I am officially 1/16th of a doctor. Today was our final, marking the end of Prologue, an introductory block to medicine. The playing field has been leveled, the foundation has been laid. Now we venture into the “real medicine.”The exam was alright. No curveballs, just the standard exam that tests how well you can cram, synthesize concepts, and recognize the correct answer from four possible choices while avoiding the ever so seductive answer that calls you, only to pull you into the incorrect answer trap.
There was more Anatomy this time around, more complex questions, and a lot more complaining medical students. But at the end of the day, it really does not matter what percentage we get on the test. We just need to pass under out beautiful, life-saving, Pass/Fail curriculum.
As one classmate put it, “pass now or pass later.”
The way I see it, we are all bound to make mistakes, misunderstand lectures, misidentify nerves and muscles, etc. Why not get all those jitters out now. We should strive to understand and limit the mistakes, but be comfortable making those inevitable mistakes now rather than when we will be taking care of patients. Just my thoughts….
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October has flown by. Being sucked into the vortex of medical school sometimes makes me forget about the outside world. It dawned on me yesterday that next week is Halloween. How I miss Trick-or-Treating, costumes, and candy.
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Speaking of Halloween, our Anatomy Lab practical was like a scene straight out some sort of awful horror movie; there were limbs everywhere with legs in bizarre positions, withering feet, hands with the skin peeled back, and skeletons. Some skeletons donned “rest stops,” and smiled at you while you waited to proceed to the next station.
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Speaking of Halloween, our Anatomy Lab practical was like a scene straight out some sort of awful horror movie; there were limbs everywhere with legs in bizarre positions, withering feet, hands with the skin peeled back, and skeletons. Some skeletons donned “rest stops,” and smiled at you while you waited to proceed to the next station.
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Truly an appropriate Halloween scene.
With the end of Prologue, I must bid farewell to a few things.
-Goodbye to Mr. Danovich (our first patient case that was strung into our curriculum from Day 1)
-Goodbye to Anatomy Lab and smelly scrubs (We will still have a small bit of Anatomy in the Organs block, but not nearly anything close to 2 afternoons per week).
-Goodbye to Mr. Danovich (our first patient case that was strung into our curriculum from Day 1)
-Goodbye to Anatomy Lab and smelly scrubs (We will still have a small bit of Anatomy in the Organs block, but not nearly anything close to 2 afternoons per week).
I am also hoping I can welcome some changes in my life.
-Hello to Friday afternoons to explore and play in the city.
-Hello to spending more time with friends and classmates.
-Hello to learning more about the other specialties and spending more time in the real medical world.
-Hello to moving on to the next phase of our training in medical school.
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-Hello to Friday afternoons to explore and play in the city.
-Hello to spending more time with friends and classmates.
-Hello to learning more about the other specialties and spending more time in the real medical world.
-Hello to moving on to the next phase of our training in medical school.
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It’s time to start Part 2 of Part 16. Are you ready? I will be after this weekend. Stay tuned…
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1 comment:
congratulations on finishing part 1 child...
and i hope that final went far enough for u to "pass"..
although you are known to do just more than that!
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