Second year of medicine at KCL brings many new experiences and opportunities- going to hospital wards, doing more clinical skills, conducting research and joining committees of student societies. Student societies offer the chance to develop one’s soft skills and technical knowledge, not to mention meeting people with similar interests and connecting with experts in a …
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Visiting the Surgeons’ Hall Museums at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Surgery and Scotland have a historic relationship- indeed, many famous surgeons such as Robert Liston, John Hunter and Charles Bell hail from the nation. While visiting Scotland, I found out about the Surgeons’ Hall museums at Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and couldn’t give it a miss! The museum has four components- a history of …
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Attending KCL Surgical Soc’s 2022 Conference
Modern surgery, with it’s ability to perform invasive procedures in a controlled manner to treat patients is a hallmark of human progress. Surgery involves so many professionals with different areas of expertise working together to ensure that a patient’s treatment goes smoothly. I myself have always been keen on learning more about it, but as …
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Trying to predict Pneumonia from X-Ray images using PyTorch/transfer learning
It’s been a long time since I’ve updated my blog- applying to and then joining university has been fun and interesting, but time has been rather limited. However, I’ve recently taken up learning a skill that I have found to be very exciting and worth writing about – coding. Of course, coding isn’t something that …
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Book review – Into Thin Air
Most aircraft today fly at a height of 30000 feet above ground. Sitting inside the jet, we experience surface-like conditions, along with the usual ample supply of air. However, there are some people who reach these heights on foot, braving the cold, lack of oxygen and the many crevasses and tumbling rocks that could harm …
Book review- Twas the nightshift before Christmas
Written by bestselling author Adam Kay, ‘Twas the nightshift before Christmas’ is a hilarious, horrifying and often heartbreaking book that will surely bring a smile to your face. Kay delves back into his junior doctor diaries once again, this time focusing on the many Christmases he spent in the hospital, away from friends and family. …
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Fish dissection
Anatomy in general is quite interesting, and a fish dissection is an activity that allows one to explore and learn. It also helps one develop a better understanding of the human anatomy as a whole. While fish anatomy isn’t human anatomy, it’s not extremely difficult to find areas of similarity between the two. For instance, …
Coronavirus tunes?
By this time, I’m sure most of us have already seen the coronavirus structure. It’s sort of like a ball, but far less fun to play with. While we’ve seen the virus in pictures, scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used this structure to produce music! The music that you hear represents the various …
Dissection of a flower
Have you ever wondered how the different parts of a flower look like? We’re quite accustomed to seeing the beauty of a flower with all its petals, but a flower is an amazing object even on the microscopic level. Now, you might want to explore a flower in more detail yourself, specially if you’re #stayinghome …
The science behind terrariums
Ever seen a terrarium and wondered how a living green plant could survive without having access water and air? It’s an interesting concept – one that relies on three basic but vital plant processes – photosynthesis, respiration and the water cycle (the latter not being a plant process per se but a common phenomenon). I …
My experiences in care environment
‘Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid’ Have you ever reflected on how easily you are to be able to carry out daily activities without any difficulty? We hardly ever give any thought to …
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