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This site was last updated on Tuesday, 08 January 2008

Welcome, and farewell.

This blog has come to an end with the year 2007 due to lack of space available from Charter Communications. So I will be continuing whenever possible at a new site: http://mcmumbidom.blogspot.com/. I will be in Zambia until mid-April. Ideally I would blog from there, but I may not be able to. Whether I will be able to blog or not, I will certainly be writing the old fashioned way, and will share that on my blogspot.

Thank you for reading over the last few years.

-- McMumbi 8 January, 2008

What's New?

Fledgling doctors across America are on the interview trail now. This is an exciting chapter, full of the unknown, and full of fruition, or at least a whiff of it.

Feedback

Thank you for coming by. I appreciate any feedback.

McBlog

What am I currently reading?

The centerpiece of this site is my journal. For a list of all writings, click McBlog.

My most recent blogs are these:

Decision, 2008: Some thoughts on deciding on residency.

Travel, 2008: A quick ramble into Western Europe?

Homeland: A reflection of myself while on a plane ride.

Like Steinbeck Would: This refers to one of my favorite writers.

WAD 2007: This is a thought or two about World AIDS Day in December, 2007.

Fade Away, Wide Awake: This is about familiar music that strikes a new chord as time goes by.

Lucky Tea: Maggie indulged me with some Zambian tea this morning, and it was a lucky stroke for me.

Insomnia is Ugly: I suffer insomnia on occasion. Put that together with severe child abuse, and you've got some ugliness.

Interview Whorehouse: This is a combination rant on something I hate about American culture and a reflection on what can make an interview great.

Job Application: This is the final version of my personal statement that describes why I want to be a doctor.

Piddley Little Problem: I'm breaking here, ranting about a minute little problem that got under my skin.

Last Call: Reflecting on a strength I have, and my reluctance to accept it.

The centerpiece of this site is my journal. For a list of all writings, click McBlog.

Whatever medical information I feel like. That's the beauty of fourth year.

Robcast

This is a venture into audio file broadcasts. It's activated again now, serving as my extra study of clinical sciences review for USMLE step 2.

Friend's Sites

	Susan "Montana" Murdoch
	The Heimburgers
	Erik Ludloff
	Jinnie Kim
	Wes Reynolds
	Adam Rosenberg
	Malcolm Marler

Other Cool Blogs

	Stewart Hill's Blog This is the blog of one of my classmates, who is spending a year doing clinical work in Venezuela.
	Gonzo in the ATL This is a creative idea. It is "the thoughts, feelings and reactions to the thoughts, feelings and reactions of my friend Stewart Hill" whose blog is listed just above this one. So it is a blog about a blog.
	Shane Joe Lazar's Blogs on Zambia This is a cool one I just found at the end of June, 2007.
	Medical Student Blogs collected by Mark Klukowski, a medical student in Poland. This site describes and links to sites written by medical students 'round the world.
	HIV Blogs This is a web site designed by and for people living with HIV.
	The Heimburgers A Nutritionist from UAB is now back from working in Zambia.
	An Irish woman's rural Zambia blog
	Confessions of a Chess Novice

What's on my Mind

	Internal Medicine Residency interviews
	Travel to Zambia in January
	My lovely family

What's Hot on my iPod?

Podcasts rock. Below are listed some of my favorites.

	Persiflager's Infectious Diseases This one is awesome if you are interested in the latest information about Infectious Diseases. He reads and reviews the ID literature every two weeks, then summarizes it for you.
	USMLE II Review Podcast: by yours truly

McBlog Favorites

Readers' Favorites	My Favorites
1. Bush, Arrogant Puppet	1. Rats!
2. A Man, A Mistake?	2. Life, in a Pinch
3. Stormshine	3. Coloured Pencils
4. P One	4. P One
5. Love of Chess	5. Sometimes You Can't Make it on Your Own
6. Abhish is my Muse	6. Love Dibo Spirit
7. Disco Hilarity	7. Cacophony
8. U2's Music	8. In Support of Medicine
9. It's Time to Feed the Animals	9. Our List
10. Saving Savanna	10. Photos to Remember

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