Tips for Residency Interview

1. Look interested

2. SIt up straight

3. Always have some ‘safe’ questions like ‘what do you like best about your hospital’ or ‘what unique opportunities are there here’or “How is the teaching’

4. Never tell a faculty member or interviewer if you are applying in two specialties and the program is a ‘safety’ for you. They cannot handle the ambivalence. I hear it from attendings ‘he has no direction’ . this is AMAZINGLY unfair,but unfortunately, do NOT tell them

5. come early. Leave late. Ask to come for a ‘second look’

6. Smile and make eye contact

7. NEVER NEVER NEVER criticize ANYTHING.

So, each year I get comments like ‘so you are telling applicants to LIE!!!” actually..,,, yes, withold your real feelings. Do NOT be completely honest about things you see as negatives.
If you don’t understand, you are an idiot.

-- Faisal Siddiqui.
فیصل صدیقی

Extra-Ordinary Footage of Uncontacted Tribes - Video Released

Extraordinary aerial footage of uncontacted Amazon tribe released

This unique film shows uncontacted Indians on the Brazil-Peru border in never-seen-before detail. It is the first-ever aerial footage of an uncontacted community. The footage was filmed by the BBC in collaboration with the Brazilian government, for the new BBC 1 ‘Human Planet’ series.

Peru’s President Garcia has publicly suggested uncontacted tribes have been ‘invented’ by ‘environmentalists’ opposed to oil exploration in the Amazon, while another spokesperson compared them to the Loch Ness monster. In fact, there are more than one hundred uncontacted tribes around the world.

Source: http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/evidence

A Good Short Book on Urology (Lecture Notes Type)

Download a short but very useful book on Urology, by Dr. M. A. S. Jewett.

Click Here to Download the Book

Chapters:

1. History and Physical


2. Kidney and Ureter


3. Bladder


4. Prostate


5. Scrotum and Contents


6. Penis and Urethra


7. Hematuria


8. Infertility


9. Pediatric Urology
   

A Short Book on General Surgery (Lecture Notes Type)

Download a short but very useful book on General Surgery by Dr. S. Gallinger.

Click Here to Download the Book

Chapters:

1. Pre Op Preparation


2. Surgical Complications


3. Acute Abdomen


4. Esophagus


5. Stomach and Duodenum


6. Bowel Obstruction


7. Small Intestine


8. Appendix


9. IBD


10. Large Intestine


11. Anorectum


12. Hernia


13. Liver


14. Biliary Tract


15. Pancreas


16. Spleen


17. Fistula


18. Breast


19. Thyroid


20. Vascular Arterial Diseases


21. Vascular Venous Diseases


22. HIV and General Surgery


23. Cancer Genetics
    

A Good Short Book on Radiology (Lecture Notes Type)

Download a short but very useful book on Radiology, named as, "Diagnostic Medical Imaging" by Dr. G. Olyscamp, Dr. D. Rappaport and Dr. D. Salonen.

Click Here to Download the Book

Radiology in 34 Pages

Chapters:

1. Imaging Modalities


2. Chest Imaging


3. Musculoskeletal System


4. Gastrointestinal System


5. Genitourinary System


6. Neuroradiology


7. Nuclear Medicine


8. Vascular Interventional Radiology


9. Approach to Common Presentations
   

Alternative Career Zone for Medical (MBBS) Students

I have personally seen Many Doctors, who have left this field after MBBS, some did this in Frustration and some were in hurry for a Good Job and Good Money. In Pakistan, many MBBS doctors take the exam of CSS (Competitive Exam - Civil Superior Services) after completing MBBS, and join Civil Services. Its a Federal Government Job of BPS Grade 17, Early promotion chances are good in this job and pay scale usually starts form 25 to 30,000. After MBBS u can do MBA also to join Pharmaceutical Companies, if you are smart enough you can join these Drug Companies without doing MBA. The Pay Scale in these companies start from 20 to 30,000 and goes up with the experience. There are many MBBS doctors who dont want to interact with the patients, but they want to work in hospitals, they can do MBA in Hospital Administration, and can join Hospitals with Great Pay. Another option is Certification/Diploma in Clinical Research after MBBS, and join Clinical Research Institutes. You can join Army as a Captain after clearing their Exams. Other than CSS, there are other competitive exams also like PCS, Commission Exam for Lecturer Ship. Biotechnology and Bio-Informatics are two other options after MBBS. There must be lot other options also, but i am not familiar with them yet ......

Summarizing:

• CSS


• MBA (Pharmaceuticals)


• MBA (Hospital Administration)


• CLINICAL RESEARCH
  


• ARMY


• PCS


• LECTURER SHIP


• BIO-TECHNOLOGY


• BIO-INFORMATICS
  

Lectures of All Medical Subjects in Power Point Presentations

Being a Medical Student, it was my duty to search the net for Medical Stuff, beside searching for Entertainment all the time. While searching for Lectures of All Medical Subjects, i came across a blog, run by Dr. Aslam, an Indian, i.e., http://medicalppt.blogspot.com/. It contains lectures in power point presentations, you can download them FREE ..... Believe me .. it is one of the best place on Internet for Medical Stuff ... :)

Cricket World Cup 2011 | Schedule | Match Timings

CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011 - SCHEDULE - MATCH TIMINGS

Groups for the 2011 World Cup

Group A - Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Canada.

