Month: July 2009

I’ll Miss You Athens

Posted on July 21, 2009February 12, 2011 by Benji Ho

After four good years in Athens, Georgia, it is hard for me to say goodbye to you all. Today, I will be leaving behind the place where I first made my home, where I grew to become a man, and where my life bloomed. I will be leaving a community that has found a place in my heart, from Habitat,… Continue reading

Why am I a Caribbean Med Student?

Posted on July 20, 2009April 13, 2012 by Benji Ho

If you asked me just a year ago, I would have never thought I’d go to medical school in the Caribbean. Throughout my pre-medical years, particularly the first year, I have often heard fellow classmates call Caribbean med schools the “last resort” and scoff that students who attend these schools are substandard, and therefore become substandard doctor. These thoughts sunk… Continue reading

Textbooks

Posted on July 16, 2009April 24, 2014 by Benji Ho

As of September 2013, AUC provides all students with electronic textbooks via a platform called Vital Source, which you can access via computer, iPad, or iPhone. These electronic textbooks are convenient in that you no longer need to carry heavy books around, and it is much easier to search for keywords within the book with a simple “Ctrl F”… Continue reading

I Just Saved Myself $707.55!!

Posted on July 16, 2009March 5, 2014 by Benji Ho

So today I received my list of textbooks for first semester, with an whopping estimated expense of $747.45! From experience, I know that I will not be using all the textbooks that I usually buy from the campus bookstore, and so I searched the forums of valuemd to determine which books I thought were absolutely necessary. Turns out just about… Continue reading

Memory Lane to 1998

Posted on July 13, 2009November 8, 2011 by Benji Ho

This will actually be my second trip to St. Martin, albeit a much longer trip. I first went to St. Martin back in 1998 when I was 14 years old. I went on a seven-day Carnival Cruise with my family in which we stopped in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and St. Martin. We visited Marigot Market, Philipsburg, a butterfly… Continue reading

One Small Island, Two Large Countries

Posted on July 13, 2009October 7, 2011 by Benji Ho

So the island of St. Maarten (or St. Martin on the French side) will be my home for the next two years. St. Maarten is located in the eastern Caribbean, about 186 miles east of Puerto Rico. The island is only 34 sq. miles and so the county I live in now, Clarke County, Georgia, can easily swallow three St.… Continue reading

Why the American University of the Caribbean (AUC)?

Posted on July 4, 2009July 10, 2016 by Benji Ho

After doing much research, I feel that the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) prepares students well to become physicians. It has one of the top medical programs in the Caribbean, and with more than 30 years of history (established 1978), it has a proven track record. Most graduates obtain very decent residencies and some even very prestigious ones like… Continue reading

Why the Caribbean?

Posted on July 3, 2009March 3, 2019 by Benji Ho

When I tell people that I am going to the Caribbean for medical school, the most common response I get is how jealous they are that I will get to spend the next few years in a place as relaxing as a tropical paradise. While I don’t think medical school will be relaxing at all, I can’t deny that the … Continue reading

Cheers to a New Beginning!

Posted on July 2, 2009February 10, 2011 by Benji Ho

Hello everyone!
Today I create this blog to document my experiences as a medical student and to organize all the thoughts that I may have along the way. I’ve been accepted to the September 2009 semester at American University of the Caribbean, and am very excited to begin my journey. I hope the next few years I can be as… Continue reading