I'm confused that an m3 has time to be sending out so much information, welcome or not. I second the idea of a poll! Can it be about something more fun(ny) than spam?
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 20:18:25 (EDT)
Name: thomas
odd q, i konw... does the m3 class have a message board like this? i need to know what thier "seminar in med" (fri lectures) schedule is, but i cant seem to be able to get it. i figured i'd post it on their message board, but cant find that eiather.
if any m3 are reading this...can you tell me what is on the agenda for friday the 21st? a few ppl in my lab want to sit in on a lecture (dont even ask!)
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 16:40:03 (EDT)
Name: spam
I have a better idea:
Instead of making your email from our number 1 spammer go straight to the trash, set up a rule to forward his emails back to him. That will flood his box every time he tries to email us.
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 12:16:13 (EDT)
Name: Ben
I agree with Czaja. I can't remember the last time I've seen this much activity on the message board.
To everyone else, you can solve the problem yourself. If you don't want e-mail from someone, tell your e-mail program to Send -> Trash any messages sent from a given address.
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 11:48:11 (EDT)
Name: sparky
I thought I already was the Axis II of evil.
And come on, I don't REALLY like learning about fluoride giving little Romanian kids cancer. Now Hungarian kids, that might be worth my time.
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 01:04:01 (EDT)
Name: eamers
I kindly asked Christian to not spam our class anymore. He kindly told me to unsubscribe from the 2007spam email list if I didn't want spam.
Can we hire someone to "take care" of "the problem" already?
I have connections...
Monday, July 10, 2006 -- 00:35:19 (EDT)
Name: jid
I agree with Kags- Garrett's heresy should place him in the axis of evil. But while I would be all for banishing Cristian to some hellish Ob/Gyn department, I wouldn't subject anyone to the horrors of Oakwood. I think Dr. Moses is mentioned somewhere in the 8th amendment.
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 23:16:41 (EDT)
Name: The Eternal Optimist: Czaja
I, for one, am sincerely touched to see how this one issue has seemingly brought our entire class together. I don't think we've been this tight since the days of that touchy-feely "Crossing the line" activity of first-year orientation. *sniff, sniff*
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 21:36:12 (EDT)
Name: Sunny --
Email: abuse@umich.edu
I just sent an email to the above address to begin an investigation to see weather he is in violation of university email policies. I've told them to look at this website as a source to see how many people are annoyed by his emails, so if they annoy you, feel free to post.
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 20:48:06 (EDT)
Name: JoelJZ
Now now, are his emails really any worse than all the emails we get selling furniture and the like? Or how about the messages for Donna Moroney being out of the office? Regardless, I do like the idea of all of us spamming him with articles we find interesting. Specifically on Romania.
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 19:44:59 (EDT)
Name: Meredith
He really needs to stop with the stupid spams. I was wondering if there is any consequence of massive spamming, like say, losing e-mail privileges. I bet he'd stop then!
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 19:17:10 (EDT)
Name: nbehnke
i'm sure all the emails i get detailing how i can enhance my penis are definitely worthy of mass forwarding.
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 13:12:47 (EDT)
Name: Kags
Garrett, on the Jurau issue you're either with us or against us.
The Dr. Gay in me suggests that Cristian's just lonely and looking for attention, but the Dr. Mulholland in me says we need to just tie him up and drop him off at the Oakwood OB/GYN department.
How about if we all just start emailing him any articles we find moderately interesting? If there's 170 of us on board he'll be forced to capitulate.
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 12:07:10 (EDT)
Name: an M4
true procrastinators know that all deadlines are merely guidelines.
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 10:54:02 (EDT)
Name: procrastinator
for these deans letter meetings, do you really have to email your personal statement? is it really supposed to be done by now or is that just the UMMS "guideline"?
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 10:52:43 (EDT)
Name: Better Idea
Better yet, Ben, can you block Mr. M3-Spam master from being able to email the 2007spam list?
Sunday, July 09, 2006 -- 00:25:43 (EDT)
Name: Bill O'Reilly
why are you liberal doctors launching a war on Cristians?
Saturday, July 08, 2006 -- 22:37:29 (EDT)
Name: dreamer
Let's vote. Ben can you arrange a poll on the Cristian issue?
Saturday, July 08, 2006 -- 19:33:48 (EDT)
Name: sparky
i kinda like his emails :0)
Saturday, July 08, 2006 -- 12:53:06 (EDT)
Name: gbarnes
Because he just doesn't get it. I e-mailed him TWICE informing him that he's generally annoying us all and that he should find a different means of spreading his ideology (focused e-mail list or start a new blog). He politely declined, telling me that the SPAM e-mail address for our class was designed for this purpose and that he'd only stop using it if there was a democratic majority of members on the list who voted for him to stop - I just hope this isn't indicative of how he plans to practive medicine!!
I know for a fact that he's received numerous e-mails to him directly asking him to stop in addition to the public outcry from Chris that we all were lucky enough to read. Not sure what else it'll take.
Saturday, July 08, 2006 -- 12:41:10 (EDT)
Name: m1, m2, m3 and m4s
cristian jurau why are you sending us all ths spam???
Friday, July 07, 2006 -- 08:14:22 (EDT)
Name: Hil
USMLEWorld ROCKS!! Highly recommended here - and as an added bonus it's cheap too! Also liked crush and secrets. good luck...
Friday, July 07, 2006 -- 03:48:35 (EDT)
Name: jid
I know that those of you who have already taken step 2 don't want to think about it ever again- but what resources have people been finding useful? Any particular books or qbank stuff that y'all have found better than others?
Wednesday, July 05, 2006 -- 23:40:13 (EDT)
Name: iBee
In case you, like me did not know what a flowbee was...brought to you by wikipedia: The Flowbee is a vacuum-powered device made for cutting hair invented in the late 1980s. Reference to the Flowbee has been made in both film and television, such as the movie Wayne's World (in which a similar product called the "Suck-Cut" is touted).
Tuesday, July 04, 2006 -- 23:03:07 (EDT)
Name: Simon
Is anyone else's picture still not up?
Tuesday, July 04, 2006 -- 22:43:11 (EDT)
Name: iBee
For senior photos, go to the portal and scroll down for the site "Class of 2007," where you're supposed to also upload your cv/persnl stmt for dean's letter. The photos should be under the Drop Box section and is listed as "your last name + #.jpg" Also don't forget to email your photo selection for our class picture to that guy (paul? peter?) who sent the original email.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006 -- 08:00:36 (EDT)
Name: dreamer
Where exactly on the portal do we find out senior photos?
Monday, July 03, 2006 -- 21:53:42 (EDT)
Name: e
just checked out my senior photos...i look like i had a fight with a flowbee. s/p surreptitious thyroid hormone administration. awesome.
Monday, July 03, 2006 -- 09:40:47 (EDT)
Name: loh --
Email: loh@umich.edu
hey, check out new slingbox (ok its been out for a year) if you want to watch tv on your pda/laptop anywhere in the world
Friday, June 30, 2006 -- 10:26:35 (EDT)
Name: tastefest
If anyone has any day off between now and July 4th you NEED to check out Detroit's Tastefest. Kick ass music (punk, indie, rock, swing, blues, jazz... etc) for FREE (inlcuding some big bands) yummy food for super cheap, cool stuff for sale.
Maybe I'll see y'all downtown :)
-Liz
http://www.tastefest.com
Wednesday, June 28, 2006 -- 21:45:28 (EDT)
Name: slacker--a true M4
so are you saying we won't have to do much? Sounds awesome
Monday, June 26, 2006 -- 08:17:14 (EDT)
Name: Hil
Hey guys, if any of you are signed up for SICU this year, send me an email if you'd like. Just seeing all the new interns come in a couple of days ago, I think there will be some changes in what the Sub-I will have a chance to do. It's an awesome rotation, but contact me if you're interested in the details.
Thursday, June 22, 2006 -- 21:08:38 (EDT)
Name: bomb the US?
scary
Monday, June 19, 2006 -- 23:40:01 (EDT)
Name: JoelJZ
Because Chris Jurau who used to be next to me in the alphabet soup but is now lost somewhere in Romania or something decided that we all wanted to be educated about floride. Instead, he should concern his time with planning to take over the government.
Monday, June 19, 2006 -- 15:56:38 (EDT)
Name: e
Judging from last year's yearbook pix, clinic-type top is fine.
Also, why is my inbox full of emails about fluoride and alleged cancer conspiracies?
Sunday, June 18, 2006 -- 13:22:55 (EDT)
Name: Narcissistic
Anyone know what we're supposed to wear for the senior photos? (besides no white coat)
Friday, June 16, 2006 -- 16:32:11 (EDT)
Name: MSE
If anybody needs practice with their mental status exam, here's a juicy case.
Thursday, June 15, 2006 -- 06:46:08 (EDT)
Name: Re$ident Phy$ician
Well, here's one way to supplement those measly resident salaries...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 -- 17:04:16 (EDT)
Name: Craig
There's always craigslist.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 -- 16:20:15 (EDT)
Name: off-campus housing
http://www.offcampus.housing.umich.edu/lt/
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 -- 12:46:29 (EDT)
Name: Ryan
Does anyone know a good website to find a roommate. I remember last year I posted an ad on a site which had tons of med students looking. But I can't find it now. Does it still exist? Any suggestions? Thanks.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 -- 20:30:01 (EDT)
Name: Oh god no!
scroll down to the very last picture.
Sunday, June 04, 2006 -- 16:27:56 (EDT)
Name: Reid
Botflies huh? Now I'm wondering if I'm the only person in our class who actually saw these in clinic! I guess that's what I get for doing Family med in Yspitucky. We pulled out about 3 of them from this dude's head...crazy.
Sunday, June 04, 2006 -- 16:09:19 (EDT)
Name: Oh my goodness!
'Nuff said.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 -- 14:38:00 (EDT)
Name: MrPibb
I love being an M4. Every day my attending asks, "So, are you available to work tomorrow?"
