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The last half of the trimester has flown by! Week 15 of the trimester will always be a busy time for students, it’s the last ...
I stopped celebrating “Thanksgiving” many years ago, due to its genocidal history, so instead my family and I use it as a day ...
Let me tell you, studying Chinese herbal medicine is not for the faint of heart! I am currently taking the last Materia Medica ...
If you have ever been to an acupuncture clinic, then you might recall the smoky scent of moxa. Moxa, also known as Ai Ye, ...
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I made it through another week and a half of exams, and I treated myself with the newest KitKat flavor (Apple Pie…not their ...
There are parts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that are technical, but there are also parts that are poetic and ...
This year, as strange as it has been, has really flown by, I’ve completed another trimester! Over the trimester break I was ...
Being a student isn’t just about how you perform, it’s also about how you recover. Exam weeks are very trying times as a ...
This week has been busy for me! I’ve started preparing for the upcoming cumulative exams, and all weekend I’ve been attending ...
Due to the pandemic and appropriate restrictions to minimize interactions and unnecessary exposure, the lecture courses are to ...
It’s the ninth week of the summer term, and the second round of exams is next week. I can’t believe this trimester is almost ...
By far the most interesting things I have learned so far is pulse diagnosis. Did you know that there are more than 25 standard ...
It’s been a challenging few weeks, to say the least. The media coverage on Covid-19 is non-stop, and the ultimate sins of ...
During these new global circumstances, being a student has become more complicated, no more study groups in the library and no ...
Namaste means that whatever is precious and beautiful in me, honors whatever is precious and beautiful in you. I never liked ...
March 20, 2020 was the date quarantine started. I remember not many people were aware of how serious this situation was; and I ...
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.” - Mark Twain At this moment in time, everyone in the ...
Did you know that no two snowflakes alike? Snowflakes are made up of so many molecules it's unlikely any two are even exactly ...
Are you taking precautions? This season many people are getting sick. A few weeks ago, I felt like I was hit by a truck. Joint ...
Life is like a roller coaster of ups and downs. First, it goes up climb-by-climb, step-by-step and just at the peak of the ...
As I walk on campus making footprints in the snow, I look around and notice that it will be the last of my winters at National ...
Time marches on. In a week it will be the end of another trimester. In a few weeks, the end to another month, and shortly ...
សូមអរគុណ (Saum Arkoun) – Khmer Merci – French ขอขอบคุณ (Khob Khun) – Thai Cảm ơn bạn - Vietnamese, or the easy way we ...
I will bet at least a few times in life you have been asked what you wanted to be when you grow up. I know that I have! The ...
While taking a break from my acupuncture studies recently, it occurred to me that cleaning just seems to be the main event for ...
It’s already Week 5 of the fall trimester, and it's the preliminary challenge to see if everyone is going to be staying in the ...
It is my sixth trimester and it’s just the beginning of the new trimester for the of fall 2019...then one more ...
Here it went: Week 15. This has been finals week for many and for me, coming to the end of my fifth trimester for the Master ...
This past week I had the greatest experience attending my first birth as a doula! A doula is “a woman who provides guidance ...
There are so many things happening in life, and we need to understand that they’re not all under our control. I am one of ...
I am nearing the halfway point! In about a year, I will be done with the MSOM program at NUHS. Honest truth: it wasn’t easy to ...
If someone came up to you and asked, “Are you happy?” Would you be able to answer that without pausing? There are no right or ...
Week five is when many students are starting to take their first exams of the trimester, an early assessment to see how we are ...
Here I am halfway through the program and it is the summer of 2019. This trimester I am taking eight classes and four clinic ...
Here we go, the last stretch for spring 2019...FINALS! The past couple of weeks and weekends have been filled with cramming 15 ...
Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? To be able to use your eyes to fix things, fly around or cool equipment to battle? ...
Another blur in my life at NUHS, but a good reminder that I am in medical school. The past couple of weeks were busy preparing ...
“Mother: (n.) - A female parent; the center of creation, inspiration, and love; one who rears, nurtures and protects children; ...
The wheels of the car went round and round as we headed South, with the temperatures increasing by increments of about 20 ...
“The best part of waking up is…” not having Folgers in your cup, but hearing "'there is no school due to below zero ...
Here I am entering the beginning of my fourth trimester in the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program, and it’s good to be ...
