Blog entries from Michael Chan

The Liberation Treatment

Michael Chan — Wed, 05 May 2010 04:40:48 +0100

So we are currently in the middle of our Brain and Behaviour course. Last week, we had a PBL session focussing on multiple sclerosis. Our discussions of the disease naturally included a consideration of the Liberation Treatment which was developed by Dr. Paolo Zamboni in Italy. Dr. Zamboni believes that many cases of multiple sclerosis are due to a condition called ‘Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency’ that can be treated with endovascular therapy. Dr. Zamboni’s work Read More...

iPhone 4G leaked!

Michael Chan — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:45:57 +0100

So, I was reading the paper the other day and I was surprised to see that the next iPhone had accidentally been leaked by an Apple software engineer, especially because Apple is so secretive with these things. I feel really bad for the engineer who leaked it...

For more information, see:
http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone

Internal Medicine 2010

Michael Chan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:10:52 +0100

The American College of Physicians is in town this weekend for the Internal Medicine 2010. They have a few programs for medical students including "Mastering the Match" and "Interacting with Pharmaceutical Industry Representatives".

For more information, see http://www.acponline.org/meetings/internal_medicine/2010/.

Canada's Commitment to the G8 Maternal Health Initiative

Michael Chan — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:20:57 +0100

So during this past week, there was a lot of commotion regarding Canada’s commitment to the G8 Maternal Health Initiative. The tension, specifically, revolved around the issue of including legal and safe abortion in Canada’s maternal health initiative in Third World Nations. Whereas Canada’s closest allies recognize that maternal health must include reproductive health, family planning, and access to safe abortion, Canada&rsquoRead More...

New Articles

Michael Chan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:18:08 +0100

Check out the "Interview" link for new articles: "The GIANT List of Interview Questions" and "Top 15 Interview Tips".

CHOOSE A SPECIALTY TODAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Michael Chan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:19:51 +0100

Here, this should help:

Enjoy! :)

Ref: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-rost/want-to-become-a-doctor_b_20148.html (via BMJ)