I feel that whenever I have a story to share from the chronicles of residency or life it is typically an outlandish outlier from the day...

It’s been almost a year since my last blog. Much has happened and in some ways its been a little overwhelming to absorb all the...

We walk many lines in life. Sometimes these lines are well structured with clear and concise paths laid out in simple steps. Sometimes...

If you think about it there is a high probability that you will someday die in the ICU. Unfortunately my month, notably my last two weeks...

The difference between the ICU and the medicine wards is sort of like the difference between making a microwave dinner and preparing a...

Is the answer to the question what I will be when I grow up! Besides last month the last few months haven’t been all that bad. I was on...

After a little over a week of night float I’m thankful to report that the first night was by far the worst night. The work load is really...

For my very last week of med school!! Whoohoo!! I thought I would check out the Behavioral Health unit in the hospital. Palau has one of...

Peleliu marks one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the US armed forces. Peleliu is at the southern end in the Palau archipelago...

Once again I arrived at the Palau hospital on Monday morning with no plan for the week. In a way I’m glad there isn’t a structure...

My week in the Palau hospital clinic started by working with a Doctor named Jonathan who I found out was actually a Pathologist. He was...

Once a month a team from the Palau hospital ventures out to one of the remote islands in the Palau archipelago know as Angaur. They do a...

After an exciting weekend of diving we made our way to our first day at the Palua or Belau national hospital. After riding our bikes...

During hurricane Katrina I kept a journal. I posted this journal on another website and soon enough time forgot about it. By chance I...

The first two weeks of my month on Dermatology I worked in a clinic, which was actually pretty cool. I am kind of an odd ball with...

When I’m out tearing up the streets delivering pizzas on my scooter (or more appropriately put, lawnmower engine with wheels), I have no...

I got a job! Fourth year of med school is just that amazing. When I was in college the most money I made was when I did pizza delivery...

“We have a pulse” These are words that are unfortunately rarely heard more than a few minutes into CPR. When the hospital operator...

By the end of the third week of surgery I had still not seen a good trauma come in. There was one girl who got shot in the leg, but it...

About the second week of trauma surgery I realized that like every other rotation I have been on its pretty hit or miss depending on when...