Germy

Okay, so I go to a small Jewish school that has a medical program, a pharmacy program, a PA program and a handful of masters programs, BUT -- the team I was a part of still came in 2nd place in the school wide 3 on 3 basketball tournament. And, even more impressive (in my mind) was that 3 out of the 5 of us were in our 30's. Granted, we had a player who was by far the tallest and strongest in the tournament, and another player who is as fast as I've seen. By the end of the tournament I was so tired I couldn't play defense worth hoot, much less hit an open jumper -- if only I could have turned back time . No yelling at the refs (there were no refs) or spitting on each other.  Over the years I've spent thousands of hours in pick-up basketball games -- in Portland, Tampa and Colorado. I've also played in many different rec leagues. One thing that all those games had in common, was that you could be sure that at any given moment a fight could break out, or...

Now that the new year of medical school has begun, I feel like I've been able to take in much of the information that is thrown at us (I'm referring not to curriculum content, but administrative and relatively non-consequential information provided during orientation and such) now that I have a much better idea of what to expect. Perhaps this was discussed last year, perhaps not -- I couldn't tell you, as the 1st year orientation was really nothing more than a blur of faces, introductions and free, University provided food. This time however, I did find myself intrigued by the emphasis that some of the researchers and head administrators were putting on the school's resolve to become a leader in research (in all facets -- from lab bench, community and policy) concerning the obesity epidemic. Modern Day look at Mare Island, with the Napa River separating it from the mainland part of Vallejo. The school at which I attend medical school is relatively small, it...