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mudphudder

http://www.mudphudder.com

random thoughts and pearls of an (almost finished) MD/PhD student on medicine, scientific research, and medical training.

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  • menthol opening your congested nasal airway?

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 20:02 in news

    It’s that time of the year again when the dry air irritates your nose and sinuses causing you to feel stuffy.  In all reality, isn’t it always that time of the year?  Allergies, dry air, colds–does it ever end?  I get stuffy a lo...

  • who has a patent?!?!?!

    Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 22:45 in research, patents, md medical student stuff, phd graduate student stuff, md phd student stuff

    Just like you want to know how many NIH grant the guy down the hall has, you’re probably also wondering if he has any patents.  While you toil away at the bench or in the clinic, this dude is probably raking in the dough from his patent on th...

  • an observation

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 06:49 in Personal

    Why is it that when I wear my white doctor’s coat, people call me sir but when I’m wearing jeans and sweatshirt people ask me for an ID when I pay by credit card?  Hmmm…. Although these days I’m not so sure that my white coat...

  • a million stories

    Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 06:27 in Personal

      Have you ever walked down a hospital corridor and looked around?  I mean really look around?  Noticed the scratches, dents and marks on the walls?  The hospital is filled with a million stories.  We turn around patients all the time–peop...

  • here comes more trouble

    Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 16:02 in Personal

      Clinic.  The worst.  Writing H&Ps even worse.  New admits at two minutes before my shift is over–a dagger in my eye.  But the pain is sometimes happily abated when you get a fairly straightforward (from the standpoint of medical hist...

  • at least i’m still a mudphudder

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 19:28 in Personal

      I’m tired.  I’m beat down.  Some days I’m just like, I don’t know.  Some days I don’t know if I’m gonna make it through.  I mean, I’m like 4 months in now, which is good, but there’s at least ano...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Zentastic

5 stars Zentastic

I'm giving this blog a 5 for its very pertinent information when it comes to being an MD/Ph. D (or a graduate student in general).

I'm an M.S. student in an unrelated field, but I'm dating someone who used to work in immunology, so I know enough to see that the information in mudphudder.com can be useful for people in medical research!

Posted: December 26th, 2008 | More Reviews From Zentastic | Report This Comment

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