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Wilderness Medicine students take crash course in venom at Indianapolis Zoo

Members of the Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group, offered through the IU School of Medicine, didn't have to travel to a foreign land for a crash course in venomous spiders and serpents. They simply ventured a few miles down the road to visit the medical school's downtown neighbor, the Indianapolis Zoo.

Rory Appleton  | Apr 02, 2025

The Final Frontier

Hello everyone! It has been awhile and 4th year is now about 1/4 over. I spent 2 months doing away-rotations in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Administration & Priorities

When my family and friends ask about research I tell them about my idea, my experiments, and my results: “I found increased signaling in my

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Just ordinary

Obviously I haven’t posted in quite awhile. I’ll do a catch-up post soon, but I wanted to share this quick story before I forget. I’m

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Summer Research Rotations

At the end of each school year my extended family asks me what I have planned for the summer. The question is a ritual that

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American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2015 Summer Surgery Scholar

The Summer Intern Scholarship program in Cardiothoracic Surgery, funded and administered by the AATS Graham Foundation, was established in 2007 to introduce the field of

Gratitude

I’ve had a tremendous amount of help and support in my journey to become a physician scientist. My parents, family, friends, and colleagues have seemingly

Stefan Tarnawsky

The End of First Year…1/4 MD

So I have officially finished my first year of medical school. The last year went by so fast and so many things have happened that

Trainee, Know Thyself

I’ve been taught a great deal in med school and in grad school. The intricacies of anatomy; cancer signalling pathways; how to take a patient

Stefan Tarnawsky

Share your mind

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays

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I’m a PhD Candidate!

Last week, after two years of coursework, literature review, grant writing, laboratory experiments, attendance at local and national meetings, abstract presentations, journal clubs, etc. I

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