Monday, May 22, 2006 -- 12:51:45 (EDT)
Name: Ben
Gotta admit, I liked "Top 5 Lies Medical Students Tell Residents" better. My link goes to the whole compendium of Top 5 lists..quite a few gems there.
Monday, May 22, 2006 -- 03:48:04 (EDT)
Name: JJ
Congrats to you guys, Hammertime and S-train. Don't worry, I'll keep my hands to myself. They're in my pants where they belong... And there are hot pathologists. I have seen them on residency program websites. But they would be for the single guys...
Sunday, May 21, 2006 -- 12:49:19 (EDT)
Name: Funny stuff
So true...
Friday, May 19, 2006 -- 16:23:46 (EDT)
Name: scary
Yesterday i had a nightmare that Dr. Hammoud was the new dean of OSP. Is there anything I can do avoid making that dream a reality?
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 -- 12:09:50 (EDT)
Name: Hammer
Yeah at first I started sweating when I saw "hammerbabies." I thought there was something I didn't know about. I'm not worried about the pathologists, as long as JJ keeps his hands to himself.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 -- 10:45:30 (EDT)
Name: Ben
Don't hate. I did my autopsy with a hot pathology resident.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 -- 10:32:50 (EDT)
Name: sparky
but oh wait, i just remembered, she'll be surrounded by PATHOLOGISTS. phew. for a minute there, I lost myself.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 -- 10:32:08 (EDT)
Name: sparky
shouldn't hammer just be more worried that his wife will be the only cute pathologist on the continent? i mean, we all saw the "chick engineer" effect in undergrad, right?
Monday, May 15, 2006 -- 23:50:09 (EDT)
Name: swarnick
Yeah! Matthew Hammer and Suntrea Goudeau are engaged as of Saturday! :)
Watch out for Hammer babies! They will do pathology and radiology, and play FIFA soccer.
Monday, May 15, 2006 -- 19:58:03 (EDT)
Name: barber shop quartet like no other
if you haven't seen it yet ... quality family guy on link above
Monday, May 15, 2006 -- 11:24:06 (EDT)
Name: Ben
Googling "Michigan pastie" seemed to yield appropriate results, including Google's recommendation, "Did you mean: michigan pasty?".
Saturday, May 13, 2006 -- 14:31:35 (EDT)
Name: jid
my card worked at wendys on wednesday
Saturday, May 13, 2006 -- 12:51:42 (EDT)
Name: Yooper
Come on people. . . it's pastie, not pasty! :) And the best pasties are homemade - store bought ones just aren't right.
Friday, May 12, 2006 -- 20:30:37 (EDT)
Name: gina --
Email: gbane
so is our food money on our cards yet? b/c i tried to get something wednesday and had $0 on my card....
Friday, May 12, 2006 -- 01:55:54 (EDT)
Name: iBee
Where can I sign up for a Michigan pasty? Seriously how far North do I drive to buy me some? Uh-oh am I becoming a Michigander?!?
Monday, May 08, 2006 -- 22:50:09 (EDT)
Name: jid
remember to sign up for a senior photo
Monday, May 08, 2006 -- 12:39:15 (EDT)
Name: hfligiel
so i called to ask. we get one $112 deposit to last the whole year. mmm, wendy's.
Monday, May 08, 2006 -- 12:04:41 (EDT)
Name: dreamer
The money from our M Cards was transferred our student accounts.
Not that that helps you buy food at Wendy's or anything. Does anyone know if we get anymore as M4's?
Monday, May 08, 2006 -- 11:07:47 (EDT)
Name: hfligiel
so, did anyone else get the unpleasant surprise this morning of no cash left on the mcard food cash stripe? because i had some money left over that just kind of... vanished. this makes me a cranky m4 now.
Monday, May 08, 2006 -- 10:34:02 (EDT)
Name: Sunny
Does anyone know what the maximum SD card size that will work on our PDA's is? Someone said 1gb once, and I was thinking of getting a 2gb.........any thoughts? I tried searching through the specifications portion of the manual without any luck....
Monday, May 08, 2006 -- 07:01:04 (EDT)
Name: gbarnes
Happy first day of M4 year!!!
Saturday, May 06, 2006 -- 14:00:40 (EDT)
Name: Ben
What is the problem with the graduation countdown? It looks like 370 days to me, which sounds pretty accurate.
Friday, May 05, 2006 -- 18:58:24 (EDT)
Name: tom cruise hata
Yes, and yet we continue to adore him and treat him as an A-list celebrity...
Friday, May 05, 2006 -- 17:27:46 (EDT)
Name: tom cruise is out of his mind
check out tom cruise on 106 & park!
Friday, May 05, 2006 -- 12:38:59 (EDT)
Name: disgruntled m4
So is there really no need to enter patient tracking data as an M4?
Thursday, May 04, 2006 -- 22:56:13 (EDT)
Name: countdown queen
whazzzzzup with the graduation clock... surely it can't be only 310 days till graduation. benny boy, what are ya smoking???
Thursday, May 04, 2006 -- 19:52:41 (EDT)
Name: Clearly not a contender
O-town?
Thursday, May 04, 2006 -- 16:52:32 (EDT)
Name: AOA masta of disasta
dunno, but ask o-town. Sure bet they already know who is since they know all about that sort of stuff. that's what medical school is for AO-A.
Thursday, May 04, 2006 -- 10:15:18 (EDT)
Name: forget the CC-A
wheres my AO-A
Wednesday, May 03, 2006 -- 19:55:01 (EDT)
Name: i don't want to dig through the portal crapsite.
hey - so the CCA is coming up. how are you guys studying for it (if you are?) do we have any resources? maybe first aid for step 2 CS? do i have to scour through the portal for the old checklists?
Wednesday, May 03, 2006 -- 17:58:33 (EDT)
Name: shelley --
Email: caox@umich.edu
6th edition "iserson's getting into a residency" for sale
highly recommended for the residency application process, from the very beginning on eras, writing a cv, personal statement, letters of recommendation, etc, to interview scheduling, attire/etiquette (even how to pack a suit), questions to ask, most common questions asked (and appropriate answers), making a rank list, the match, etc, etc, etc.
almost brand new, no marks inside. bought it for ~$40 last year. asking $25 or best offer.
Friday, April 28, 2006 -- 12:54:08 (EDT)
Name: nbehnke --
Email: nbehnke@med.umich.edu
some attendings DO say things like/similar to that. it's always fun to watch. :)
Friday, April 28, 2006 -- 12:18:52 (EDT)
Name: sparky
Just once, wouldn't you like to hear an attending say to a patient, "Well, that's funny. Didn't you notice you were coming to the UNIVERSITY of Michigan Health System?"
Friday, April 28, 2006 -- 01:26:32 (EDT)
Name: perspective
to some it's just one more day until 4th year, to others it's 378 more days until graduation.
Thursday, April 27, 2006 -- 23:47:57 (EDT)
Name: sexy mama
2 more reasons why i will not go into OB
1) -Attending- "Hi I'm working with a medical student today..."
-Patient- "No, I don't want to see a medical student"
2) Studying for essay exam... without any hints
Thursday, April 27, 2006 -- 23:26:09 (EDT)
Name: one more year
Can you say last day of M3 year?
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 -- 21:39:13 (EDT)
Name: Super Geek --
Email: mzuckerm
Read your favorate blog/journal/movie reviews on your PDA without being online. MBusiness is pretty unuseful to enter patient info, but you can use it to automatically download free content to be read in a lecture (even without constant internet). Just click on my name above to setup your MBusiness to use AvantGo's channels using instructions under FAQ under the PDA Site ("Can I use AvantGo.com's service as well as the UM Medschool AvantGo Server?"). Once it's setup just add Channels (such as Hollywood.com for local movie show times) at the AvantGo website, which will automatically sync to your PDA when you sync MBusiness. Best of all you can make personal AvantGo channels from RSS feeds, which allow you to regularly download the latest from Sparkgrass.com or the NEJM and read at your leisure. These will update automatically whenever you sync your PDA and take up minimal space.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 -- 19:17:20 (EDT)
Name: Hil
I hate statistics - maybe G will offer some basic lessons for me.
But check out this cool website I found... I didn't know about half these speed traps even after almost 7 years in Ann Arbor!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 -- 14:10:25 (EDT)
Name: jid
but the review is still making a good point- eg when someone with a mullett puts a thousand herbs in their study hoping that one of them randomly produces a significant result, it is generally considered intellectually honest to use a lower p-value to say something was significant (usually just .05 divided by n). Not doing so is actually a tactic used in a lot of crappy CAM studies, and is why they can't get published in real journals, or else they face review studies ripping them apart and med studs arguing the validity of their statistical inferences.
But I'm just a lowly philosophy major. Would you like fries with that?
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 21:53:26 (EDT)
Name: sparky
that's not how it works. a p value states that, given a certain confidence interval derived using the p value, 19 out of 20 times in which the study was repeated, the values found in the new studies would be in that confidence interval, and one time, it would not be.
so, if my value for my data were 3.0, and my confidence interval for this study, at p less than 0.05, were 2.0 - 4.0, then I would expect, if I repeated the study 20 times, that 19 times, I would expect a value between 2.0 and 4.0. One out of twenty, I would expect something outside of that range. And THAT is the the definition of a confidence interval and of the p value, which is intimately related. The p-value simply refers to the value used for the tails of the distribution from which the CI is derived.
a p-value gives you absolutely no information about a false positive or a false negative or any of those things--those are characteristics of a statistical test, and a p-value is a tool to derive those characteristics.
