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Ethan Cheng Thus far this semester, we’ve established that we can write a mean GBM/Hangout Recap and some spicy Hot Takes. In this section of the blog, we want to write about what the writers behind the writing are doing in the blog when they are not writing. This section will essentially be a monthly …
Continue reading "The February Dose: Bullet Journals and Painstaking Imitations"
Abigail Kim Who could predict that about a year ago the COVID-19 outbreak would be declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization? Certainly not me. It’s an understatement to say that 2020 was a tough year. With everyone instructed to quarantine to curb the spread of the virus, it felt as if the …
Marilyn Fisher "Marilyn’s Medical Movie Reviews" is a column that evaluates the representation of the medical field in classic movies (and sometimes television!) Follow along as we learn about the evolution of medicine through film history, challenge some Hollywood stereotypes, and expand your “Must Watch” list! “Psychiatry is a popular, controversial, and widely misunderstood element …
Continue reading "The Lonely Night (1954): Mental Illness Facts or Fiction?"
Garmani Thein “Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.”-Eric Berne Ladies and gentlemen, premeds and non-premeds, welcome to 2021’s first ASMA Game Nighttttttt!!! Tonight’s card will give you back-to-back thrillers, starting off with the underrated and hidden gem Skribbl.io. Following that, we have the main event, a fan favorite, the quarantine heavyweight, …
Continue reading "They Said It Couldn’t Be Done: March 2nd Hangout Recap"
Cooper Fisher Now introducing Hot Takes, a new Scribe Column for opinions, thoughts, and ideas that incite debate and discussion! We are starting the column off with a doubleheader - two posts in a row. As just a second-year Public Health Science major at the University of Maryland, I don’t claim to be a health …
Ethan Cheng Meme from Mindy A. Early's blog AMSA’s 2021 Mentorship GBM is officially in the books ~ a big congrats to all AMSA mentor-mentee pairs! For those who attended and are still looking for a mentor, fear not; AMSA is still looking to pair you up with your perfect mentor match, just reach out …
Continue reading "Your Mentor Is Closer Than You Think: Feb. 23rd GBM Recap"
Marilyn Fisher AMSA’s first Hangout of the Spring semester tackled a topic that probably scares most pre-meds: the CARS section of the MCAT. The CARS (Critical Analysis and Reasoning) section tests students’ ability to read and understand a written passage, and then answer complex multiple-choice questions about it. It is often considered the section that …
Cooper Fisher Despite the fact that half us are still writing 2020 on every form we fill out, 2021 is here at last. With the new year we have yet another semester of AMSA activities. Taking point this semester was, as always, the Introduction GBM. Was it exciting? Not really. But let’s be honest: Intro …
Continue reading "Winner And Losers Of The First GBM of 2021: Feb. 9th GBM Recap"
Throughout the Fall 2020 semester, AMSA's Education-Focused Service Squad learned about the challenges facing students of all ages throughout the pandemic, and how the quality of education for certain groups of students is being disproportionately and detrimentally affected. Here the committee members reflect on different aspects of educational disparity, ranging from its connections to food …
Continue reading "The Various Dimensions of Education Disparity During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Hey there blog readers! We are starting a monthly discussion topic series here on the blog centered around a certain topic or writing exercise. Each week, a blog member will post a piece that either starts the conversation or builds off another member’s piece; AMSA members and general readers are free to join in the …
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