This past week, I attended my first ever Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) conference. It was a joint event with the American Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) ICAAC, a feat that has not been done in recent years. To say I was overwhelmed with the educational options and my senses numbed by the extravagant pharma […]
Sleep Deprivation in Medical Education
Going to Seattle for the SHEA/CDC Training Course proved to be very tiring. I flew JetBlue and had no flight delays or mishaps with the exception of a $7 blanket offer and lack of peanut snacks as someone on the plane had a severe nut allergy. I flew on late night flights to and fro, spent […]
New Infection Control Guidelines
I recently attended the SHEA/CDC Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology in Seattle, WA. It offered hands-on workshops on the fundamental aspects of healthcare epidemiology including epidemic investigation. Not that I now can investigate an outbreak all on my own, but I understand the principles and have a better appreciation of the magnitude of the job […]
The Bovie Smell
The Bovie Smell. This deserves its own post. What is that you may ask? Well, first let’s get technical. The Bovie is an electrosurgical knife created in 1926 by William Bovie. It uses high frequency alternating current to cut through tissues and vessels coagulating blood as it does so to decrease bleeding. It’s a tool […]
Cannot Sleep!
So my Internal Medicine board exam is at daybreak, it’s 3 am, and I have been tossing and turning in bed for the past hour. I cannot say I’m nervous, but obviously my body is telling me otherwise. I cannot sleep! I went to bed at a decent hour, 9 pm, not crazy early, but […]
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