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Orientation and White Coat Ceremony
Day 2 of Orientation was much more interesting, and much shorter! We learned more about the Competency-based Curriculum (and what exactly that means for us). There was also a panel of medical students...
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Just when I thought I was getting the hang of this…
BAM! I’m not really sure what just happened today. Well, all I know is that Anatomy happened, and now I’m lost. I thought I was finally getting the hang of it (it’s an art, really, trying to cram all...
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Getting the hang of this
Ok, so the 3rd week of med school is officially over (can you believe it?!). Not that I’ve really made much of a dent in the next 4-5 years, but it still feels like a major accomplishment. I’ve learned...
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I wanted to write a little bit about my Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) course this year. I chose one of the special sections of ICM – the only two I know they offer are “Death and Dying” and...
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Time for Reevaluation
First of all, I apologize that I haven’t written anything in almost 2 weeks now. It’s been crazy. Round one of exams is officially over (or “block 1″ or whatever you want to call them). Either way, the...
View ArticleWhat Am I Learning Most About in Medical School?
Myself. Hands down. I’ve learned more about myself in the last year than I’ve learned in the past 21 years. I didn’t even realize how passionate I was about science and medicine until I began applying...
View ArticleThe Little Things
For me, the best things in life are “the little things,” and I’ve noticed recently that I have not been taking nearly enough time to enjoy them as I would like. You know… things like how beautiful the...
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Giving Thanks (that the semester is almost done)
Hello! I know it’s been a long time, but I just haven’t been inspired (not to mention how busy I’ve been). Well, most of our lectures are done! Yay! We only have one more day of anatomy this coming...
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1/8th of a Doctor
Well, my first semester of medical school has officially come to a close. I can’t believe how quickly it flew by. Despite the long hours of studying and intense stress, it really seems surreal that it...
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Round Two
I barely had time to recuperate from last semester before being not-so-willingly (or preparedly) thrust into this one. We had about 2 full weeks… but considering Christmas and New Year’s events (and...
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