Please don't make the English major school your ass in statistics again.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 21:43:59 (EDT)
Name: jessica simpson
if someone takes one set of completely random data, and compared it to another set of completely random data, assuming an arbitrary threshold of p = 0.05, there is a 1 in 20 chance that the significant result is a false positive. the more you compare datasets, the more false positives you will have. you can run a gazillion comparisons and get 20 million "significant" results, with about 1 million being false positives, i.e. due to chance. correct me if i'm wrong, but this also means that there are 19 million true positives. so it's kinda misleading to say that the more comparisons you do will result in more chance correlations. it's not that you get 1 significant result per 20 trials, but that 1 out of 20 significant results are false. that is my understanding.
- jessica chicken of the sea simpson
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 20:11:23 (EDT)
Name: sparky
no, dude, if i compare apples to ferrets 20 times, i won't get a p of 0.05 any of those 20 times. i will, however, get apple cores and ferret poop.
that is bs, and it certainly does not follow from p value at all.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 17:39:51 (EDT)
Name: joe bloggs
no it's not bs. it follows from the arbitrary cutoff of 0.05.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 15:20:55 (EDT)
Name: BS Detector
This is from a review article where the author argues against one of the reviewed studies. (Apparently, that paper made a bunch of comparisons on its dataset in hopes of achieving statistical significance at least once). Is the following statement BS?
"If one performs 20 or more statistical tests on the data, by chance alone one of the comparisons will achieve statistical significance at the traditional P=0.05 level".
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 11:57:54 (EDT)
Name: Hammer
re: "at least two schools that most of us would rather go to for residency than here (columbia and ucla). "
Perfect. Good call.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 11:24:16 (EDT)
Name: sparky
I personally felt that, given that Columbia plunged down to 11th with us, it's obvious that the Rankings are rigged and wacky. I used to give them a lot of personal weight, but seeing the random bounces over the past few years, eh. and it made me simply happy to be tied with at least two schools that most of us would rather go to for residency than here (columbia and ucla).
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 -- 10:32:12 (EDT)
Name: grr
all I know is, it's too bad about our ranking. I feel as if I've been let down, although who did it, I'm not sure.
Friday, April 14, 2006 -- 22:52:00 (EDT)
Name: Liz --
Email: eeaman@umich.edu
Since I *finally* finished my endless psych notes I thought I'd share some mind numbing youtube stuff... because we all <3 U Tube.
thalidomide puppy (long)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbqDW1Ov2zQ
Marfan Breakdown (just right)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSoVKUVOnfQ
Friday, April 14, 2006 -- 22:21:55 (EDT)
Name: valleygirl
scutmonkey?
dude, that is like so old news. we guffawed over that one back in, like, period 1!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 -- 20:04:44 (EDT)
Name: scutmonkey
Practically guaranteed to make you laugh out loud.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 -- 17:28:22 (EDT)
Name: gbarnes
https://www.umms.med.umich.edu/srsched/ is the direct link. To get there when you can't remember, just go to the LRC page (www.med.umich.edu/medstudents), then under Curriculum, select M4 (on the left of the page). Then at the bottom is the senior scheduling link. Have fun!!
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 -- 14:35:08 (EDT)
Name: danielle --
Email: dwroblew
ugh, i can't find the url for the m4 scheduling website, is there any easy link somewhere someone can tell me about? pretty please
dw
Sunday, April 09, 2006 -- 21:43:36 (EDT)
Name: Marketing Department
Please post positive things only on the comment ground. Thank you for your cooperation.
Saturday, April 08, 2006 -- 16:55:16 (EDT)
Name: LOSERS!!!
Everyone's class webpage sucks @$$. The M4 page is loaded with porno offers, the M2s are just plain lame, and I think we scared the M1s at the beginning of the year by blasting their efforts. Just noticed this.
Thursday, April 06, 2006 -- 00:51:25 (EDT)
Name: WTF
Why is the e-mail system offline or acting weird like half the time???
Sunday, April 02, 2006 -- 23:01:42 (EDT)
Name: Eric
Check out Meatrix Reloaded! Sad but true.
Saturday, April 01, 2006 -- 23:41:59 (EST)
Name: sparky
congrats to hong, deyoung, and dailey on their domination of the m3 ncaa bracket pool... imagine that, the UCLA grads come in top 3...
of course, the sec grads (courtney and myself) came in 4th and 5th.
and congrats to mike tupper, who at 25th, managed to come in at the 0.9th percentile!
Saturday, April 01, 2006 -- 19:35:42 (EST)
Name: the walls
So our rank supposedly dropped because we have a poor ratio of research funding to research space. Yet we continue to open new buildings Life Science Institute (isn't it still half empty?), Biomedical Science Research Building, and more?
Look forward to our rankings to continue to slide as NIH's budget is no longer increasing but our research space sure is!
Saturday, April 01, 2006 -- 18:00:03 (EST)
Name: No Fear
It's comforting that after you log out of groupwise, the headline on the UMHS mainpage screams: Medical School again ranks as one of nation’s best.
So there!
Friday, March 31, 2006 -- 18:28:21 (EST)
Name: video iPods
The new ranking is proof that if we had video iPods we would be able to do more and have more fun.
Friday, March 31, 2006 -- 12:44:53 (EST)
Name: US News is Not Representative
It's frustrating to me that US News doesn't take into account the truly important things that make a great medical school, like reading nasdijj, appreciating reiki, and empathizing with simulated patients.
Friday, March 31, 2006 -- 11:05:52 (EST)
Name: wtf
Great. Now I'm miserable AND I'm not even at a top ten med school! It just keeps getting better and better for our class. I'm gonna go break some video iPods to vent.
Sunday, March 26, 2006 -- 02:12:35 (EST)
Name: Sexiest Jobs
Who cares about the US News Top 10?
Sunday, March 26, 2006 -- 00:06:33 (EST)
Name: pimpstars
my first internship paycheck is going towards paying for this
Friday, March 24, 2006 -- 19:24:16 (EST)
Name: jid
U-C-L-A! fight! fight! fight!
Friday, March 24, 2006 -- 11:22:02 (EST)
Name: joeljz
Sparkster, I'll give you that much... doesn't mean that the conference is any better though in general. All that matters is that Duke went down.
Friday, March 24, 2006 -- 00:29:32 (EST)
Name: mikehong
HOLY CRAP
Thursday, March 23, 2006 -- 22:29:58 (EST)
Name: sparky
yeah, by a *cough* SEC team
Thursday, March 23, 2006 -- 21:40:26 (EST)
Name: joeljz
SUCK IT, J.J. Sangrephallus!! The evil empire has fallen.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 -- 22:55:33 (EST)
Name: Reid
Just to defend the Big Ten from the haters...there IS one team not home eating burritos. Don't forget about your own Wolverines. While they may be at big ten burrito eating burritos tonight, they will soon be flying to New York City to eat burritos with the best of the rest...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 -- 03:09:18 (EST)
Name: mattz --
Email: mzuckerm
Yes, you too may now play Oregon Trail on your PDA. Similar to the Nintendo emulator posted earlier, you need to install the Apple IIe emulator available at http://www.handango.com/...catalog=30 and get the Oregon Trail ROM at http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/otrail.shtml
Tuesday, March 21, 2006 -- 17:00:40 (EST)
Name: Simon --
Email: szarkhin@umich.edu
Does anyone want to sell me their OB/GYN blueprints and pretest?
Monday, March 20, 2006 -- 16:35:35 (EST)
Name: Kags
Well Sparky, I figure a year after we sent 2 teams to the final 4 we're allowed to have an off year...though next year the conference is looking absolutely abysmal, other than OSU I don't think there's a single team that could be a threat for decency.
And Illinois got totally jobbed by the refs.
Sunday, March 19, 2006 -- 21:53:02 (EST)
Name: Sunny
For those doing a Peds ICU month.....re sperm donation on 60 minutes.....
"Behind the mysterious 48QAH was now a face, and a name: Matthew Niedner, a 34-year-old pediatrician living in Ann Arbor, Mich. “QAH,” it turns out, stood for “quite a hunk” at the clinic where he had donated sperm for seven years.
Matthew Niedner doesn’t know how many children he’s fathered, although he thinks it’s no more than a couple of dozen."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/17/60minutes/main1414965.shtml
Makes me wish I had done a peds ICU month.....the potential for jokes/pranks seem endless......
Sunday, March 19, 2006 -- 20:51:56 (EST)
Name: sparky
somehow it doesn't seem so bad that my Cats took it in the tail from UConn after all the Big 10 teams have gone home to eat burritos.
Thursday, March 16, 2006 -- 22:41:53 (EST)
Name: Sunny
Anyone else notice that after the class of 2006 graduates, we'll be the only class with a discussion board? The era of UMMS classes with active discussion boards is coming to an end.....
SS
Thursday, March 16, 2006 -- 22:10:25 (EST)
Name: nbehnke
congrats to any M4s who may read our CG! :) hope match day went well for everyone!
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 -- 20:06:07 (EST)
Name: Pro-bribery
If bribery works to get good med students to Michigan, I'm all for it.
Anyways, if those iPods do video-that pretty much knocks the pants off PDAs that can only send mail and photos...
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 -- 08:52:26 (EST)
Name: Hil
NO! No one is getting iPods and no one is getting free laptops... not quite sure how the rumors got started. Also, the M2s are not getting PDAs because after surveying our class and previous classes, people are just not using them and the administration wants to put the money elsewhere. They were purchased in the first place so that we could enter patient data on them as we saw people, but they learned that we all basically use the web for that purpose. It was argued that ePocrates was beneficial to us, but they said it wasn't worth the $300+ to get everyone a PDA for just that reason.
I failed to bring up at the last meeting just how fun it is to page people during seminar and to play solitare when we should be paying attention to gero lectures. Silly me. Hope that helps explain a few things.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 -- 03:59:46 (EST)
Name: click me
NCAA Coach's Poll: View every coach's ballot for every week of the NCAA basketball season
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 -- 16:12:17 (EST)
Name: westing
can someone tell me what the story is with iPODS? is the school giving iPODS out now? this has got to be a joke.
