It's Graduation Day!

Congratulations to all our graduating Med4 students today, 

as well as all of our grad-students-now-med-students-again

who recently hosted a successful defense to earn a shiny new PhD! 

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Impending Hiatus

The Blog of the UW MSTP will be going on another

hiatus of indeterminate time in the near future. 

While we can't promise anything in terms of timeline or 

future content, there are whispers of an Unofficial UW MSTP

Instagram account in order to keep up with the The Youth.

Stay tuned; it's been a great run!

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Bringing You Some Info on Life Skills for Those Who May Be Less Experienced with Slow Cooker Meal Prep

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Model of the Month: May 2018

This month's MSTP Model of the Month features a guest model, 

Photo Guy! He's not an official member of the UW MSTP, 

but he is well known to a number of us. Photo Guy is one of the many staff 

members at the medical school who will show up at various 

Medical School Events (in this case, a required lecture session)

and take pictures of you that might be used for UW SMPH 

publicity purposes (think: posters, websites, brochures, and more)

without your knowledge or consent! 

Here is Photo Guy modeling Zoom Lens Camera. 

Photo Credit: Aman P.

Last MSTPizza Day of the Semester

Join us today for more 902 Presentations

and the customary unfiltered life advice contained therein

while enjoying some delicious pizza and drinks from 

the local Glass Nickel Pizza!

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May Birthdays

Happy happy birthday to the following UW MSTPeople!

Vanessa K.

Anna H.

Brittany Y.

Chelsea H.

Grace S.

Jon S.

Andrew S.

Justin J.

Caroline K.

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The Asymptote of Our Ever-Shrinking Hospital Cafeteria Discount

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Receiving the Results of All "Random" and "Lottery" Assignments Made by the Medical School as a Person with a Last Name Starting in Any Letter Later in the Alphabet than S

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When My Cohort-Mate Shows Up Late for Lecture WITH A COFFEE

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Managing Commentary on the UW MSTP Blog Content

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When It's Implied that I Only Visit the Alumni Office When I Want a Snack from the Candy Bowl

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MSTP Symposium Is Here!

No MSTP Seminar today as we get ready for the yearly MSTP Symposium -- happening tomorrow in the DeLuca Forum. See you all there!

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Frantically Trying to Prepare Before Returning to Medical School Post-PhD Defense

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Model of the Month: April 2018

This month, the UW MSTP brings you our very own

Matt L., modeling some High Fashion, 

AKA Shark Onesie Pajamas. 

Photo credit: Brittany Y.

Presenting: The Class of 2018 (+Ceci) Late with a Coffee Candy Bowl

The latest addition to the MSTP Office Suite.

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Interview Day Breakfast

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Trying to Navigate Three Schedules Across Five Documents Just to Determine Which Room I Am Supposed to Show Up To During Intern Prep Course

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It's an MSTPizza Day Today!

Join us today for an M4 panel and take

advantage of one of your last chances to

ask all your burning academic and non-academic 

questions to our graduating seniors before they 

scatter to their various residencies across the nation. 

Seminar today will also feature, of course, delicious pizza 

and drinks from the local Glass Nickel Pizza!

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When Everyone On My Team / In My Lab Is Getting Excited About the Latest March Madness Developments

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April Birthdays

A very Happy Birthday to the following 

UW MSTP People this month:

Natalie G.

Truman D.

Justin M.

Jack H.

Sarvesh P.

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Trying to Give Vague Answers While Being Pimped on Rounds

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New KNowledge WedNesday

Letters aren't specifically medical or scientific, but 

you'd probably be hard pressed to find a physician or a 

scientist (or a physician-scientist) who didn't use letters

on a daily basis in the usual course of their work.

Here's a little history lesson behind some of the tiny 

information-storing entities known as letters. 

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Getting to the End of the Last Intense Inpatient Rotation After Match

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Match Day Recap

The Blog of the UW MSTP would like to extend another

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our graduating M4's who 

matched spectacularly last week. They're all off to new 

adventures in specialties that included: neurosurgery, 

radiology, internal medicine (including some fast trackers!),

dermatology, family medicine, surgery, and neurology. 

Good job, everyone! 

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New KNowledge WedNesday

Beer is kind of a big deal in Madison, WI, so here's a

song to teach you a bit more about it. We're a

little late for St. Patrick's Day proper, but the song is

catchy nonetheless!

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When I'm Asked to Provide Last-Minute Manuscript Edits

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Waiting For Match Day Announcements to Begin

Happy Match Day, Everyone!

Best of luck to our UW MSTP graduating seniors 

who will be matching later today!

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Happy Pi Day!

It's a Pi-themed day today, so here's a math-themed comic 

(of sorts) for you to enjoy! Hopefully everyone out there

is able to celebrate this day with some delicious pie 

(and perhaps also with a friend or two).

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When Another Student in My Cohort Mistakenly Suggests that I Use the Blog of the UWMSTP Autobiographically

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Der Rathskeller at the Wisconsin Union

Some solid options for a quick pre-show dinner on campus.

