http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/ 2006-09-21T19:15:46-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/09/new_beginnings.html Dear Viewers,
It's hard to know what to say when you conclude one activity that you've enjoyed, but I'll try to put it into words (this is a blog, after all).

]]> tenforde 2006-09-21T19:15:46-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/09/marathon_days_1.html ...and by marathon, I mean both distance and time traveled

]]> tenforde 2006-09-16T21:45:04-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/09/hawaiianshirt_w.html Hawaiian Shirts - Groupies - Student - Athlete: parties - Dave Matthews - 15 hour study-session - 20 miles

]]> tenforde 2006-09-11T22:04:48-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/09/greys_night.html Just because we're going to become doctors doesn't mean we don't have an appetite to passively watch an overly dramatic portrayal of the profession. ABC sought our 18-35 year old niche and tada: Grey's Anatomy!

]]> tenforde 2006-09-07T23:42:18-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/09/lost_in_transit.html We've been in class one week, but I feel so...tired. Yet I've learned that my fellow students are feeling the crunch too. Here's a few misconceptions I've uncovered from my first week of classes. Fellow students, faculty and staff: I hope this will prove beneficial in learning the ways of the first-year medical student (please read with humor):

]]> tenforde 2006-09-06T22:36:36-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/09/downtime.html After a challenging week of orientation and classes, I've decided to take a little time to organize my thoughts and life. The Labor Day three-day weekend is the perfect opportunity.

]]> tenforde 2006-09-03T11:34:32-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/08/first_day_of_a.html I've been preparing for my first day of medical school for many years and carefully planned my schedule for this opportunity. My experiences in my first day of classes exceeded my preparations and expectations. Here's a little about my first day:

]]> tenforde 2006-08-31T20:53:18-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/08/induction.html White coats, stethoscopes, and scrubs don't make a doctor: they are an iconic start towards becoming a doctor. Rather, we face the challenge of being trained to a new way of thinking.

]]> tenforde 2006-08-30T16:51:36-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/08/are_you_grizzle_1.html Two of the hard realities of spending three days in the wilderness are that running water only comes from a stream and deodorant is synonymous with bear attacks. As a result, personal hygiene suffers greatly. Despite these inconveniences, our group grew closer and more grizzled together.

]]> tenforde 2006-08-28T00:40:25-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/08/ten_strangers_s_1.html Stanford has a unique orientation program to acquaint our class of 86 medical school students. Our program is called SWEAT, and it's the most unique ice-breaker that I have ever experienced.

]]> tenforde 2006-08-25T17:13:04-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/08/first_entry.html Medicine is a demanding discipline, but you can't always take yourself seriously, especially the summer before you start. Therefore, my 26th birthday party needed a youthful theme, and the solution came from a character from Sesame Street: Elmo.

]]> plowney 2006-08-20T22:00:33-08:00 http://med.stanford.edu/blogs/students/adam_tenforde/archives/2006/08/about_me.html I'm a 26 year old student-athlete-researcher originally from Richland, Washington. The phrase above describes my pathway to the Bay Area and evolution into Stanford Medical School.

]]> About Me plowney 2006-08-01T16:09:17-08:00