Monday, March 13, 2006 -- 20:44:25 (EST)
Name: Fly on the Wall
For the haters and the lovers: Word down in taubman center is that the m2 class won't be getting pda's. This should bring some comfort to those freaking out over Ipods.
In other news: Nick Lachey broke up with Jessica Simpson, and not vice-versa/mutual. This from the roommate of a sibling of one of the people involved (hint: untalented SNL performer).
Always working to bring you the latest gossip both in AA and beyond.
Sunday, March 12, 2006 -- 21:28:00 (EST)
Name: ancestors of modern surgeons
Exciting new discovery sheds insight to the evolution of the modern surgeon.
Saturday, March 11, 2006 -- 22:40:20 (EST)
Name: Ben
Hilarious: SNL - Lazy Sunday.
Saturday, March 11, 2006 -- 22:40:09 (EST)
Name: Ben
Google: "Fat guy singing".
Saturday, March 11, 2006 -- 22:39:41 (EST)
Name: Ben
Funny: Brokeback to the Future.
Saturday, March 11, 2006 -- 17:05:13 (EST)
Name: Kags
ummmm...not to interrupt the flow of debate/conversation, but jason, what's a spank bank?
Saturday, March 11, 2006 -- 09:19:47 (EST)
Name: sparky
more like a swift kick with early retirement...
Friday, March 10, 2006 -- 08:43:58 (EST)
Name: nbehnke
indeed! bend over there, jason! ;)
Thursday, March 09, 2006 -- 21:43:11 (EST)
Name: joeljz
you'll be getting your swift kick in the ass from the military i believe...
Thursday, March 09, 2006 -- 21:13:59 (EST)
Name: jid
and so it seems that what we're really bitching about (yeah, we bitch- and that's ok), is that we're not getting the love that our little brothers and sisters in the M1 and M2 classes are getting, or worse yet those rat-bastard idealistic premeds who don't know octreotide from octane (wait, neither do I). I guess I really don't need a fleece- a "good job" or "hey, thanks for dealing with us jerking you around for the last 3 years" would suffice. Then again, I'm still hoping that they're just saving up all that money from our stethoscopes and ipods and fleeces to get us all cars at graduation. Or a swift kick in the ass- I guess we'll all see what happens together.
Thursday, March 09, 2006 -- 18:10:24 (EST)
Name: joeljz
Thanks ya'll. I'm glad I got back from Beaumont to actually see some life in the comment ground. Wonderful. I could think of many things to say but the one thing that comes to mind is the factor of iPods or fleeces or whatever as being real "incentives." How many people out there, when comparing Michigan against other schools they have been admitted to, say "ya know, goshdangit, that Michigan school is offering me a video iPod. I've wanted one of those so badly for years and years, even before they were ever invented, and the opportunity to watch britney spears videos or daily show clips on a 2mm wide screen anywhere I damn near please is good enough reason for me to choose a school...I could care less about the reputation of the school, opportunities, the city of Ann Arbor, the crappiness of the weather in SE Michigan, the distance from my home, the cost vs. other schools I applied to, as long as I get my video iPod." Come on people. I want a study to determine how many incoming M1s used that as a factor for admissions. If they offered me out-of-state tuition for an in-state price, I would've said, hell yeah, baby! But they didn't and I ended up here nonetheless. Put that in your crack pipe and smoke it.
Thursday, March 09, 2006 -- 13:38:05 (EST)
Name: Jackie C
This is a very long thread here, and there are many points I could make, but for now I will only pose one: To the best of my knowledge, I didn't realize that great MCAT scores and GPAs equated horrible personalities and horrendous people skills. Perhaps I can add a little insight as someone who interviews for the Admissions Committee, but I promise you - in fact I promise you over my poor grandmother's grave (RIP, granny!) - that the Admissions Committee is NOT nearly impressed by scores. Trust me, I have personally seen someone with a 40 MCAT and >4.0 GPA get straight out rejected. I know it may be hard for some to admit - but it IS possible to combine great scores with great people. In fact, I'd wager a guess that the majority of us fit in that category, whether you feel comfortable admitting it or not. You all are amazing, regardless of the fleece status.
Thursday, March 09, 2006 -- 01:49:59 (EST)
Name: Dose of "Reality"
My only problem with bribes is that we're sending it to the wrong people. It's not a good use of funds to bribe incoming students. Sending the money or gifts directly to the editor of the USNews rankings is a much better strategy. We all know the rankings artificially change every year, so it's not like the people there have any ethical standards.
It's like, why strain your orbicularis oris on an intern's gluteus maximus when your attending is filling out your evaluation?
Wednesday, March 08, 2006 -- 16:38:38 (EST)
Name: Sunny
While everyone's ideas sound good and happy, does anyone know of a good way to screen for people who have personalities that will make a "good doctor" (keep in mind the personality of a good pathologist vs pediatrician vs surgeon could be vastly different). Also, I'd wager one of the secondary goals is also to train good academic physicians.......how does that differ possibly from a person who in general will make a good doctor?
I'm sure there have been studies on this. From an EBM prospective, the only study I know of showed that how students work well in groups in m1 year was the best predictor of who will make a "good doctor"....i think the study was from the late 80's early 90's, and I don't know how they defined "good doctor".....anyone want to take a research month m4 year on this?
Heck, does anyone know how to predict who will make a good doctor after m3 year? I hope "number of patients who died while under this student's care" is not a variable, because I'm totally screwed otherwise (i lost count when I hit double digits...months ago)
As one of my friends told me when he was recounting his experiences at internal medicine inteviews this year, "I'm tired of hearing people say at interviews, 'well, while i was in medical school, i saved an entire country from AIDS.' I mean, I don't know what people at your school do during the 4 years of medical school, but I had to study and try to stay sane.".....so how do you differentiate hyperbole from reality on paper or in an interview......maybe others know......nieve me would think "wow, with all these great applicants, AIDS must no longer be a global threat!"
Just some food for thought...before I go get some food....
Wednesday, March 08, 2006 -- 14:45:09 (EST)
Name: Meredith
I totally agree with Geoff's post. While I am a little bitter that we were part of the class that had to endure implementing the new curriculum and in my opinion, haven't really been thanked for all the changes we've been through and helped improve, I'm not going to get too upset at this point. However, it makes me really sad to think that the med school is valuing top MCAT scores and GPAs as a way to make the school better. No offense to those students who have done great throughout college and med school, I'm sure you'll make great docs, but something has to be said for those students that do good in school but have the personality to really connect with their patients and be great docs, despite how well they performed on exams. I feel that it takes more than just stellar grades to be a great doctor, and I fear that these are the students who aren't going to be pursued and are going to be overlooked in the med schools quest to crack the top 5 :(
Wednesday, March 08, 2006 -- 08:24:09 (EST)
Name: gbarnes
My concern is that they are using a lot of money to try and draw those students with the highest MCAT scores and GPA's instead of focusing on students who will make great doctors because of their people skills. I've always felt that the strength Michigan had over many of the other top programs was that the student body was very personable and knew how to have fun. To me, our ability to mix work and play is the single biggest thing that drew me here over other programs. I hope that we aren't seeing a trend where that is being devalued in order to rise a few places in the rankings.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006 -- 22:38:39 (EST)
Name: Sunny
I for one am not bitter. There are better things to be bitter about in life. I just find it odd that we were the guinea pig class and have gotten the least in terms of gifts and stuff when our class was admitted even though I doubt the admissions suddenly stumbled upon a chunk of change after our year. Considering our class had to be convinced to come here pretty much on the people and michigan name alone and no knowledge of what we were getting ourselves into, you would think we would have gotten the most stuff to overcome and 2nd thoughts.
I too want to endow crazy scholarships someday (esp at places where alums paid part of my tuition), but I've realized already the list of organizations I want to donate to is growing and I have yet to graduate. This is a bad sign. For example, if I want to keep Clifford the Big Red Dog on TV, should I donate to public television? Because lets face it, clifford rules.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006 -- 07:31:51 (EST)
Name: nbehnke
when i'm rich and famous (in my next life, perhaps, as it's not lookin to be this one) i'm going to give incentives to the average medical students. we all know the superstars will get all this money and fleeces and stethoscopes and ipods and whatnot regardless, so i'm going to make an endowment for those med students off waitlists, or with average MCATS or who are in the middle of their medschool class or who have one leg shorter than the other. that way they'll feel they're as valued as the superstars. and they'll get a bit of financial help along the way, REGARDLESS of the financial status of their parents, because no matter how much money some kids' parents make on paper, we all know they don't always pay for medical school.
bitter? admittedly yes, a little. but hey - i'm grateful for my medical education here nonetheless and am quite satisfied with it. after all, i DID choose to come here and incur this $170K debt (fleeceless and average and all) rather than take a less pricey option elsewhere.
cheers :)
ps for my endowment application you will have to submit a personal dancing video. or a world domination proposal. or make me dessert. be on the lookout. ;)
Monday, March 06, 2006 -- 23:47:29 (EST)
Name: sparky
ben, I think the big complaint is that tangible items are being given out that prove how much the admissions office wanted a kid to come. if it's common knowledge that the "favorite" kids get fleeces, and you're walking around campus with your fleece, that's a sign to your classmates that you're one of "those people." and that's not a particularly good way to build camaraderie (i know my english major is dying when I can't spell that word anymore). there's something nice that, when we step into this class we're all pretty much on equal footing, and it doesn't matter if you were the last kid off the wait list or the first kid offered admission in october or whatever. and with fleeces and mugs and all that junk, there's a little bit of that lost. at some point in our lives, it'd be nice if we could all stop competing against each other so much. and while for kids who want to go into more competitive specialties, that probably isn't true, to some degree, just being a kid at a great med school should mean you should be able to just do your thing and turn out okay. of course, it doesn't, but we should at least be able to live in that cloud for a year or two before we hit the wards and realize that most people stopped maturing around the 8th grade or so.