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

We Need a Psychiatrist in the Field STAT.......

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Hospital Adventures

Anyone who has wandered around the UW Hospital knows that the elevator bays are key for both transportation and navigating from place to place. Somewhere out in the world in a different hospital, a medical student named Joseph found himself trapped alone in an elevator. Rather than panicking, Joseph chose to document the experience on social media. Feel free to check out his adventure here.

Submitted by: Chelsea H.

Model of the Month: March 2018

Here's Alex P., one of our Social Chairs

this year, modeling Baby's Breath. 

Photo credit: Brittany Y.

March Birthdays

The Blog of the UW MSTP would like to wish Happy Birthday to the following people: 

Maya A.

Aman P.

Sara B.

Ben S.

Caitlin P.

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New KNowledge WedNesday

How do humans measure up to various other members

of the animal kindgom in feats of speed and strength? 

Check out this lovely animated NPR feature to find out!

Video brought to you courtesy of Youtube. 

When A Residency Interview Started with, "Tell Me About Yourself," for the 377th Time

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Trying To Pull Together a Draft of My Dissertation

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When A Program Informs Me That I've Been Ranked To Match

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Seminar Pizza!

Always remember: there's amazing Glass Nickle Pizza

for dinner at UW MSTP Seminar about once a month. 

Just one more reason we've got the best 

(and if not the best, because that's subjective, 

then THE MOST OBJECTIVELY  DELICIOUS) MSTP around! 

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Somewhere in an Office with a View

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Submitted by a UW MSTP student who prefers to remain anonymous for the time being.

Some Last-Minute Science-Related Valentine's Day Suggestions

We at the UW MSTP recognize that there is an entire

spectrum of opinions Valentine's Day and whether or 

not its observance results in a net good. 

Just in case anyone out there in the pro-Valentine's 

camp is feeling pressured to find someone with

whom to celebrate this day at the last minute, 

here's some interesting advice on how you might

go about finding that special someone while taking

advantage of some of what behavioral science has 

discovered over the years. 

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Crack Fries from Hop Cat

They may look like ordinary french fries, but they're

quite addicting in all their cheese-sauced glory. 

Often enjoyed by students from the UW MSTP who

frequent this downtown location for Wednesday Night Trivia. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

It's Our Final UW MSTP Recruiting Weekend of the Season!

The Blog of the UW MSTP would like to extend a warm and enthusiastic welcome to the 14 amazing individuals interviewing with us today! This weekend, once all the stress of actual interviews is behind us, we're looking forward to taking our recruits to enjoy some local eats, take in a dance performance or attend a UW Hockey game, join us at the Hoofer's Winter Carnival, and end their visit with dinner at the home of one of our associate program directors. We're always so excited to have some new faces visiting us during these weekends!

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It's an MSTPizza Day!

As if you needed more reasons to attend

our mandatory weekly MSTP senimars. 

Join us today for a Responsible Conduct of Research 

talk given by Dr. Ruth O'Regan along with some 

delicious pizza and drinks from 

the local Glass Nickel Pizza!

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When the Surgeon Asks Me to Hand a Sponge Back to the Scrub Nurse

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Model of the Month: February 2018

This month, the UW MSTP brings you our very own

Laura F., modeling some Sweet Round Buns. 

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

February Birthdays

Happy Birthday to the following UW MSTP February Birthdays!

Jorge R.

Mitch B.

Laura T.

Peter C.

Claire L.

Ravi Y.

Chris G.

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Quick and Easy 1-Ingredient Recipes

We're all about wellness here at the UW MSTP. 

For some people, wellness includes using only the 

most uncooked of foods as a means of fueling

their bodies. Whether or not you're one of those 

people, please enjoy this recipe for an amazing

one-ingredient raw vegan cucumber pizza!

Video courtesy of Youtube. 

When My MSTP Bar Trivia Team Places Three Weeks in a Row

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Interview Eats

Friday night dinner at Ian's Pizza down on State Street.

Photo Credit: Brittany Y.

The Amazing Dr. Molly Carnes Will Be Presenting At MSTP Seminar Today!

Students of the UW MSTP have been requesting a presentation 

from Dr. Molly Carnes for years. LITERAL YEARS! 

(Yes, she's that good and that busy.)

The wait is finally over, and we could not be more excited to hear her

speak on the topic of Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine. 

Tonight, 5:15pm, in HSLC 1345.  

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Killing My Medical School and Residency Interviews

Current students do not interview applicants who visit the UW MSTP, 

so we cannot speak to whether or not exchanges such as the above

have happened during the past few interview visit weekends. 

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A Warm Welcome to Our Visiting Recruits

We have 15 spectacular people visiting the program today!

We hope you all enjoy your time with our program, 

and when you get asked, "Do you have any questions?" for the

twenty-third time today, feel free to ask our opinions

on whether or there is such a thing as too much cheese.

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