Wellness

Acupuncture and Popularity of Integrative Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices Today

By: Coco Victoria Gomez Tirambulo Happy Wellness Wednesday, everyone! I recently watched a documentary called The Gut: Our Second Brain on Amazon Prime Video. It was released in 2013 and offers an interesting perspective on how our guts dictate many aspects of our daily lives and how we may not even be in control of our...

Wellness Wednesday: Romance in Medical School

  Dearest Reader, Roses are Red Violets are Blue Med school is tough But so are you! -Cupid, MS1   Considering that Valentine’s Day is around the corner, the Wellness & Student Life committee wanted to share advice on maintaining healthy relationships with significant others in medical school. Fair warning: This post is long, but...

Wellness Wednesday: Time Management

Of all the skills and knowledge people say you need to be successful in medical school, I believe the most important is time management. Now that I’m done with my first semester of medical school, I wanted to take a look back at my experiences and share my tips for managing time effectively. In the...

Stress-Based Overeating

Happy post Turkey Day, fellow medical and pre-medical students! Have you ever struggled with overeating due to school or life-related stress? I reached out to Katie Miller, a fellow first-year medical student who received her Bachelors in Nutritional Science at Texas Tech University, for advice on how to cope with overeating while in school.  ...