Monday, March 06, 2006 -- 23:14:51 (EST)
Name: Ben
I like voicing the alternate opinion:
There has always been marked bitterness in our class towards the incentives the Admissions Office uses to attract prospective students. What's wrong with incentives? Although I have heard complaints about the full merit-based scholarships (Dean's Scholars), I've never heard anyone reject the concept of merit-based scholarships on principle. How is a fleece or an iPod any different from that, aside from the fact that it costs less?
Personally, I think it's great that UM can use material resources to attract the best students in the country. The long-standing undergraduate Ivy League policy of no-merit-based-scholarships was instituted to prevent Ivys from stealing students from one another; I can tell you with confidence that at Cornell, a great but albeit second-tier Ivy, I *never* met a student that got into Harvard or Yale but picked Cornell instead. That, however, is something that can be said of the UM undergraduate campus. It can also be said that our class has students who were attracted to UM over higher-ranked schools because of financial incentives.
I have a theory that Michigan is a great school not because of great teaching, but because it starts with great students. We all came here with a minimum of 20 years of life experience demonstrating excellence, I don't think the subsequent 4 is the most influential factor determining the kind of doctors we become. And although it may or may not be Michigan that makes us who we are...what we are does determine what the rest of the world thinks of Michigan. The way I see it, material incentives help us attract the best students, and the best students make us a better school. Is it such a crime to use part of our budget to make Michigan better?
As a final point, can we all take a step back and recognize how moronic it is bunching up our panties about fleeces and iPods? For an education worth $120,000, fretting about a $50 fleece is like arguing with the car salesman about whether your Mercedes comes with a free Happy Meal.
If it attracts prospective students, great. But if you didn't get one, how long are you gonna cry about receiving a coveted privilege but not being asked, "would you like fries with that?"
Monday, March 06, 2006 -- 22:22:20 (EST)
Name: nbehnke
damn, and all i got was some fat pastel chalk and pointed towards a sidewalk.
Monday, March 06, 2006 -- 21:50:08 (EST)
Name: MrPibb
"Of note, the incoming M1 class will be required to purchase laptops before starting in August"?
Anyone else read that to mean:
Prospective students we really want will receive free laptops, courtesy of MCAS?
Oh, and 2nd tier students will get iPods.
3rd tier students get Etch-A-Sketches.
Monday, March 06, 2006 -- 21:48:34 (EST)
Name: MrPibb
Official line on the Smoker video is that it's not to be posted on the internet. That's not to say that there aren't copies out there...
Sunday, March 05, 2006 -- 16:46:54 (EST)
Name: Disenchanted
"So, is med school really all it's cracked up to be?"
Dear MeMeMe,
No dude, it's so much worse.
Think Navy Seals meets 7th grade and you got the picture. But the light at the end of the tunnel is tempting and we keep letting ourselves get flogged to try and get closer.... closer to the light....
Sunday, March 05, 2006 -- 12:21:22 (EST)
Name: jid
I agree, that commercial needs to at least be uploaded to the comment ground
and steve- strong work with the dancing- you have once again refilled kags' spank bank
Saturday, March 04, 2006 -- 21:16:24 (EST)
Name: the michigan difference
anyone know how we can get a digital copy of that "Michigan Difference" commercial from the Smoker this year?
Friday, March 03, 2006 -- 07:56:53 (EST)
Name: swarnick
I know this link is childish, but I had to laugh, even though shoulder dystocia is not too funny.
Our comment ground has been kind of lame as of late.
Monday, February 27, 2006 -- 01:33:03 (EST)
Name: link to free pdf
https://services.aamc.org/Publications/showfile.cfm?file=version55.pdf&prd_id=146&prv_id=172&pdf_id=55
Sunday, February 26, 2006 -- 17:32:51 (EST)
Name: jid
AAMC guide to the match is now available for free as a pdf
Sunday, February 26, 2006 -- 03:01:39 (EST)
Name: Smoking Popes
Where can we buy tickets to the Smoker? My rotation this month isn't at the U.
Thursday, February 16, 2006 -- 19:10:56 (EST)
Name:
I thought the pda is only able to read up to 1gb...
Thursday, February 16, 2006 -- 15:41:09 (EST)
Name: PDA Jones
Not that anyone cares, but Dell has a 2GB SD card (great for your PDA) for 63 dollars.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=a0470388
Thursday, February 09, 2006 -- 23:45:14 (EST)
Name: MeMeMe
So, is med school really all it's cracked up to be?
Tuesday, February 07, 2006 -- 18:11:59 (EST)
Name: Gina --
Email: gbane
Anyone know where we can get the breast exam checklist? I looked on the portal and on the MedStudents website under CCA, etc. and couldn't find it. If not, I guess I'll just wing it. Thanks!
Friday, February 03, 2006 -- 09:44:24 (EST)
Name: kmart --
Email: kmartel@umich.edu
hey ben, can you email me about how to password-protect websites?
thanks.
Thursday, February 02, 2006 -- 17:47:43 (EST)
Name: Simon
From our friends up north...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 -- 20:10:41 (EST)
Name: jschreck
i'm shocked that WV has so few sunny days - it never seemed that gloomy growing up. oh well, at least my hometown (charleston - 65) beat out omkar's (elkins - 49).
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 -- 16:10:35 (EST)
Name:
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/6874/stutter230qa.jpg
Monday, January 30, 2006 -- 22:27:00 (EST)
Name: liz
If you're fantasizing about sunnier places like me you might like this site:
http://members.cox.net/weller43/sunshine.htm
I think I may use it for ranking residencies...
Can you believe we only get about a week more sun than Seattle? And we're damn colder. God Michigan sucks this time of year (and I can say that, since I grew up here).
Sunday, January 29, 2006 -- 14:51:41 (EST)
Name: e
has anyone used that AAMC career devt website they emailed us about? if so, is it any good? if so, anyone have the password handy? (that's a lot of "ifs"--sorry!) thanks!
Saturday, January 28, 2006 -- 12:09:23 (EST)
Name: iLost my mug m1 year
At least my 3% tuition hike subsidizes scholarships and not Lichter's retirement fund Apple stock. BTW, won't desirable applicants already have video iPods a year from now? Lots of schools give laptops-we should offer post-step 1 trips to Hawaii.
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 -- 19:57:29 (EST)
Name:
http://www.kyotokagaku.com/products_medi_male.html
http://www.kyotokagaku.com/products_medi_saku.html
http://www.kyotokagaku.com/products_medi_dres.html
http://www.kyotokagaku.com/products_medi_pes.html
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 -- 07:36:01 (EST)
Name: Geoff --
Email: gbarnes@umich.edu
Anyone have an extra copy of PreTest Peds that I can borrow for the next month or so? Let me know - thanks!!
Monday, January 23, 2006 -- 20:25:25 (EST)
Name: Danielle --
Email: dwroblew
does anyone know if the neonatology month is solely in the NICU thus qualifying for the ICU requirement? I'm stuck at Beaumont and very out of the loop. thanks!
Monday, January 23, 2006 -- 16:45:35 (EST)
Name: joeljz
Swarnicky, they put the same crack in the buffalo chicken salad that they put in our patients' veins on call nights to get them to come in for admissions... both are powerful drugs my friend destined to ruin our very being.
Monday, January 23, 2006 -- 10:20:48 (EST)
Name: your mom from the VA
Video Ipods are awesome, for me to poop on.
Monday, January 23, 2006 -- 07:57:50 (EST)
Name: sparky
from talking to admin folks about the ipods, it seems like a near done deal. it's all just a matter of what useless crap besides episodes of Lost they'll put on there.
Monday, January 23, 2006 -- 00:43:35 (EST)
Name: YOUR MOM
KOBE!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, January 22, 2006 -- 23:51:52 (EST)
Name: Dixie Deep
Fleeces? Mugs? Did I miss something? What about stethescopes and ipods?
I'm convinced the "Educational Video Ipod" is just a ploy to attract kids. Because streaming video and internet access everywhere you turn just isn't enough.....
Sunday, January 22, 2006 -- 19:38:58 (EST)
Name: screwed
and the MSTP-ers got to register first because why? did i miss something?
Sunday, January 22, 2006 -- 18:57:36 (EST)
Name: i shot kennedy
nevermind the whole "let's give some kids fleeces and some kids mugs so the fleece kids will feel specialer and come here" tactic by the admissions office...
Sunday, January 22, 2006 -- 14:57:47 (EST)
Name: swarnick
My Michigan Conspiracy is that they put crack in the buffalo chicken "salad" in order to make me spend money on it and get fat off the greasy goodness. Mmmmmm........
Saturday, January 21, 2006 -- 22:10:05 (EST)
Name: sparky
hammer, i've been in a bit michigan conspiracy theory mood myself lately... maybe we should write a book...
Friday, January 20, 2006 -- 17:35:28 (EST)
Name: Reid
MSTP'ers registered already.
Thursday, January 19, 2006 -- 22:34:48 (EST)
Name: JC
dude, how the hell is that happening? i'm in call right now, and freakin' freakin' out! somebody out there better speak up.
Thursday, January 19, 2006 -- 21:26:54 (EST)
Name: hammer
I like how if you look at the M4 schedule page, some people have already signed up for stuff--4 days before the first scheduling session. How typical of this place...
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 -- 12:24:28 (EST)
Name: Kags
Watching the NFL playoff games over the weekend, something occurred to me:
You might be watching too much Michigan football if...
You're shocked when a team chooses to pass on 3rd and 5.
Sunday, January 15, 2006 -- 18:37:05 (EST)
Name: Gina --
Email: gbane
I tried to get CPRS access from home and e-mailed Dr. Moseley (he was the contact given me) for a signature on the access form and he said he didn't think we could get it and said he'd forward my request to someone. I never heard from that someone, so I'm not sure if we can still get access.....
