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Alexander Haddad

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Alex Haddad is a first year medical student who enjoys getting outside, reading, and watching football.
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Monday, April 10, 2017 - 13:45

This is Med School

By Alexander Haddad
It’s spring break and the pause in coursework has given me a moment to reflect on medical school and my experiences since beginning eight months ago. The past eight months have gone by in a blur. My go to line when people ask how medical school is going is to say, “It’s going”, because it is. Still, there have been some great “this is med school” moments mixed in.
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 - 12:43

Balancing Time

By Alexander Haddad

“You get how much time for cardio?” My friend, a third year medical student at a different school, was a bit surprised at the reduced amount of time we have dedicated to Cardiology in the new Bridges curriculum compared to his.

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