Oncology, Statistics, Summary Reports: Treating Cancer, Living with Cancer

Ask almost anyone you know about cancer, and they will have stories to relate about parents or family, close friends or co-workers (or themselves) who have received a diagnosis of cancer, or are going through treatments, or who have been declared cancer-free.  Living as a cancer survivor has become more common, thankfully, than in previous [...]

The Friday Post #50: Nerd, Geek or Dork? Fish or Search? and a Vintage Cartoon

Here’s the 50th Friday Post! OK, I have taken the “Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test“. You can too. Here are my results: Image/Source credit: http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-nerd-geek-or-dork-test – All rights reserved – Copyright 2010 ________________________________ “Fishing”  as “searching” parable (Apologies to John Steinbeck) ” There are good things so in the tide pools and interesting thoughts to [...]

News: UCHC Class of 2010!

Congratulations to the graduates of UCHC Class of 2010! Graduation Day is Sunday, May 16, 2010. You’ve worked hard.  Now is the time to celebrate a wonderful accomplishment! Image credit: http://www.bloomingbritain.com/images/celebrate.JPG – All rights reserved – Copyright 2010 ___________________________________ Here is  how one medical student rid himself of that short white coat… Video credit: http://www.youtube.com [...]

News, Medicine, Librarians, Blogosphere: Participate in Medlib’s Blog Carnival – June 2010

Image/Photo Credit: http://blogcarnival.com/ – All rights reserved – Copyright 2010 Big News! EBM and Clinical Support Librarians@UCHC has been invited to host Medlib’s Round Blog Carnival for the month of  June 2010. How does this work?  Here is an excerpt from the Blog Carnival FAQ page: ” Welcome to the Blog Carnival page! We love [...]

Teaching & Learning in Medicine, Research Methodology, Biostatistics: Show Me the Evidence (Part 2)

May is the time of year when I get to sit in the back of a classroom with my mouth shut, listening (as opposed to standing in the front of a classroom, yakking about searching). This post, Part 2 of “Show Me the Evidence“, is not about how to search a database better or when [...]

News, Medical Students, Charity Fundraiser ~ Tonight! Monday May 3

Every year since 2006, a group of medical students from UConn School of Medicine volunteer to ride 4,000 miles on a bicycle over 50+ days to raise money for Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research, a Connecticut charity.  This event is named Coast to Coast for a Cure. Tonight – Monday, May 3, 2010 – a [...]