ABOUT ME
Welcome to Winding Spiral Case and thank you for stopping by! I'm a recent graduate who packed up and migrated one province eastward to start medical residency in Alberta, Canada. I love writing and started this blog to share recipes, study tips, and ramblings on medical education and life as a resident.
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| Vancouver Island -- home |
When I applied for medical school I'd never met a medical student or interacted with any physician other than my family doctor. Beyond what I'd gleaned from watching Grey's Anatomy, I had little insight into the medical world and what it really entailed to be a physician. If you're thinking towards medical school and have any questions whatsoever, I would love to try to be of help. Feel free to comment, Instagram message, or email windingspiralcase@gmail.com! One of the joys of blogging is hearing from readers :)
"Winding Spiral Case" is a lyric from the song "Hannah" by Freelance Whales, one of my favourite bands. The lyrics go "Hannah takes the stairs / cause she can't tell that / it's a winding spiral case / is she right-side-up / or upside-down". The song is based on "Hannah Takes the Stairs", an indie film about a recent college graduate attempting to find a direction for her life. I think it's entirely appropriate as my blog title.
Contact
Email: windingspiralcase@gmail.com
Instagram: @windingspiralcase
Love the intro!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog and the way you write, you inspire me to start writing my own blog. I found your study tips really helpful especially since I seem to have no motivation to study at all. :(
ReplyDeleteYes! You totally should. I'd love to follow. Thanks a lot for the kind comment! And don't worry, it's hard for anyone to get motivated to study (myself included). All the best :)
DeleteHey! I'm an IMG trying to apply for Family Medicine residency program. I know they're stricter on IMGs than CMGs. My question is: how important is volunteering? Did you have a lot of volunteer work? Thanks for your blog :)
ReplyDeleteHi Elle! Awesome to hear you're applying to family med! I don't think volunteering is as important for residency applications as it is for med school applications; that being said, residency programs will want to see that you're involved in your medical school (clubs, class council, etc) and/or extracurriculars that interest you -- so try to involve yourself in a couple things to make your application stand out :) Good luck!
DeleteI think your blog is one of the BEST out there. You have put in so much effort and one can say by the way you write.
ReplyDeleteI am in residency now, I wish I found it more earlier.
Truly appreciate all your advises, helpful hints, tips and all that you have written. It is very detailed, relatable and guides the reader well.
I am hoping you will continue to write and enlighten us about your residency training and final years and even beyond for your fellowsship.
All the VERY best of luck.
- fellow resident Orthopod.
I enjoy reading your posts! It's nice to come across a fellow Canadian with a medical blog :)
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