Two weeks ago, my brother mentioned to me, ever so pointedly, that what he'd really like to see is a blog written by a female med student with a background in ethics. Funnily enough, I am the only such person he knows. So this blog is partly for him.

It is also partly for my own peace of mind; I'm a big fan of the world beyond school, and writing will hopefully spur me to look up from my anatomy textbook every so often and keep track of the bigger picture. I want to drag my heels as much as possible as they pull me into the insular little world of medical academia.

There might very well be a dearth of blogs from those inside the medical field (as opposed to those bloggers pontificating on health care policy from the outside) because, well, there's simply not enough time. It is not my goal to blog about the process of failing out of med school, you see. I would give this blog a 50-55% chance of survival (note clever medical terminology!). But that's the beauty of blogspot, I feel: a cheap, clean, and eminently disposal soapbox.