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Optimistic idealism may contribute somewhat to the application numbers, but pragmatic concerns definitely do. The increased hostility to doctors over the past couple of years—including the growth of malpractice suits and decrease in average salary for doctors—has also forced some to take more time to reconsider their career plans. Some premeds even pointed to the prospect of a universal health-care system as a disincentive to wanting to proceed immediately to medical school...
...American psychiatrist Irvin Yalom, differs from standard group therapy in several ways. Most importantly, a psychiatrist or psychologist leads the 90-min. sessions, working from the original premise of SEGT: that serious illness offers a chance for personal growth. "Much of life involves periods in which people drift somewhat aimlessly, taking life for granted," the three therapists involved in the Melbourne trial write in a new book, A Life to Live: A Group Journey with Advanced Breast Cancer (PsychOz Publications). "Only . . . when death is faced . . . does an authenticity emerge that brings with it the capacity to live life truly...
...Aztecs' harsh nature pervades the show, for which the Guggenheim has swathed the walls of its famous spiral ramp in black felt as a somber background. Early on, one encounters the splendid and somewhat hair-raising clay sculpture known as the Eagle Warrior, circa 1440-69, staring down from a shelf 6 ft. off the floor, as if on a ledge to surprise his enemies. Not far behind him looms the grisly god of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli, circa 1480, his rib cage exposed and his liver hanging out. The pair encapsulates some of the dualities that created a dynamic tension...
...serious position,” said Kummer, philosophizing on his office. “The LP is not just useless bureaucracy, but the LP is somewhat akin to the Dean of Alcohol that Harvard has appointed and to whom I will have to pay heed at the Harvard-Yale game tailgate...
...think [being the underdog] is somewhat more normal and refreshing. And despite losing a very strong class, we still have a good squad with a lot of potential,” said Parker...