Code Blue A Guide to the M1/M2 Years A publication created by the medical students of the Code Blue Team and the Office of Medical Student Education at 2015-2016. ediTion X the University of Michigan Medical School Welcome Dear M1s, Welcome to your M1 year! We could not be more excited to welcome you to the UM Medical School family. So far, you have already done the hard part – making it here! Now, you have been inducted into a community of physicians, researchers, peers, and mentors who all want to help you become the most successful doctor you can possibly be. You will face rigorous academic challenges and trying clinical experiences. There will be times where you don’t get it right the first time, or you don’t pass a test/sequence. And that's okay; it means you are pushing yourself to improve and learn from your struggles. Code Blue is just one tool to help you achieve your potential here. We like to think of it as a compendium of knowledge from your peers who have passed through their pre-clinical years before you. It’s meant to be a resource to help you navi- gate all aspects of your early medical school years. Our biggest piece of Code Blue advice? Don’t forget that your pre-clinical years are pass/fail! You need to study hard and learn the curriculum, but be sure to treat yourself during this time! Check out a football game, read a book, see the sun! Besides providing lots of study tips and sequence hints, Code Blue is full of ways to spend your time when you’re not studying. So remember – it is all one big balancing act! You have to figure out what works for you … and then maybe share your newfound wisdom in next year’s edition of Code Blue? CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome Home. Sincerely, Code Blue STaff Class of 2019 - Page 2 - Preface In July 1998, the Student Career Development Committee put together a guide written by medical students for their fellow students that addressed career-coun- seling issues for M3s and M4s. The popularity of the handbook was the impetus for a general student guide for the M3s and M4s, as well as this guide for the M1s and M2s. The purpose of Code Blue is to give students a better idea of what to expect dur- ing the first and second years of medical school, as well as serve as a guidebook for some of our favorite parts of life in Ann Arbor. This tenth edition has been up- dated and expanded based on past years’ editions. We hope that it is helpful, both for school and for the time you spend outside of classes. We also hope that your class will contribute and make the guide even more useful in the years to come. aCKnoWledGemenTS Code Blue Team, 2015-16: Editor-in-Chief: Kaustubh Prabhu M1/M2 Sequences Editor: Hannah Cottrell Student Organizations Editor: Katie Chilton Guide to Ann Arbor Editor: Andy Chen - Page 3 - Editor Profiles Kaustubh Prabhu, M2 "Hey guys! My name is Kaustubh Prabhu and I'm serving as the Editor-in-Chief of CODE BLUE. Any mistakes in formatting or structure are pretty much my fault. I've also written the section titled 'New Curriculum,' because I'm really interested in help- ing all of you transition into a new system of learning. Aside from school I enjoy spending time with my family (they're all close by...my mom works at the Kellogg Eye Center, my dad rotates at St. Joeseph Mercy Hospital, and my sister is an undergrad over on central campus), going to opening night of superhero movies, playing video games, and learning martial arts. I went to the Uni- versity of Michigan for undergrad, during which I spent a lot of time with teaching and curriculum development in inner-city Detroit. My growing passion led me to spend a year with Match Corps in Boston, where I taught 5th grade math for a year... best year of my life! I am still very interested in the complex and fascinating field of education, which is why I've gotten involved with medical education research, various mentorship pro- grams, the admission committee, and even CODE BLUE. I'd love to meet all of you, whether you have questions about M1 year, want a study buddy, or need to vent about life, love, etc. I hope CODE BLUE is useful for all of you!" -- Kaustubh P.S. "You'll see my face pop up time and again throughout this document, partly because I have a bit of an ego and partly because I needed a way to make writing my portion of this document fun! Jokes aside, I wanted to make this year's edition of CODE BLUE a little more personal. Enjoy..." - Page 4 - Editor Profiles Hello! My name is Hannah Cottrell and I am the M1/M2 Sequences Editor. I was in charge of taking the information that you provided me with in the Code Blue Survey, and turning that into advice for students in each sequence of the year. Thank you to everyone who took the time to make Code Blue so helpful and