EBM and Clinical Support Librarians@UCHC

News, Medical Humanities: Terrence Holt, PhD and MD

creaky — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:29:44 +0000

I like to read medical fiction, and believe that medical students probably do as well (although they have little time to do so). So today a new category has been added to the EBM & Clinical Support Librarians@UCHC category list: Medical Humanities.

The first post with that tag is about the literary works of writer-physician Dr. Terrence Holt, who has taken an unusual career path to practicing medicine, as he taught literature and writing at Rutgers University and Swarthmore College for a decade before attending medical school. He recently published a collection of short stories entitled In the Valley of Kings.

Published in the online literary journal, Granta, Dr. Holt’s short story, “A Sign of Weakness” is pitch-perfect.

The Friday Post #41: Three Videos… Sesame Street, Flutes and Pancakes

creaky — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:01:30 +0000

Happy Birthday to Sesame Street which this week celebrates its 40th season on PBS! Here’s a video by beatboxing flutist Greg Pattillo playing the theme song:

Video Credit: Courtesy of YouTube.com and Greg Patillo – All rights reserved – Copyright 2009

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Sesame Street is full of interesting characters. The Yip Yips (Martian visitors) are two of my favorites. Here’s a classic segment as they discover what a Radio does:

Video Credit: Courtesy of Sesame Street – All rights reserved – Copyright 2009

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Finally… with multiple exams looming for the first-year medical students, it seems an apt moment to link to a classic medical student video called “Pancakes Every Day“:

Video: Courtesy of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ZfMbagBxI - All rights reserved – Copyright 2009

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That’s the Friday Post #41 for Nov 6 2009, folks! Enjoy your weekend.

Tagged: Flutists, Greg Patillo, Medical Students, Public Broadcasting Station (PBS), Sesame Street

News, Public Service Announcements, Public Health: Hands Symphony and CPR Reminder

creaky — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:50:12 +0000

Here’s a wonderful public service announcement from

American Heart Association

Hands Symphony

Image Source: http://handsonlycpr.org/symphony/ - All rights reserved – Copyright 2009

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This is an interactive visualization… choose the style of music, and click any pair of hands to create (or lessen) a full sound. Each set of hands adds its’ own unique contribution to the ’symphony’.

At the bottom of this page on the AHA website, there is a 1.3 minute video showing a demonstration of how to initiate and continue hands-only CPR while awaiting medical assistance.

Well-done public service announcement, American Heart Association!

Tagged: American Heart Association, Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation, Public Service Announcements, Visualization

The Friday Post #40: Pumpkins, Halloween Art, Medical Student Video and a Calculator

creaky — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:39:04 +0000

Happy Halloween!

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, which is really fine, it means that party-goers won’t be forced to drag themselves to the lecture hall at 8:00am the next day. And, even better, October 31 is the start of Daylight Savings Time in the U.S. which means one added hour to sleep in!

First off: If a party is in your plans for Friday or Saturday night, you might want to bookmark this link: EtOH calculator.

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.Next, innovative ways to kill a pumpkin:

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This group of good-looking skeletons inhabit the exhibit on Extreme Art (x-rays) by British photographer Nick Veasey (found on Newsday (Oct 6 2009).

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How Hallowenish: A Dying Doll. No thanks.

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Finally… A rap by University of Connecticut medical students, filmed for their UCHC Gong Show 2009. Who knew there was so much talent in this building!

Note the shots of the library in the background!

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That’s the Happy Halloween Friday Post, folks. Have a scary and safe weekend!

Tagged: ETOH Calculator, Halloween 2009, Medical Students-Videos, Newsday - 10/6/09, Nick Veasey