Sunday, January 15, 2006 -- 14:21:43 (EST)
Name: Hil
If you're as sick as I am of getting stupid credit card offers in the mail, call 1-888-5-OPT-OUT and just follow the prompts and they will all magically stop... glad I did.
Friday, January 13, 2006 -- 07:35:51 (EST)
Name: Steve's Mom --
Email: infromator@yomamma.com
Yo,
I heard from a little bird that if you get CPRS at home you also get total access to all the CPRS links - UpToDate being just one of them!
It's almost worth the government hassle to get it.
I guess the VA isn't trying to "prove a point" by withholding Up to Date from people who need it.
Monday, January 09, 2006 -- 23:18:30 (EST)
Name: MSB
I just wanted to interject: Nurses need love and respect too.
Monday, January 09, 2006 -- 07:19:39 (EST)
Name: gbarnes
May 11, 2007
Thursday, January 05, 2006 -- 23:47:24 (EST)
Name: JZ
Hey, I don't feel like counting backwards from the countdown clock... what is the graduation date again? It seems to have been taken off the website... thanks...
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 -- 20:24:28 (EST)
Name: Ben
Yeah.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005 -- 17:02:44 (EST)
Name: Dreamer
Has the count down clock been updated for the new graduation date?
Monday, December 05, 2005 -- 21:24:42 (EST)
Name: JZ
Hey Hong... Dec 30th... your boys and my boys. Be there. And don't bring a defense... they're not needed in this shootout.
Monday, December 05, 2005 -- 20:37:37 (EST)
Name: Simon
Regarding confusion in the OR (seen posted online):
Me: "Excuse me doctor, I'm the new student here. Do you know where the lockers are?"
Scrub tech: "I'm not a damn doctor, you moron!"
Me: "Oh sorry. You over there, could you get me some coffee?"
Surgeon: "I AM the damn doctor, and you just bought yourself an extra night of call, newbie!"
Me: "eek."
Scrub nurse: "Hey you, get over here and put this patient under already."
Me: "I'm not an anesthesiologist."
Scrub nurse: "No, I was talking to him."
Scrub tech: "I'm not one either, you moron!"
Scrub nurse: "Don't make me slap you."
CRNA: "I'm here to do your patient."
Typical jerk: "Hey! You are just a NURSE! Only a REAL M.D. should be serving as anesthesiologist!"
Surgeon: "Well, I'm a D.O. Will you let me perform the bowel resection, or would you like to do it with your vast pre-med experience?"
Jerk: "... I'll be quiet now."
Surgeon: "You! I'll be seeing you naked later!"
Me: "I'm your student, not your nurse. And I'm male."
Surgeon: "... damn your surgical mask."
Scrub tech: "So if you're the surgeon, who's in there doing the operation?"
Guy in OR: "Don't ask me what's going on! I'm another PATIENT!"
Saturday, December 03, 2005 -- 21:35:49 (EST)
Name: mikehong
for clarification i meant the ucla football team. the bowl game should be a joy to watch.
Saturday, December 03, 2005 -- 21:34:20 (EST)
Name: mikehong
for what it's worth, the kentucky basketball team probably has a better run defense than ucla's.
Saturday, December 03, 2005 -- 14:22:31 (EST)
Name: sparky (infected with RAGE)
I've never been so ashamed of my Cats before. UNC is approximately the second most pisspoor team in the NCAA, may be in all of sportdom. But my Cats just moved up to number one in the jackass poll.
Saturday, December 03, 2005 -- 03:25:51 (EST)
Name: Ben
Some days I actually feel useful.
Thursday, December 01, 2005 -- 12:57:25 (EST)
Name: nbehnke
any suggestions for a good book to use on psych? i'm starting it on monday and i have no idea what's useful/worthless.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005 -- 23:13:16 (EST)
Name: Dukie Hater
I hate Duke. They get all the calls in their favor.
Monday, November 28, 2005 -- 21:10:13 (EST)
Name: 2009!
I hate the 2009 class less now. Click the link!
Sunday, November 27, 2005 -- 14:30:57 (EST)
Name: Matt Z
More PDA softare for primary care: You can download a program to give you the US Preventative Services recommendations by age and gender (e.g. The US PSTF strongly recommends cercical cancer screening in sexually active 24 year old women) at http://pda.ahrq.gov/index.html This site also has a calculator to predict mortality from community aquired pneumonia. Keep more in your PDA and less in your head.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 -- 11:54:25 (EST)
Name: mikehong
diamond grills
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 -- 10:18:58 (EST)
Name: sparky
danielle and I are mph'ing it (if I ever turn in my @#$# application), kiran is likely going abroad, aashoo is probably doing research... just the ones i know so far.
go class of 2008 :0) blah, miss you guys already :0(
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 -- 20:36:54 (EST)
Name: tanya --
Email: twansom
hey, this is off topic, but who all is taking a year off next year? i wanna know who i can be friends with after i come back :)
Monday, November 21, 2005 -- 21:25:07 (EST)
Name: Kags
Shlafer, our time will come again. Just wait.
Shouldn't you be out burning cars in celebration or something?
And what's with the language? I don't think you're setting a very good example for us innocent, impressionable M3's.
Monday, November 21, 2005 -- 18:36:41 (EST)
Name: Shlafer --
Email: mshlafer@umich.edu
Dave, you dick... Who the hell won the game ... again... this year?
S
Monday, November 21, 2005 -- 17:05:04 (EST)
Name: ATL Deep --
Email: http://www.brookwoodhighschool.net/
Yup........Rick Barry ran the tournament and taught me history for 2.5 years........I used to score those tournaments for extra credit in the years of 1997 and 1998.....actually, Mr. Barry was a lot like you Sparky.....liberal, with a beard, and from the south.....
But don't get confused, I myself wasn't a nerd-bowler. I was a debater/orator.......the other nerd activity.......except with a lot shaddier characters and illicit drug use.
Sunday, November 20, 2005 -- 21:16:16 (EST)
Name: sparky
sunny, you went to brookwood? that's funny, i had one of those nerd-camp quiz bowl tournaments there once...
Sunday, November 20, 2005 -- 20:08:57 (EST)
Name: GT Deep --
Email: www.ramblingwreck.com
Heck ya!
Consider
Teams with with more than 1 win over top ten teams this season: USC (2), Auburn (2), Georgia Tech (2)
ACC teams with more conference wins than GT: Virginia Tech
Next Victim: Saturday 8pm at Bobby Dodd Stadium at historic Grant Field-UGA
Other games to watch Saturday 6/8pm (regional coverage): Brookwood H.S. vs Dacula H.S. in state semi-finals
and yes, where I come from you follow and attend your high school's football games well past graduation. The real problem is, I won't be able to attend the state finals game Dec 2, which I've done every other time we've made it.
Sunday, November 20, 2005 -- 10:42:46 (EST)
Name: JZ
Rebel Deep, nice win over the hated U.
Thursday, November 17, 2005 -- 19:26:59 (EST)
Name: Dave
I love it when you talk shit Shlaf, mostly because I remember what happened to Ohio State the last time you did that. Keep it coming!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 21:52:00 (EST)
Name: Shlafer --
Email: mshlafer@umich.edu
How are you dudes (and dudettes) doing?
I tried to find the student web pages to post my usual end of the term comments to the M1s and M2s, but couldn't find their pages.
Wanted to tell them that Ohio State was going to kick some Wolverine ass this weekend, but couldn't find the place to send that message succinctly.
Don't they have any "Comment Ground?" Are the incoming classes just weenier and weenier? Gosh, you folks are starting to look good.
S
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 18:54:38 (EST)
Name: Kags
Laugh now JJ, but Zook is actually recruiting a pretty decent class for Illinois. Maybe in a couple years we'll be able to beat Indiana again.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 18:40:51 (EST)
Name: jz
This weekend is also an I L L, I L .... oooops, we suck
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 16:58:37 (EST)
Name: Kags
This Saturday's game is a Blue Out. So don't wear maize, don't wear red, don't wear your pretty purple jacket. WEAR BLUE so we can intimidate those damn sophomores, juniors, and seniors at Ohio State!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 13:58:55 (EST)
Name: sparky
hey joel, i don't have a sister. so THERE!!!
dude, there's no hostility here. there's just ABSURD LEVELS OF SARCASM!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
i think hammer knows i love him. or at least think he's pretty darn swell. or at least that i have shitty aim, even with a shot gun.
steve spurrier is still a nut sack.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 01:38:20 (EST)
Name: mikehong
Sounds like the deepster's been smoking the cigaweed at the VA
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 00:28:56 (EST)
Name: Hammer
It's true...I am trying to end my life.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 -- 00:06:50 (EST)
Name: Dirty South Deep
VA call is livin' the dream....no sleep....capping every night. I just think it should be q2 for students next year because i don't think the IM experience is intense enough. I love phlebotomy. With fangs like these during pm blood draws, who needs a needle? As for IM gunners, I wish I could be an IM gunner but its been a while since I shot a gun, and I fear I might shoot myself in the foot.....calipers on the other hand......that's a true internist's weapon.......
Sundeep.....part of the Gold Team's legendary Team Deep.....another milestone at UMMS
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 -- 21:38:59 (EST)
Name: JZ
nah, that redneck with the shotgun will be too busy to go after Hammer because he'll either be busy hunting deer or busy with his sister.
And who says call at the VA doesn't rock?
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 -- 21:12:49 (EST)
Name: Another opinion
Wow, the hostility on the message board has been through the roof these days. I guess we all should have seen it coming now that the surg gunner tracks are in the OR scutting it up and the IM gunner tracks are learning the joys of the VA and call that entails no sleeping. Before you know there will be dozens of dead bodies lining Ford Auditorium...if only it could include that annoying schmuck who sent out the Dukie-loving email. I would be so happy.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 -- 20:19:25 (EST)
Name: sparky
it's nice to see hammer try to get himself killed by a redneck with a shotgun (or at least i'm sure i can find one when i go home for thanksgiving).
