Editor's note: Some of the blogs in this post are defunct. Descriptions are for archival purposes only.
Want to know what it’s really like to be a Caribbean medical school student? Read one of the many blogs written by UMHS students and faculty. Reading med student blogs helps with the school selection process. In addition, the blogs give you insight into the everyday life of students, and an overview of everything from traveling to St. Kitts to studying for block exams to the rigors of clinical rotations.
Med student blogs are an insightful reflection of 21st century international medical education. Although we don’t think of medical students as a group that has time to blog, many make it an integral part of their medical education, and you will be surprised at what outstanding writers they are.
(Photo, inset right) Check out the many UMHS blogs. Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net/Stuart Miles
Following is a list of blogs written by UMHS students and staff and faculty, with a brief description of each. (Please note that student blogs are not affiliated with UMHS in any way and represent the opinions of their authors, and not that of UMHS.)
UMHS Student Blogs:
Jasmine Rivas: My Route to Becoming an M.D.
Jasmine is a former ARP student who is now in the Basic Sciences program in St. Kitts. Her posts are always thought-provoking and inspiring. She is also a contributing writer to the UMHS Pulse.
Christine Fetterolf: ChrissyMD.com
Chrissy is currently in clinical rotations in Las Vegas, NV. She writes in detail about all she’s learning in clinicals, discussing with candor what it’s like seeing patients suffering from a number of ailments.
Laura Ellson: From the Midwest to the West Indies: A Caribbean Medical School Adventure
Laura is currently in Basic Sciences at UMHS. Her blog covers everything from first visiting St. Kitts with her family to see the state-of-the-art campus to student orientation to juggling her time while studying for exams.
http://fromthemidwesttothewestindies.blogspot.com/
Haris Shekhani: MyCaribbeanmd
Haris is currently in clinical rotations in Chicago, IL. His blog chronicles his daily experiences, and you can also read older posts about his thoughts on his first semester studying at UMHS in St. Kitts.
http://mycaribbeanmd.blogspot.com/
Amy Jones: Adventures in Caribbean Medical School
Amy just finished her pre-clinical 5th semester in Portland, Maine and is currently studying for the USMLE Step 1.
http://medschooll8y-thelongjourneyhome.blogspot.com/
Diana Luke: Andee and Diana’s American Adventure
Diana is the wife of UMHS student Andrew (Andee) Luke. Her blog details the life of a spouse of a medical student. Recent posts include her thoughts about returning home to Canada after months in St. Kitts.
http://www.andeediana2.blogspot.com/
David Kish: An Eclectic Perspective
David is a UMHS Basic Sciences student and just started his blog in July 2013. He blogs about medical news, and recent topics include the MERS virus, new hope in the search for a cure for cancer, and malaria prevention.
UMHS Staff & Faculty Blogs:
Anne Ross Library Blog
UMHS Librarian Ann Celestine keeps you updated on everything happening at the Anne Ross Library on the St. Kitts campus, from useful medical books and medical reviews to the Library Catalogue, the Medical Information Resources Toolkit, online test practicing, and more.
http://umhslibrary.blogspot.com/
Dr. Prakash Mungli: Medical Biochemistry Made Easy
Professor Mungli’s blog helps you understand cellular metabolic process, with great graphics, questions and videos.
(Top photo) Photo: Deposit Photos
About UMHS:
Built in the tradition of the best US universities, the University of Medicine and Health Sciencesfocuses on individual student attention, maintaining small class sizes and recruiting high-quality faculty. We call this unique approach, “personalized medical education,” and it’s what has led to our unprecedented 96% student retention rate, and outstanding residency placements across the US and Canada. UMHS is challenging everything you thought you knew about Caribbean medical schools.
Scott is Director of Digital Content & Alumni Communications Liaison at UMHS and editor of the UMHS Endeavour blog. When he's not writing about UMHS students, faculty, events, public health, alumni and UMHS research, he writes and edits Broadway theater reviews for a website he publishes in New York City, StageZine.com.