Group B - India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.

World Cup 2011 Fixtures (All timings are mentioned in GMT+05:30)

Timing	Teams	Venue	Results
Sat Feb 19 (D/N) 14:00 PM	1st match Group B - India v Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sun Feb 20 09:30 AM	2nd match Group A- Kenya v New Zealand	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Feb 20 (D/N) 14:30 PM	3rd match Group A- Sri Lanka v Canada	Hambantota International Cricket Stadium
Mon Feb 21 (D/N) 14:30 PM	4th match Group A - Australia v Zimbabwe	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Tue Feb 22 (D/N) 14:30 PM	5th match Group B- England v Netherlands	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Wed Feb 23 (D/N) 14:30 PM	6th match Group A - Kenya v Pakistan	Hambantota International Cricket Stadium
Thu Feb 24 (D/N) 14:30 PM	7th match Group B- South Africa v West Indies	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri Feb 25 09:30 AM	9th match Group A- Australia v New Zealand	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Fri Feb 25 (D/N) 14:00 PM	8th match Group B- Bangladesh v Ireland	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Feb 26 (D/N) 14:30 PM	10th match Group A- Pakistan v Sri Lanka	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Feb 27 (D/N) 14:30PM	11th match Group B - India v England	Venue TBC
Mon Feb 28 09:30 AM	12th match Group A- Canada v Zimbabwe	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Mon Feb 28 (D/N) 14:30 PM	13th match Group B- Netherlands v West Indies	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue Mar 1 (D/N) 14:30 PM	14th match Group A- Kenya v Sri Lanka	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 2 (D/N) 14:30 PM	15th match Group B - England v Ireland	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 3 09:30 AM	16th match Group B- Netherlands v South Africa	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thu Mar 3 (D/N) 14:30 PM	17th match Group A- Canada v Pakistan	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Fri Mar 4 09:30 AM	18th match Group A - New Zealand v Zimbabwe	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 4 (D/N) 14:00 PM	19th match Group B- Bangladesh v West Indies	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 5 (D/N) 14:30 PM	20th match Group A - Australia v Sri Lanka	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 6 09:30 AM	21st match Group B- England v South Africa	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Mar 6 (D/N) 14:30 PM	22nd match Group B - India v Ireland	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Mar 7 (D/N) 14:30 PM	23rd match Group A- Canada v Kenya	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue Mar 8 (D/N) 14:30 PM	24th match Group A- New Zealand v Pakistan	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Wed Mar 9 (D/N) 14:30 PM	25th match Group B- India v Netherlands	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu Mar 10 (D/N) 14:30 PM	26th match Group A - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Fri Mar 11 09:30 AM	27th match Group B- Ireland v West Indies	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Fri Mar 11 (D/N) 14:00 PM	28th match Group B - Bangladesh v England	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Sat Mar 12 (D/N) 14:30 PM	29th match Group B- India v South Africa	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Sun Mar 13 09:30 AM	30th match Group A - Canada v New Zealand	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Mar 13 (D/N) 14:30 PM	31st match Group A- Australia v Kenya	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Mar 14 09:00 AM	32nd match Group B- Bangladesh v Netherlands	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Mon Mar 14 (D/N) 14:30 PM	33rd match Group A- Pakistan v Zimbabwe	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Tue Mar 15 (D/N) 14:30 PM	34th match Group B- Ireland v South Africa	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed Mar 16 (D/N) 14:30 PM	35th match Group A - Australia v Canada	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 17 (D/N) 14:30 PM	36th match Group B - England v West Indies	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Mar 18 09:30 AM	37th match Group B - Ireland v Netherlands	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri Mar 18 (D/N) 14:30 PM	38th match Group A- New Zealand v Sri Lanka	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sat Mar 19 09:00 AM	39th match Group B- Bangladesh v South Africa	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 19 (D/N) 14:30 PM	40th match Group A- Australia v Pakistan	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 20 09:30 AM	41st match Group A- Kenya v Zimbabwe	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Mar 20 (D/N) 14:30 PM	42nd match Group B - India v West Indies	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Wed Mar 23 (D/N) 14:00 PM	1st Quarter Final – A1 v B4	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Thu Mar 24 (D/N) 14:30 PM	2nd Quarter Final – A2 v B3	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 25 (D/N) 14:00 PM	3rd Quarter Final – A3 v B2	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 26 (D/N) 14:30 PM	4th Quarter Final – A4 v B1	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Mar 29 (D/N) 14:30 PM	Semi Final – Winner of 1st QF v Winenr of 3rd QF	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 30 (D/N) 14:30 PM	Semi Final – Winner of 2nd QF v Winner of 4th QF	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Apr 2 (D/N) 14:30 PM	Final - TBC v TBC	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Source: http://cricketvillage.blogspot.com/2010/02/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011-schedule.html