Tuesday, November 15, 2005 -- 15:39:01 (EST)
Name: nbehnke
kags - i'm with ya on the napping. or obsessively trying to improve my freecell score. yes. i'm lame. :P
Monday, November 14, 2005 -- 21:19:39 (EST)
Name: Hammer
It's awesome to see him handle the over-rated SEC teams though.
Monday, November 14, 2005 -- 19:43:43 (EST)
Name: sparky
steve spurrier is a nut sack.
Sunday, November 13, 2005 -- 20:00:31 (EST)
Name: Kags
I don't see why people hate on seminar so much; especially post-call it's such a great napping opportunity.
Hmmm, I guess the average person isn't nearly as adept or comfortable at sleeping sitting up, or upside down, or whatever position possible like I am.
On a side note, with all that football going on Saturday, it was great to see that long-standing University of Florida paternity suit settled: Steve Spurrier is in fact their daddy.
Sunday, November 13, 2005 -- 10:47:06 (EST)
Name: nbehnke
ah, yes. anonymous whiners = bad.
however, i have to agree a bit. people who don't use an "indoor voice" even close to a whisper while still having conversations throughout seminar = also bad. repeat cell phone offenders = also bad.
Saturday, November 12, 2005 -- 21:33:54 (EST)
Name: JZ
And it's always the same people with their phones on... but I won't go there... Caesar! Alefiyah! Bacha! Ok fine, so Bacha has his on vibrate usually...
Saturday, November 12, 2005 -- 15:55:00 (EST)
Name: Hil
JZ=Joel??!! Wow I'm ridiculous!!!!
Friday, November 11, 2005 -- 23:02:13 (EST)
Name: sparky
didn't we get rid of anonymous whiners ages ago? geez, like M1 year all over again...
it's not like that cell phone ring was distracting someone from some sort of learning experience... i mean, if it woke you up from a good nap, i can see being pissed, but otherwise, geez...
Friday, November 11, 2005 -- 20:18:15 (EST)
Name: Pizzaman
Friday, November 11, 2005 -- 16:56:17 (EST)
Name: can you hear me now
take one chill pill per os pro re nata
Friday, November 11, 2005 -- 16:51:13 (EST)
Name: sick of it
for god's sake, turn off your fucking phones during seminars!!!
no, we all don't want to be there, and yes, we all would rather be at the dentist than a friday seminar, but turn off your phone and just go to sleep! don't have a conversation we all can hear perfectly well even when sitting across the room. don't leave your phone on. just go to sleep or something!
Thursday, November 10, 2005 -- 23:20:36 (EST)
Name: joeljz
It wasn't Jodi... it was Joel. Drip Drip.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005 -- 06:07:12 (EST)
Name: Hil
JODI!! I thought you of all people would get the sarcasm dripping from that comment (esp in the midst of surgery)! in any case doesn't step 1 seem like forever ago?
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 -- 20:23:38 (EST)
Name: JZ
Because studying for the Boards is taking time off...
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 -- 19:18:41 (EST)
Name: Hil
swarnick, why you whining? didn't we just get like 6 weeks off in April???!!!!
Tuesday, November 08, 2005 -- 00:00:50 (EST)
Name: swarnick
I still want to be a doctor, I still want to be a doctor, I still want to be a doctor...just trying to keep motivated and convince myself. Here's to everyone feeling the effects of our January-December marathon year!
Thanksgiving is coming soon........
Monday, November 07, 2005 -- 21:48:31 (EST)
Name: JZ
Kags you da man... thanks for the cookies yo
Sunday, November 06, 2005 -- 10:21:21 (EST)
Name: mikehong
After all those come from behind wins and the quick start... I just hope the Bruins' season doesn't end as ugly as the Dodgers' season. Go Lakers?
Sunday, November 06, 2005 -- 09:35:20 (EST)
Name: Kags
Or this...
Sunday, November 06, 2005 -- 07:06:22 (EST)
Name: Pauldeep
Hong at least is wasn't as big of an utter beatdown as this.
Saturday, November 05, 2005 -- 23:14:15 (EST)
Name: JZ
Ouch Hong... I'm sorry man.
Thursday, October 27, 2005 -- 18:54:14 (EDT)
Name: iBee
Using Careweb with any browser, i.e not IE, good for Macs:
1) (if not in UMHS network) Log on to Level 1
http://fwtc-o.med.umich.edu:950/
2) http://carewebwe.med.umich.edu/
Step 2 will give you the pop-up saying "Careweb only for IE explore blah," but it's essentially bypassed and won't close your window. Sweet....
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 -- 17:47:10 (EDT)
Name: Stifler
you know youre getting old when the MILF's are younger than you
Sunday, October 23, 2005 -- 12:20:37 (EDT)
Name: Derek Kuhl Richardson --
Email: dkrichar@umich.edu
I've been aching for some Gelb all year and it's finally time! Wondering if anyone gots some Neuro and wants some OB/GYN books for this next month--get back to me at dkrichar@umich.edu. I'd throw in some Internal Med books but I may need those for "Remedial Medicine 101" come springtime...
Friday, October 21, 2005 -- 15:16:55 (EDT)
Name: Sunny
if you ever find yourself bored on your peds rotation and bored, you can play this game : http://msig.med.utah.edu/boardgame/
I didn't use it, but one of you might......
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 -- 21:34:00 (EDT)
Name: DemiGod
I found this link while trying to remember how to draw the brachial plexus. Why did Dr. Gelb teach it this way? Maybe it's too simple this way...
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/15/brachial_plex_how_to.pdf
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 -- 08:57:23 (EDT)
Name: Danielle --
Email: dfritze
Hey, anyone selling hockey tix for this weekend? Or have suggestions as to how I might snag some? My brother is coming to check out UM undergrad and I'd love to show him a bit of the spirit of Michigan...
Sunday, October 16, 2005 -- 17:45:25 (EDT)
Name: Kags
So yesterday at the game there were some M4's standing behind us, and after a particularly tough run by Michael Hart one of them yelled out 'Strong work!'
I think the concept of 'strong work' is too strongly a part of medical culture all over the country, to fight it is hopeless. In the coming years when we become interns and then senior residents and then attendings, we too shall heartily say 'strong work' to those under us in the hierarchy.
Sunday, October 16, 2005 -- 10:43:02 (EDT)
Name: Anti-stress
Release some stress before the exams next week...
http://www.yeeguy.com/freefall
Friday, October 14, 2005 -- 09:43:06 (EDT)
Name: nbehnke
steve - i vote for "nice ass."
Thursday, October 13, 2005 -- 20:56:40 (EDT)
Name: swarnick
"Strong work" Nicole. Now I want to jump off of my roof for saying that. Anybody want to pen a new catch phrase to replace strong work? Please?
Thursday, October 13, 2005 -- 17:18:33 (EDT)
Name: mikehong
only 581 days left
Thursday, October 13, 2005 -- 00:27:02 (EDT)
Name: Meredith
Nice Nicole...I appreciate that reference! Just remember to NOT eat lunch before the coma video or else!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 -- 22:46:07 (EDT)
Name: nbehnke
"don't wear blue, don't wear red, don't wear your pretty purple jacket... wear maize"
"you can pick up your parking passes between 9:30 and 10am. don't come before 9:30. don't come after 10."
gee dave, you know who YOU sound like! ;) heehee
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 -- 19:21:56 (EDT)
Name: DWenz
This Saturday's game is a Maize Out. So don't wear blue, don't wear red, don't wear your pretty purple jacket. WEAR MAIZE so we can intimidate those damn freshmen at Penn State!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 -- 17:25:53 (EDT)
Name: Cubs Fan
I don't know what is worse... not making the playoffs or making the playoffs every year for 15 or whatever odd years and only coming away with one World Series title. But I suppose neither matters compared to watching the Yankees lose (F New York) and watching the Red Sox lose (shut the f up you loud-mouthed Red Sox "nation" jerkies)
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 -- 17:23:18 (EDT)
Name: Suga Suga
Steve's Mom is among the bottom 10... of 10 most bootylicious bottoms!!!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 -- 15:43:28 (EDT)
Name: Sunny
RE Michigan according to Espn's bottom 10: The Sugababes sum up the Wolverines' season to date nicely in "In the Middle": "I'm caught up in the middle. Jumping through the riddle. I'm falling just a little tonight (uh-huh). Cos everybody's making trouble. Someone's burst their bubble."
Being compared to a sugababes song....that is low.
As for the braves.....does anyone else in baseball have a farm system good enough to start 8 rookies during teh season and make the playoffs, not to mention having a rookie come into a key situation to pitch in a must win game?......talk about crazy....you know its bad when a 3rd year player who platoons at a field position is called a "Vetern of the team"-SS
Sunday, October 09, 2005 -- 21:46:15 (EDT)
Name: mikehong
Good game by Northwestern and Penn State also.
Braves and Astros hitters suck ass.
Sunday, October 09, 2005 -- 21:42:59 (EDT)
Name: mikehong
Good game. One team had to win, this time it was the Bruins. Could have gone either way. Much more entertaining than the snoozer at the Big House consisting of 1) run up the middle 2) incomplete pass 3) 3 yard pass on 3rd and long 4) missed field goals.
Sunday, October 09, 2005 -- 21:26:41 (EDT)
Name: sparky
and with Pettway suspended for shite grades, looks like Amaker the Underachiever will preserve UM hoops mediocrity.
Sunday, October 09, 2005 -- 19:20:09 (EDT)
Name: JJ
...and you thought you were moving up in the world.
Sunday, October 09, 2005 -- 05:01:23 (EDT)
Name: Kags
Ah, a school football team heading towards a bowl-less season. I feel like I'm back at Illinois.
