Island Med Student

There is a new luxury hotel opening up in Calibishie, Dominica. Check out their website for more information! They are also offering a 15% discount to Ross parents!

From their site:

Calibishie, Dominica is a lush, natural paradise, but also has some of the friendliest and happiest people in the World. It is with this in mind that we created Calibishie Cove, our vacation home. Calibishie Cove has four rental units in Dominica that provide a special experience that combines luxury, privacy, Dominica’s incredible natural beauty and environmental sensitivity. All rooms feature 110v US power outlets throughout, as well as free wi-fi.

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Check out my post on Medscape about my study rut.

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I made a video with the footage I shot in Dominica right before I left. YouTube made it look too crappy, so check it out on my Mac gallery. Click the pic to see the video. Enjoy!

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On the left, my balcony view from my apartment in Dominica. On the right, my window view in my new apartment in Baltimore. Nuff said.

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Okay, so I have been so busy lately, that I barely know which hand is which. I’ve been moving dogs, driving stuff, lifting boxes, etc., etc. for almost a week now. I have a place to live, but there is no electricity or Internet, so I’m stealing some right now. I don’t have time to write a long post, but I promise that I’ll get back to blogging every day as soon as I have Internet access and electricity!

In the meantime, please enjoy these pics of my farewell Dominica party a week ago. I miss you Dominica and all of my friends still there!

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Check out my post on Medscape about my new journey.

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Here is the video, as promised. I don’t like the crappy quality of YouTube, so please forgive it. I’ll soon have my own video page and won’t have to use YouTube anymore. In the meantime, please enjoy the video!

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After living in Dominica for 2 years, I’ve probably gone on over 300 runs here. I’ve run up and down hills and mountains, past waterfalls and through gorges. But, the run that I’ve done the most is from my apartment to Cabrits National Park and back. It’s about a 6 mile run, and I love every second of it. I run through Glanvillia, then through Portsmouth, and then past the beach all the way to Cabrits. When I get there, I drink some water and turn around and run back. I love the run because I get to see so many beautiful parts of Dominica, and I also get to say hello to a lot of my Dominican friends. Pretty much every run I’m guaranteed to stop and talk to at least one person. However, since I’m always running, I never brought my camera with me to take pics. So, the other day I brought my camera and walked instead. I made a photo album of the pics, and I’ll be making a video soon, using the video footage that I shot. Enjoy! I know I do almost every day!

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Okay, so if I were actually faced with a real life code, I’d probably pee my pants and run screaming in the opposite direction for a doctor. But, hypo-the-tically I can actually run a code as a team leader. Over the past two days, I’ve had my Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training. I know everything about identifying various heart rhythm abnormalities like atrial flutter, ventricular fibrillation, and supra-ventricular tachycardia. I know how to use a defibrillator, and when to give shocks and at how many joules. I know which drugs to give like epinephrine, atropine, etc, and I know the dosages and maximum quantities you can give. I also can place advanced various airways like combitubes and endotracheal intubation.

We practiced a million times, and eventually I memorized all the algorithms, and got over my fear to the point where I could manage anything they threw at me, including a dummy that was in asystole for like 10 minutes!

So, I’m now officially certified, and ready to be thrown into the mix at US hospitals. After the training, I took some more pics of Princess Margaret Hospital, and shot some video footage that I’ll be posting soon.

This is it. I’ve done everything I need to do. Only 4 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes, and 16 seconds until I leave Dominica!

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Okay, this is totally pointless. If you have 30 seconds to kill, or if you like sheep, do watch it though. I just made it because I’m totally bored. Shouldn’t I be studying or something?

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