Apr 5, 2022What Is ‘Russian’? Nationality, Language, and HeritageI wanted to write about this for a long time, and now seems to be the appropriate time for elaboration. There are at least three distinct entities that, in English, are all named ‘Russian’. Russian as a nationality — a citizen of the Russian Federation (Russia). In Russian, an altogether…Russia3 min readRussia3 min read
Sep 4, 2021Three Critical Skills I Was Not Taught in Medical SchoolTo begin with, CPR is one of those skills I was, indeed, taught to use. At the end of my final, sixth year of undergradute medical education we had several lengthy CPR practice sessions that led to an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) administered by the federal government. …Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Aug 26, 2021Easy Temperature Conversion Fahrenheit to Celsius and Vice Versa—No Calculator NeededCrude Conversion The crude conversion method is: Take degrees Fahrenheit. Subtract thirty. Divide by two. Now you have degrees Celsius plus–minus several degrees. Vice versa for reverse Celsius-to-Fahrenheit conversion: Take degrees Celsius. Multiply by two. Add thirty. Now you have degrees Fahrenheit plus–minus several degrees. The crude method is imprecise with error…Mathematics3 min readMathematics3 min read
Aug 24, 2021USMLE 2021 Communication Items—Free Crack⚠️ No real pirated content of any sort in this article! The title is just for fun. I absolutely do not endorse nor engage in sharing actual USMLE® content. This is illegal and could result in your being banned from taking the exam forever. What Are Communication Items? Communication skills are listed in the…Usmle4 min readUsmle4 min read
Aug 21, 2021Twice the Degree, Double the CallWhen you’ve already become a physician once, and more: have started your medical career, but eventually you realize you want to move to another country, then I’m telling you: You got yourself a problem. If it is the United States that you want to move to, then, essentially, all you…Medical School3 min readMedical School3 min read
