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-Art created by the wonderful and amazingly talented Sally Zhao Welcome to The Scribe! We hope everyone has been staying happy and healthy during these strange times. Here are our blog member's (weekly) suggested science + health reading/watching/listening, along with our brief thoughts on why you should check them out. Marilyn's Reading Recommendation: Atul Gawande's …
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Kevin Tu, with addendum by Ethan Cheng It’s widely thought that doctors make a helluva lot of money, but I would argue they don’t make as much money as you’d think. Taking the average starting salary at face value, yes: anyone making $200,000 a year--about $100 an hour--would be living a comfortable life. But what …
Angela Sun January medical news highlights, in memes. Credits to Kevin Tu. It’s January, folks, and this year our blog team’s New Year's resolution is to cultivate a healthy awareness of goings-on in the medical and scientific world, amongst both the lovely members of UMD AMSA and the FBI agent assigned to 24-hour surveillance of …
Cooper Fisher The chestnuts are roasting, the halls are decked with boughs of holly, and the stockings are hung on the chimney with care. Christmas is here! While Christmas has become a celebration that is now almost universally celebrated regardless of race or creed, it is one of the most religiously significant holidays for the …
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Cooper Fisher “First do no harm.” It’s the famous phrase from the Hippocratic Oath. Or is it? Interestingly, scholars believe that the original text of the Hippocratic Oath was actually written after Hippocrates death in 370 B.C. (from Busting Misconceptions about the Hippocratic Oath). Whether or not the Oath was penned by Hippocrates or a …
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Jad Kfouri Introducing our new 2% feature, Here's the Scoop! In the course of human events, one oftentimes come across an issue that shows up in the news again and again. With these these hot-button topics, we think you deserve the full scoop. So rather than saving everything for our monthly update, we're going to …
Marilyn Fisher “I need 5cc of penicillin, STAT!” Although it is unlikely that you have heard a real doctor utter a version of this line, turn on the tube any night of the week and you’ll hear actors in white coats or scrubs shout it to their hearts’ content. Television medical dramas are wildly popular and always seem to have an audience. General …
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Kevin Tu and Ethan Cheng Ethan is a junior majoring in Biological Sciences (PHNB) and English. His life revolves around working on The Scribe, the blog you are reading right now. Though this blog was his creation and vision, he has a difficult time managing it and making sure his idea actually works. In fact, …
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Kevin Tu and Ethan Cheng In Fall 2019, AMSA launched the rotational service squads program, targeted towards freshman who wanted a taste of a diverse selection of service opportunities. Instead of only going to one location as a traditional service squad would, the rotation squads sampled each experience at least once--kind of like a wine …
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Charmaine Yuan Charmaine Yuan is a senior General Biology and Psychology major with a minor in Sustainability. She is currently in the medical school application cycle and hopes to become a pediatrician. She loves to bake and can often be found sharing desserts around campus.
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