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ̶ Confucius. As the trimester comes rolling to an end, and ...
As I sit here at Barnes and Nobles studying, I am taking a bit of time to reflect on my life and the events of these past few ...
How would you feel if technology just went...BLOOP...gone!? Do you agree, in some aspect, that people spend so much time on ...
When anyone meets my mom, they tell me she is cute and sweet--which she does not understand. Eventually space and time will ...
Yes, it can be such a whirlwind that you forget which day it is. Especially on days when you have “off”. You wonder why the ...
Have you ever wondered why a person smiles? For me it comes from the heart, and I believe a smile can help not only you, but ...
Well it has been a good busy time spiral for the first few weeks of this third trimester. With 21 credits as a full-time track ...
Hello, awesome you! My name is Rina, and thank you for joining me on this journey as I pursue my degree for the Master of ...
Translated from Latin: I came, I saw, I conquered! In other words, this is it folks! Even if I still have four finals left, ...
Last Friday I started getting all these emails regarding things that need to be done, like the graduation rehearsal, financial ...
As graduation approaches, I get more and more focused on business planning. I keep looking at numbers and I can't believe I've ...
Time has lost its notion for me and I keep asking myself what day of the week is it? My “To Do” list seems to get longer ...
We’re already in week six, and among so many other things, I’m working on finishing my outreach hours. My plan was to be done ...
After two big storms, some very cold weather (again!), summer came upon us and no one was ready for it. It’s humid, it’s hot, ...
Spring break is over and boy, it was wild and fast and more then I can ever explain! Months ago after my training in ...
I woke up this morning, and when I looked out the window I felt like I went back in time. Snow is covering everything again, ...
Before diving into finals I had to take the senior intern exam. The exam wasn’t extremely difficult, but it happened in the ...
I’ve gained about 20 pounds since I started studying in the MSOM program at NUHS. This does not make me happy at all, and I ...
While I’m trying to juggle between studying for midterms and studying for senior clinic exam, Facebook reminded me this ...
The title might be deceiving, because I should be studying like crazy, but instead I am just finishing the third day of ...
Student life doesn’t give you too much freedom to attend social or networking events, but I do my best to keep up with ...
I just finished the first weekend of the two I have dedicated to studying for the herbs board review. Two days packed with ...
Some of us are happy that we had a long weekend because of President’s Day, and some of us are even happier celebrating the ...
I think most people in the Chicago area hate snow and winter in general. Unfortunately for them, we just got one foot of snow ...
First exams are here and I have no idea how all it’s going to go. All my classes are herbal and I’m still struggling with ...
It’s been a while since I started writing for the school’s blog and I thought maybe I should tell you a bit more about my ...
This past weekend, I took advantage of the calm before the storm (meaning no exams yet) and I ventured to downtown Chicago. ...
It’s been two years, and a bit more than four months since I started the master program. On one hand it seems like it was ...
Finals started and that means this trimester is almost done. Before diving into studying, last weekend I flew for another ...
I really don’t know how we’re already in Week 13… I feel like I’m still in Week 1 trying to see what my schedule looks like ...
With all the traveling and emotional turmoil that I have recently experienced, my body was starting to show signs of fatigue. ...
As you know, last week I had to fly back to Romania and be with my mom who had major surgery. The time I spent with mom in ...
Middle of last week I got a phone call letting me know mom was quite sick and prepped for surgery. Doctors weren't very ...
I never liked the expression, “Life Happens,” and always believed that we control our life if we plan accordingly. When I ...
I’ve always loved to read. As a child, I was the one skipping playdates because I was what we call in Romanian “a bookcase ...
Not sure yet if I’ll stay and practice in Illinois, but it is good to know that legislation changed recently and now our scope ...
Two weeks ago just before the first wave of exams, I was feeling a bit tired and realized it might be difficult for me to ...
The time has come to start thinking about boards. I am not really feeling anxious or stressed. In fact, the closer I get to ...
Not sure how we are already in Week 4 of this trimester, but I’m getting ready to take my first formulas exam! Besides trying ...
Last weekend I attended another Apex seminar this time focused on Endocrinology. We had two full days packed with a lot of ...
Not sure how time flies away so fast! I've been in school for almost two years and it seems like yesterday that I was sitting ...
