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		<title>What did I do during M1 summer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer is coming to a close and M2 starts next week.  Over the summer, I went on vacation to the Caribbean, which was a very relaxing time.  I went jet skiing, swimming, sat by the pool, went kayaking, ate a lot and slept a lot.  I left for the islands just after school ended, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=115&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently got an Apple Mobile Me account, and its great!  I can add events like exams, meetings, group study sessions, etc on my computer, and it automatically sends it to my phone and the web, without any need for wires and cables.  I find it very useful; I believe it also syncs your notes, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=111&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>iReason Rx: High school redux</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yup, that&#8217;s what medical school is all about, in social terms.  You will feel like you are in high school, and that pretty much sums it all up.  It all starts with orientation week, when you get to know people during the ethics lectures and the professor introductions.  Then, in the evenings, there are gatherings [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=105&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Administering the survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the IRB application, training, approval, and pre-research preparation (see previous post) has been completed, it comes time to collect data.
This involved, for me, sitting at a desk in a clinic waiting room, with a small sign that encourages volunteers to approach my desk.  When someone does stop by, I would briefly introduce myself and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=102&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing to administer a survey research project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After IRB approval has been obtained, the next step is to set a starting date.  After this, a little preparation is required to start administering the survey at the chosen location.
First, copies of the actual survey needs to be made, along with copies of the informed-consent forms, letters to the staff of the department where [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=97&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Navigating the tangles of the Institutional Review Board (IRB)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my summer (my last official one ever) between M1 and M2 year, I designed a clinical research project where I try to get a better understanding of why or why not, patients tend to exercise. My argument was that understanding this would enable healthcare providers to find different and more effective ways of conveying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=89&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is lecture helpful in medical school?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s the age-old debate among medical students, whether lecture is useful or a waste of time.  Below, I present the major points of both schools of thought, after which I provide my personal experience with the matter.
&#8220;Lecture is useful&#8221; &#8211; People who religiously go to lecture do so, because they either find some benefit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=87&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Things I wish I knew before starting medical school</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Rankings don&#8217;t really matter unless you&#8217;re very serious about research
2. The need to apply earlier than I did (my AMCAS was submitted in August)
3. How expensive the application process would be (cost me close to $3G)
4. How time-consuming the process is (I could have taken an lighter course-load that semester)
5. Applying to your state [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=82&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Those darn pre-med requirements &#8211; are they really necessary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was in college, I could never understand why I needed to know where to draw the little arrows and dots for the Baeyer-Villiger reaction mechanism in organic chemistry, or why I would ever need to know circuits or hydrostatic pressure from physics.  After all, I wanted to practice medicine one day, and I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=72&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is research important?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you wonder if research is important in applying to medical school.  A lot of people will tell you YES, it is important, while others will tell you that you should only conduct research if you find it interesting.
Below is my experience and advice regarding research and its importance.
I was a research assistant during [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ireason.wordpress.com&blog=3768354&post=70&subd=ireason&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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