Pimping, in the medical field, can be defined as:
Doc Gurley Med Slang Dictionary: pimping; (def.) verb, as in to pimp; was pimped; got pimped; will be pimped. Used in a sentence “Dang. I can’t believe how badly I got pimped this morning on rounds.”
Being pimped means to be asked serial questions, kind of like being [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Postgraduate Medical Training’
December 21, 2008
The Art of Pimping
November 4, 2008
More CV/Interview Tips
The residency program interview season is not over yet.
What I can see from what is happening in my program, is that the situation is becoming more and more competitive for us, the visa sponsored residents, as they call the trainees from GCC countries.
If you are applying for a residency position in a foreign country, specially [...]
July 20, 2008
لا تخف فهناك من سبقك
هذا موسم التقديم للزمالة الطبية في الخارج
فحسب موقع الملحقية الثقافية السعودية في كندا فإن آخر موعد لتقديم طلبات القبول هو منتصف شهر أغسطس
أتذكر بوضوح كيف كان شعوري عندما قدمت طلبي
كنت أتمنى أن يقبل من أي جامعة
و كان هذا دعائي في كل صلاة
و عندما وصلني العرض الأول في البريد الالكتروني، لم تسعني الفرحة
وصلني أكثر من عرض [...]
May 10, 2008
Rational Clinical Examination
You are in the emergency room and a 53 years old gentleman presents with a 3-day history of fever and headache. You think that you should role out meningitis. You perform your physical examination including looking for meningeal signs. Youe examination is negative. Can you role out meningitis for sure and not think about performing [...]
March 23, 2008
How to Read a Peripheral Blood Smear
That’s one of the most enjoyable parts about working in hematology.
Here is a nice power point presentation from the University of Wisconsin.
December 15, 2007
Tips For Phone Interviews
A nice post from the British Medical Journal blogs about phone interviews.
Enjoy
November 24, 2007
Teaching Perspectives
Not all good doctors make good teachers. I have a good example in the team I’m working in now. But this post is not about that.
We had a lecture last week about teaching medicine. It was very interesting. Apparently the suggested way of teaching depends alot on asking the learners [...]
June 23, 2007
Ask Me
If you are a medical student or a doctor, and you have any question regarding any topic discussed or related to this blog, for example:
-Undergraduate studies
-Postgraduate studies, specially in Canada
-Writing your CV
-Interview strategies
-Hematology
-Other related topics
Then you are welcome to post your questions here. I will do my best to help you or refer you to [...]
March 17, 2007
Top Books for Junior Hematologists
This is a list of the books that I believe are very important during hematology training, (not in order) :
PDQ Hematology :This small book is really great for beginners. Whether you are a medical student, a junior hematology resident, or just in any medical field but would like to know more about hematology, then this [...]
January 5, 2007
Post Graduate Training Abroad-4
How to write a personal statement
What is the personal statement (to start with)?
It is a one-paper-length essay, where you describe who you are, why did you choose that specific specialty, and why did you choose this special program or hospital.
This document is usually required during the application process to the international residency programs. It will [...]
