Emile here! With Ob-Gyn all finished up, I wanted to take some time to talk about my experience and share some tips for how to approach Ob-Gyn. Our program’s Ob-Gyn clerkship is 6 weeks long with the breakdown of 1 week obstetrics (labor and delivery), 1 week of nights L &D, 1 week of gynecology, 2 weeks of ambulatory/outpatient clinic and the final week is … Continue reading OB-GYN Clerkship Tips: At your cervix
Torey here! Overall, my experience in surgery was a very positive one. Our school breaks up our two months on surgery into one month of general surgery, two weeks of a specialty (mine was pediatric surgery), one week of night float, and one week of SICU. During all of these rotations I felt that I was surrounded by residents and attendings who generally enjoy teaching, … Continue reading Surgery Clerkship Tips: Making the Cut
Hey guys! This recipe is another quick and easy make. The most time consuming part of this is making the pasta. Once you get the steps down you can make x8 meals in under 30 minutes!! Instructions: Pesto pasta. Try to find a whole wheat pasta just to try to replace more simple carbs with more complex ones. Follow the instructions that come with … Continue reading Recipe: Pesto Pasta with Chicken, Feta Cheese, Tomatoes, and Spinach
Hello everyone! For those of you that are visual learners like me, here are some USMLE Step 1 Biochemistry resources. This includes a general outline with key steps/intermediates in most of the biochemical pathways. It is meant to be a supplement and I negated certain details that I felt comfortable with. We uploaded the highest quality photo that we could, however WordPress did decrease the … Continue reading USMLE Step 1: Biochemistry Resources
Meal prepping can be an easy and effective way to prepare meals for the entire week and can save you a ton of time, money, and allow you to portion control and eat healthier! I’ve gone through a lot of trial and error with my meal prepping and I wanted to share some tips I’ve learned through the process. Check out our video below to … Continue reading Meal-Prep Tips: How to get started!
There is a misconception about what it means to live healthier. Trendy diets and workout routines dominate much of the fitness culture they tend to focus physical appearance and fast results rather than habit modification and maintenance. While yes physical appearance is one result that many of us strive for, it can often be disheartening to hear this from model-esque individuals who do this for a living … Continue reading 10 Healthy Habits for Surviving Medical School
Hi everyone, my name is Emile and I’m a third year medical student based in Michigan. I started Gain’s Anatomy with my classmate Torey in an effort to share some fitness and diet advice that I’ve learned through my weight loss journey. I’m proud to say that in 2013-14 I lost 60 lbs, dropped 6 pant sizes, and shed 12% body fat. I wasn’t taking … Continue reading Meet the Founders: Emile
Hello all! My name is Torey and I am a third-year medical student in Michigan. Starting Gain’s Anatomy with Emile has been such a rewarding experience and I’m excited to share any knowledge that I’ve gathered from my journey through here! A little background about me, I grew up in Minnesota and attended Gustavus Adolphus College for undergrad where I majored in Biology. After a gap … Continue reading Meet the Founders: Torey
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