Pretending... -I like to pretend I'm on Top Chef and plate my mac & cheese beautifully. -I like to pretend that if medicine doesn't work out, I could be a renegade space cowboy on Mal's crew. -I like to pretend I'm Imogen Heap and belt out Hide and Seek. -I like to pretend I'm a penguin and Walk It Out. -I like to pretend I'm in Jethro Tull and play the flute on one foot. -And I definitely pretend all the scut I do is very, very important doctor-y stuff.
-Oh and I can't forget about the hubby & pups...check out the youtube under Dr. Tran!
Music
There's hardly a genre I don't have a few favorites in, but I'm going through this hippie, Lillith fair phase, so when I put in a CD, its Bjork, Kate Havnevik, Imogen Heap, KT Tunstall, Sarah McLachlan, Chantal Kreviazuk, Lucia Micarelli, and Anna Phoebe. When I flip on the radio, its all rap....Eminem, Luda, whatever. And when I'm down, I sing the soundtrack of Jesus Christ Superstar or Hedwig & the Angry Inch.
Movies
Too many to list- here's the top 10: Fifth Element, Princess Bride, Vampire Hunter D, LOTR, Kill Bill, Pirates of the Caribbean, Clerks, Blazing Saddles, Army of Darkness...and any of the Tyler Perry plays!
Television
I don't have TV. I suck. But I try to keep up with House, Grey's, The Office, American Idol, Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Project Runway, and How I Met Your Mother. I miss Trailer Park Boys, Ab Fab, Spaced, Firefly, Rome, Gilmore Girls, and Deadwood.
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
Graduated: 2005
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Biology
Clubs: AMSA, BBB
2001 to 2005
Belleville High School-West
Belleville, IL
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Thespian Troupe, Show Choir, Symphonic Band, National Honor Society
1997 to 2001
Michelle is back in the 'ville get her fellowship on Posted at 1:29 AM Jul 14, 2008 view more
About me: Michelle Hill OMS IV
Current 4th year student and OMM Fellow at KCOM
Former Denver resident
New blog launched: Type B Medicine I'm mainly using myspace for the friends, so if you want to check out my actual blog, its here: Michelle Vs the Med Student
Lessons I learned in 3rd year:
#1--When patients and drug reps ask about where I am in my education, I say I am done with the science part of medicine, sitting in a dark room stuffing my noggin with every bit of medical minutiae I could fit in there. I have moved on to the art portion of medicine, namely gaining the experience of how & when to apply that knowledge. And NO, I am not a fucking intern. Thanks to Gray's Anatomy, thats the only thing people understant about medical education.
#2--Everyone wants to know what you are going to do and the whole story behind the choice. If you don't have the story, you sound flaky. As for what I want to do, I don't know yet. Not surgery. Not anesthesia. Definitely not radiology. Probably not FP, peds, or OB/GYN. I might do something with IM, PM&R, or Psych. Thats all I know.
Other medstudent: “So what do you tell docs you want to be then?”
Me: “Interventional Cardio”
Other medstudent: “Why that?”
Me: “Well if I say anything primary, including IM, I get the speech
about how I’ll never make enough money to pay off my loans. If I say
PM&R, they might ask me why, and all I can say is “I just think it
sounds neat.” If I say Oncology, they’ll ask if there is a story there
and then I have to launch into my mom’s story and its just such a
serious conversation when first meeting someone. So I say IM- Intervent
Cardio, b/c 1) IM is general enough to where whatever the rotation is,
it could apply somehow and they don’t feel like they are wasting their
time teaching me, 2) “Cardio” makes me sound smart, and 3)
“Interventional” b/c they always respect the desire to do billable
procedures.”
#3--The key to preventing burnout is to find humor in your work. Thats probably why I like psych so much. In FP, you get fat old men who won't take care of themselves, but then complain that they hurt all over and want you to fix it. It pisses me off, especially if a rectal exam is involved. But with psych, I find it hard to get mad at someone who is wearing war paint and says they didn't take their meds b/c they crawled away.
Your results: You are Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)
90%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)
85%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)
75%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)
60%
River (Stowaway)
60%
Inara Serra (Companion)
45%
Wash (Ship Pilot)
45%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)
35%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)
30%
A Reaver (Cannibal)
30%
Alliance
5%
Medicine and physical healing are your game, but wooing women isn't a strong suit.
Heck yeah, that sounds great. Let me know when you're getting really close to coming and we'll definitely hang out; do you have transportation from the airport?
