I get asked how I prepared for the Part 1 and 2 exams. I didn’t really know how to give a good answer before because I never gave much thought about how I studied. But here’s a few tips that are helpful particularly for Parts 1 and 2. Tip #1: Podcasts are gold 🥇 I […]
Seeing some of my friends give advice/tips for the incoming Interns, I thought I’d put in my two cents too.I won’t repeat what everyone has been telling you – you’ll have to take care of yourselves before you can take care of others, remember to eat, drink and pee. Rather, I’d like to highlight what […]
Do stuff that matters. Do stuff that matters to you.
Meet my new favourite lens – the Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm/F1.4 II. I used to have one prime lens (the 15 mm f/1.7), and one zoom lens (the 12-60 mm f/2.8) [micro 4/3″ crop factor 2.0] The 15 mm f/1.7 [30 mm full frame equivalent] was too wide for my liking. and I wanted […]
For a case report I was writing, I had to figure out how to make multi-panel figures. To my surprise and frustration, information on how to make these was almost non-existent (and complicated) on the Internet. Here’s a simple way I figured using PowerPoint.
Surgical face masks are effective in reducing the viral load of influenza viruses in droplets, and seasonal coronaviruses in both droplets and aerosols, but not with rhinoviruses. This has important implications for control of COVID-19, suggesting that surgical face masks could be used by ill people to reduce onward transmission.
80% of your results come from 20% of your actions. But on the flip side, 80% of what you’re actually doing is pretty much a waste of time. Supercharge your to-do list and put your effort into tasks that matter.