Saturday, October 08, 2005 -- 22:03:07 (EDT)
Name: gramps
I've had a handful of people ask where to get a silicone cover like I have on my axim, so I thought I'd post the info here. You can search e-bay with "silicone x30" or search Froogle similarly (sort by price -> $14+s&h). Keeps the darn thing in my pocket and gives it a little bounce if it falls, but there’s no protection for the screen.
Thursday, October 06, 2005 -- 18:26:18 (EDT)
Name: sparky
nevermind the health care system. why is med school so messed up? I have a Neurology evaluation from an attending I never even met. As in, the week this doctor was on the floor, I was on neurosurgery, and never went to the floor, and have no clue who this person is. But yet my evaluation says "works well with team," and "needs to work on clarity of presentation."
i'm pretty sure this needs no further elaboration for absurdity.
Thursday, October 06, 2005 -- 02:33:11 (EDT)
Name: Harry
Why is the healthcare system so messed up? Drug companies that spend more on marketing and lobbying than R&D? Patients who spend more on their iPods and cars than their own bodies? Insurance companies that monopolize and dictate quotas and physician reimbursements? Doctors who overspecialize and charge too much for unnecessary procedures? Other?
Wednesday, October 05, 2005 -- 10:30:37 (EDT)
Name: Matt Z --
Email: mzuckerm
Fun PDA Software:
To play your favorite Nintendo games (including Super Mario) download Pocket Nester at
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/pocketnester.shtml
You can get the ROM Nintendo games from www.vimm.net
There is also a great program for Vaccination schedules, details, and photos of diseases (to motivate vaccinations) from the CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/child-schedule.htm
Has anyone found a PocketPC program to calculate weight/height percentiles?
Monday, October 03, 2005 -- 00:03:44 (EDT)
Name: Hil
Sorry, Czaja is right... looks like graduation is 5/18/07, but according to my schedule that's still "tentative".
Thursday, September 29, 2005 -- 21:47:56 (EDT)
Name: Vince
Cut cut cut!
Thursday, September 29, 2005 -- 19:35:23 (EDT)
Name: Meredith
hahaha, swarnick, nice reply! Wish I would have come up with that one myself :)
Thursday, September 29, 2005 -- 17:03:03 (EDT)
Name: sparky
swarnick, you just made my low fat organic chocolate milk squirt out my nose.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 -- 19:11:21 (EDT)
Name: swarnick
The Bible.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 -- 23:44:55 (EDT)
Name: Albert --
Email: ackim@umich.edu
Hey, anybody know what books are best for the surgery rotation?
Sunday, September 25, 2005 -- 10:50:54 (EDT)
Name: Ben
You can get a 30-day free pass to UpToDate for each e-mail address you have:
1. Go to UpToDate and lookup any topic. You'll probably have to be on campus to do this.
2. In the upper right hand corner of the page, click the link called "email this to a colleague."
3. Check the box: "Please include a one-time, complimentary, 30-day guest pass to UpToDate along with the topic review."
4. Whatever e-mail address you put in will get a password good for 30 days.
Also, I thought this would be an opportune time to introduce the URL function in the new form for the Message Board. If you put a URL in the URL field when posting a message, it hyperlinks your name to that URL. As a demonstration, you can click my name and it will take you to UpToDate.
Sunday, September 25, 2005 -- 09:01:47 (EDT)
Name: Hil
Before JZ gets back from Madison I just had to remind everyone of www.badgerbadgerbadger.com If you're still sulking about the game and Henne's great fall wasn't enough to make you smile just check out the link... Hopefully we'll all be feeling better next Saturday.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 -- 04:09:53 (EDT)
Name: mikehong
it's on the upper left. you might be confused due to the insanely high number. only six hundred and three days left
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 -- 21:24:17 (EDT)
Name: sparky
seriously, where's that countdown clock? is ben on surgery or something?
Sunday, September 18, 2005 -- 22:32:01 (EDT)
Name: GW Bush
I'm the president. The US of A President. I suck at my job.
Thursday, September 15, 2005 -- 21:04:27 (EDT)
Name: Website
I'm a website. I'm the M3 class website. I suck at life.
Thursday, September 15, 2005 -- 21:03:55 (EDT)
Name: M1
My life is hard. I'm an M1. I'm so busy. I have to complain about spam.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 -- 08:37:14 (EDT)
Name: Czaja
Yo -- May 15, 2007 is a Tuesday. Would that be right? I thought EMiddle told me it was May 18, which is a Friday.
Thursday, September 08, 2005 -- 19:12:02 (EDT)
Name: sparky
and a separate one for those of us taking next year off to do public health/research/smoke crack.
Thursday, September 08, 2005 -- 08:07:21 (EDT)
Name: Hil
It's May 15, 2007. Not that I'm counting the days, but if I were, maybe Ben could help me with a countdown clock like the M4s have on their website.
Just kidding...although I do think it'd be funny if we had one a full 2 years ahead of time!
Tuesday, September 06, 2005 -- 20:21:57 (EDT)
Name: Dreamer
Anyone know the date of our graduation?
Friday, September 02, 2005 -- 18:15:04 (EDT)
Name: iBee
Why's everyone so grumpy? Ants in your pants?
Friday, September 02, 2005 -- 18:05:56 (EDT)
Name: Pauld33p
i did your mom at the VA, screw CPRS while we're on the topic
Friday, September 02, 2005 -- 16:40:51 (EDT)
Name: JZ
eat shit and die
Thursday, September 01, 2005 -- 22:35:59 (EDT)
Name: Even another viewpoint
Shutup.
Thursday, September 01, 2005 -- 18:40:25 (EDT)
Name: another viewpoint
maybe they were just trying to be helpful? nothing wrong with that.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005 -- 15:59:35 (EDT)
Name: Fellow VAer
Wow! CPRS gunners...that's so classic UM med school students it's funny. It's enthusiasm like that that I will never be able to match. You don't need CPRS from home. If they bark at you, you're in trouble as a med student...otherwise enjoy the blood draws.
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 -- 14:10:36 (EDT)
Name: VA Med Yellow Team Rocks!
If you have a future rotation at the VA, you could apply for access to CPRS (their version of CareWeb) at home. It takes about 4 weeks to process. And you can get the form at the VA computer help place (phone # 769-4357). Then you can work on your patients, look up labs, all in the comfort of you own home!
Saturday, August 27, 2005 -- 20:43:31 (EDT)
Name: Lumbergh
Dude, does anybody else think that the 40-year old virgin IS Eric Middleton?
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 -- 13:28:07 (EDT)
Name: Karen Fauman --
Email: krfauman@med.umich.edu
Location: Ann Arbor, MI USA
Hey guys, I am selling a big, cushiony couch (I am getting a new one)...I will sell it cheap if you can come get it and haul it away in the next 2-3 days. Does anyone know any new M1s still looking for furniture? It is in good shape and is fairly nice as far as couches go. Email me back at krfauman@med.umich.edu if you are interested.
Monday, August 22, 2005 -- 21:45:28 (EDT)
Name: jid --
Email: jdailey
If y'all are looking for something to do during lunch on Wednesday, I'll be presenting the Bioethics Grand Rounds at noon in MCHC Auditorium (take the link across from Wendys to Mott, auditorium is on the left at the end of the hallway). Come watch me get pimped about philosophy in front of a bunch of white coats- always fun to see your peers crash and burn.
Tuesday, August 16, 2005 -- 17:10:04 (EDT)
Name:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/16/health/16dignity.html
Wednesday, August 03, 2005 -- 07:26:48 (EDT)
Name: e
Hey Entree Plus users: Here is the website for adding money to your card.
http://www.housing.umich.edu/services/entree/eplus.html
Apparently, you can get it billed to your student account or pay by check at the offices listed on the website.
Also, it looks like we can use the money at places like the Union bookstore and Espresso Royale? Looks like all the money rolls over if you have leftovers--no need to spend it all on Xmas presents at the starbucks kiosk.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005 -- 11:13:11 (EDT)
Name: Arun --
Email: arunr@med.umich.edu
Location: Ann Arbor , MI USA
2000 Nissan Maxima V6 GLE
Dark Red with Stone Leather Interior – 59K miles
Certified Pre-Owned with EXTENDED WARRANTY
Fully Loaded with options:
Automatic Transmission with Overdrive
Bose Premium Stereo with CD
Cruise control, Power windows, mirrors, seat etc.
AC, Dual Airbags, 4-wheel ABS, Security System
Home-Link Remote Transmitter Garage Opener
Extras:
Nissan Extended Factory Warranty to 72K miles
New Set 4 High-End Bridgestone Turanza Tires
Dealer serviced, all maintenance records available
Excellent Condition $11,650/O.B.O.
Email arunr@med.umich.edu
Or Call 734-434-9787 (leave message)
Sunday, July 31, 2005 -- 19:10:08 (EDT)
Name: Charisa --
Email: charisa_R@hotmail.com
Does anyone have Pretest for OB/Gyn that I may borrow for these next 6 wks?
Sunday, July 31, 2005 -- 17:20:47 (EDT)
Name: Websters
how to learn english grammar and spelling please
Sunday, July 31, 2005 -- 17:07:22 (EDT)
Name: WENDEYS
How to adding monies to MCard? please reply thx.
Sunday, July 31, 2005 -- 16:02:43 (EDT)
Name: iBee
Definitely the blue Pocket Medicine one. Most of the interns carry it or the older black version.
FYI, Dr. Saint (of the Saint-Frances guide) says that they are supposed to come up with a real pocket version of that book. The current one is a bit big for our pockets now. His book is actually pretty good in terms of studying, but the Pocket Medicine one is KEY.
Sunday, July 31, 2005 -- 09:34:22 (EDT)
Name: Aashoo --
Email: tandona
Hey people who took internal med:
Any suggestions on which pocketbook to use? I haven't heard much in terms of which one is good between the ones the previous M3s recommended.
Thursday, July 28, 2005 -- 12:52:33 (EDT)
Name: jid
a bad day for mullets
http://news.yahoo...BhBHNlYwM5NjQ-n