unique to our medical school! I am offi- cially way too over involved, so if you see me around at any interest group meetings (like AMA, AMWA, or the Peds Interest Group) feel free to come up to me and ask me any questions you like! I look forward to getting to know all of you new M1s, and M2s, I already love you all. Outside of med school, I like to go to restaurants and bars in downtown Ann Arbor, hammock in the Arb while reading Game of Thrones books, run the Argo Loop, go to concerts/festivals, and spend time with my fellow med student pals! Reach out to me with any sequence related ques- tions, particularly about how things transpired last year! -- Hannah Cottrell, M2 Sup Docs. My name is Katie Chilton and I am your M1 Student Organizations Editor. My spirit ani- mal is the camel and my spirit spice is red pepper flakes. When I’m not in Taubman you can probably find me blowing bubbles at music festivals, chilling on my Kerrytown front porch, or playing fetch with my cat who may actually be an ocelot. I sincerely hope you all take some time to read through Code Blue because it is FULL of great information, tips, and tricks to help you survive and thrive your M1 year. Good luck, you are all going to make fantastic doctors, and go blue! -- Katie Chilton, M2 - Page 5 - Editor Profiles Hello everyone! My name is Andy (Xing) Chen, and I’m serving as the Guide to Ann Abor Editor of CODE BLUE. In other words, I offer great advices on food, drink, and fun. So please don’t bother with questions about academics or research…just kid- ding. Feel free to stop me in the hallway and ask anything. I’ve lived in Ann Arbor for 5 years, and I’ve fallen in love with this beautiful college town (except its brutal winter). I enjoyed running through the Arb, visiting the art museums, and eating at the ethnic restaurants. I can always find somethings I love to do here. I also enjoyed the opportunity to learn new skills. Fun fact: anyone with a driving license and a clean record can become a Blue Bus driver. I was a bus driver for one month during the summer before medical school starts. Recently, I started taking tango lessons through the Michigan Argentine Tango Club. And it has been great so far. So if you are interested in learning tango, please let me know. My motto is “life is too short, so enjoy every moment that you have”. I hope you all have a great year. And feel free to ask about any questions about Ann Arbor and how to balance life in M1 year.” -- Andy Chen, M2 - Page 6 - Acknowledgements A big thank you goes out to the administration and their staff for their help in gathering the many bits of information scattered around the medical school so that we could provide you with this handbook. Special thanks goes out to Jennifer Xu for copy editing this entire edition. Past editions would like to thank Chris Chapman, Aki Yao, Eric Middleton, and Brad Densen for their support in the creation of this guide. Finally, we would like to thank those who have built the foundation upon which this ver- sion of Code Blue has been put together. This book could not have been produced without the time, tenacity, and wit of several of our medical school colleagues: •2014 – 2015: Lynette Wynn, Stevie-Jay Stapler, Patrick Commiskey, Spencer Thompson, Josh Smith, Lauren Mcintosh, ALia Ahmed, and Irina Khurana •2013 – 2014: Louis Lu, Liz Yates, Ron Siebenaler, Matt Sherman, Bipin Sunkara, Korie Zink, Thielker, Kimi Warlaumont, Anna Garmley, Jason Chan, and Ethan Sagher •2012-2013: Justin Lockrem, John Donkersloot, Ravi Chopra, Nastassia Sylvestre, Caitlin Hackett, Benjamin Williams, Rachel Hatcliffe, Erin Conrad, and Brady Miller •2011-2012: Andrew Freddo, Vlad Golgotiu, Spencer Hiller, Erica Jaffe, Tashya Jayasuri- ya, Brice Rolston, Devon Rupley, Ashley Shaver, and Betty Zhao •2007-2008: Kyle Bohm, Adam Castano, Lauren Heise, Mila Sharipour, and John Yost •2004-2005: Roshni Aggarwal, Hilary Alpert, Geoff Barnes, Sarah Carlson, Suntrea Goudeau, Tony Khouri, and Garret Sparks •2003-2004: Jennifer Hung, Rajiv John, Rani Kahn, Beth Manoogian, Jim Moravek, An- chal Sud, Rachelle Wilcox, and Gilbert Wong •2002-2003: Omar Abbasi, Chung-Han Lee, Danielle Turner, and Monica Prasad •2001-2002: Michael Nauss and Daniel Wachter •2000-2001: Alice Lin, Ira Winer, Amer Ardati, Kiran Devisetty, Sascha Goonewdewara, Katie Johnson, Jenna McCarthy, Shelley Schmidt, Ron Teed, and Melissa Van Hoek •1999-2000: Samir Shah, Emily Hu, Rebecca Dunkailo, Hong Pham, Sudhakar Cherukuri, Grace Lin, Doug Franzen, Gary Meyer, and David Wu The entire project involving the M1/M2 and M3/M4 handbooks would never have gotten this far without the enormous dedication and hours put in by David Wu (Honorary Class of 2000, MD/PhD candidate) – creator of the template upon which this book is based.