Wearing the same pair of socks 4 days straight.
...and just now noticed. At least they're striped!
For this block exam we are focusing our studies on the Thoracic region. This means we're studying the lungs, heart, and major blood vessels. Everything about all of those. Development is the trickiest part of these organs, as just the most obscure spatial understanding is required. Each week I gain an increasing amount of respect towards all of my professors and the inordinate amount of time and effort they put into lectures and labs. It is no small feat teaching a class of Type-A's (myself not included) and still retaining any last bits of sanity. I was able to observe one of my classmates practice some rather advanced Cranial techniques on another classmate; watching someone do OMM/OMT is not very exciting, but when they talk you through the techniques and you gain insight into how each technique effects a specific structure, OMT really comes to life. Practicing in lab on healthy people is fun, but it's difficult to tell if I'm "feeling" what I should be.
Anatomy is my killer class these days, maybe this has been mentioned in the past. I'm really enjoying Physiology and Biochem and there's something to be said for Microbiology, for sure. That's a good class too. Next exam block will be worse than previous ones as we will have 2 practical exam mixed with 8 written exams in 3 days and a lecture following the last exam. How does one sleep in med school? On their heads??? in a chair? on a desk??
I attended the Primary Care Panel today, following a very informative Anatomy Recitation, and sat in while the doctors I really respect told their tales of how they became physicians and why. These profs/docs made it through medicine and teaching facilities and residencies when med students/residents/interns just got shit on. All of the time. So, seeing them sit before me and speak to how they survived and kept their souls in tact as well as not letting their bodies fall apart (to food or drink).
I've been pleased with the fact that most of my classmates are very supportive to each other and it's interesting to find so many highly motivated students that were maybe not-so-motivated academically in their undergrad years really succeed in their courses now.
One of my dissecting books has photos of tissues being retracted with forks. Of course they're not forks! But they sure look like forks. Here's today's image and thinking article.
Why Can Some Kids Handle Pressure While Others Fall Apart?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-can-some-kids-handle-pressure-while-others-fall-apart.html?_r=5&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1381900257-3wX0lBTRDXc1RScU4bGhJg
I hate to admit it...but I find this website amusing:
http://whatshouldwecallmedschool.tumblr.com/
For this block exam we are focusing our studies on the Thoracic region. This means we're studying the lungs, heart, and major blood vessels. Everything about all of those. Development is the trickiest part of these organs, as just the most obscure spatial understanding is required. Each week I gain an increasing amount of respect towards all of my professors and the inordinate amount of time and effort they put into lectures and labs. It is no small feat teaching a class of Type-A's (myself not included) and still retaining any last bits of sanity. I was able to observe one of my classmates practice some rather advanced Cranial techniques on another classmate; watching someone do OMM/OMT is not very exciting, but when they talk you through the techniques and you gain insight into how each technique effects a specific structure, OMT really comes to life. Practicing in lab on healthy people is fun, but it's difficult to tell if I'm "feeling" what I should be.
Anatomy is my killer class these days, maybe this has been mentioned in the past. I'm really enjoying Physiology and Biochem and there's something to be said for Microbiology, for sure. That's a good class too. Next exam block will be worse than previous ones as we will have 2 practical exam mixed with 8 written exams in 3 days and a lecture following the last exam. How does one sleep in med school? On their heads??? in a chair? on a desk??
I attended the Primary Care Panel today, following a very informative Anatomy Recitation, and sat in while the doctors I really respect told their tales of how they became physicians and why. These profs/docs made it through medicine and teaching facilities and residencies when med students/residents/interns just got shit on. All of the time. So, seeing them sit before me and speak to how they survived and kept their souls in tact as well as not letting their bodies fall apart (to food or drink).
I've been pleased with the fact that most of my classmates are very supportive to each other and it's interesting to find so many highly motivated students that were maybe not-so-motivated academically in their undergrad years really succeed in their courses now.
One of my dissecting books has photos of tissues being retracted with forks. Of course they're not forks! But they sure look like forks. Here's today's image and thinking article.
Why Can Some Kids Handle Pressure While Others Fall Apart?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-can-some-kids-handle-pressure-while-others-fall-apart.html?_r=5&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1381900257-3wX0lBTRDXc1RScU4bGhJg
I hate to admit it...but I find this website amusing:
http://whatshouldwecallmedschool.tumblr.com/
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