Happy birthday Chris G.!

Here's wishing you a very happy birthday and a year full of successful experimentation in the wild, wondrous world of herpes.  For your birthday, the UW MSTP would like to offer you something a little bit different:

(No, no herpes songs or birthday cakes.  We're a little classier than that, Chris G.) 

If You Follow This Blog, You Probably Would!

UW MSTP, proud home of many a nerd. 

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For Anyone Needing A Little Mid-Week Encouragement; It's Almost Friday, You Can Do It!

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My PDS1 Recommended but Not Required Physical Exam Textbook

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Plants Get So Much Attention, But What About Fungi?

Everyone learns that plants are an important part of 

the ecosystem vital for functions such as food production, 

water filtration, and generating the oxygen we breath. 

But somehow fungi always get a little cheated in that

discussion. Check out this video from 

the fungarium at Kew gardens for a cool look at 

one of the world's more impressive fungi collections

 and learn a little more about these natural recyclers. 

Video brought to you by Youtube. 

When My Subject No-Shows Because It's "Too Cold Outside."

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Happy birthday Peter C.!

Here's wishing you a very merry birthday and a successful rest of the first half of medical school!

The UW MSTP does not recommend fretting about boards at this time, but just in case you're insistent on getting a jump on these things, here's a little refresher on human anatomy:

(Full disclosure: While we're, like, 90 percent sure the spleen isn't a secret male uterus, the UW MSTP blog hasn't been in medical school for quite some time.)