Three more weeks and I'll be flying to Romania, seeing my mom and dad, playing with my dog, and just taking the time to ...
The other day we were discussing in our Doctor and Patient Relationship class how to deal with all kinds of patients. How do ...
Title sounds a bit like an oxymoron since I never seem to have time for lazy mornings anymore, but that doesn't mean that I ...
These days there are not a lot of things aside school and work that I manage to do, but one of the things that still brings me ...
Last weekend I attended a 2-day training in Acupuncture and Acupressure for Labor and Delivery. The seminar was packed with ...
Couple of weeks ago while browsing Amazon for acupuncture books (the time has come to study for boards!), I stumbled onto a ...
It's summer, it's midterms time, and it's Homecoming! Last year I was too busy and too early in the program to think about ...
Here I am in Week 5 of this tri, with time flying by, quizzes and projects piling up on my desk, and I'm not feeling stressed, ...
I was looking forward to a long weekend with Memorial Day falling on a Monday this year but it didn't really happen for me. ...
Three weeks ago, I flew to Baltimore and attended another acupuncture seminar. The training was focused on facial rejuvenation ...
Summer trimesters always seem to be easier for me. The sun, the warm weather, the beach, and farmers markets are just some of ...
Another tri is ending and all of us are looking forward to taking a break from classes and just having some fun. My break ...
Most of us are always looking for ways to improve ourselves, to become more confident, to have more knowledge, but what is ...
I just came back from my Japan trip and while still a bit tired, I'm very happy and grateful that I had the opportunity to go ...
It took me more than 30 hours and six movies, but here I am safe and sound in Kyoto, Japan. I've never been to Asia and ...
Week 10 is almost over and so are midterms. Some of us are packing for Japan and some of us are planning for a spring break ...
If you've been following my blog, you probably know by now that I really like to have as many tools as I can in my practice ...
Last weekend I attended the seminar, "Five Phases and Root Treatment in Japanese Acupuncture" in downtown Chicago. I got to ...
One of the biggest challenges when you're a full time student and also working full time is not to jump on one of the vending ...
This trimester brought me a lot of joy when I started seeing patients in the clinic. I remember how confused I was 2-3 tris ...
I'm already done with the first part of exams and I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Meanwhile, I had to take care of ...
Time seems to move faster and faster and we've just welcomed the Year of Fire Rooster! If you missed it in January, here's ...
I recently took a trip to downtown Chicago and attended a seminar in "Point Palpation and Japanese Needle Technique." The ...
Another break is gone and we're even closer to the finish line. Winter break brought me some much-needed rest and I can't ...
Week 14 is here and finals have started! On one side, library rooms are fully booked and students are studying till late in ...
Thanksgiving was the perfect excuse to take a break and relax before finals. Thanksgiving dinner I celebrated Thanksgiving ...
With my background in management and political science, I'm always trying to improve my business skills. I know that school ...
I recently endured my first broken bone in a way that I least expected it! I was wearing slippers when I went to take a ...
Intern Entrance Exam is done, stress rapidly decreased, and everybody is already thinking about Thanksgiving, a long weekend, ...
Week 10 is here and this means Intern Entrance, Senior, or Exit exams. The last couple of days I took time off so I can study ...
Recently I've received a few emails from prospective students asking about finances and loans. Marc Yambao, the director of ...
This weekend I attended my first Center for Education and Development of Clinical Homeopathy (CEDH) seminar. The program has ...
About 10 years ago, my first acupuncturist told me: "You're perfectly healthy. You just have to spread your wings and fly." I ...
One of my first childhood memories is watching my grandma cupping my grandpa to get rid of a cold. Everything seemed so ...
Here we are, almost halfway through this tri and we're still having a gorgeous weather, pumpkins everywhere, and soon, ...
Friends and other students ask me how I can manage to work 8 hours per day and be a full-time student. Some of my classmates ...
Don't know about you, but I always make sure I take some time and relax before all that wave of quizzes and midterms. Since ...
This week, I took advantage of not having any classes on Friday and I flew to Houston to attend a seminar in M.E.D. (a ...
Hello Everyone! Fall Trimester has already started and first week has been filled with events and happenings! Bucharest ...
Hello! I'm Iuliana and I'm a student at National University of Health Sciences in the Master of Science in Oriental ...
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