Christmas break is over, and it’s 2010 already. I am trying to decide if I’m ready to wake up at 6:30am tomorrow and head out through the snow to sit through 4 hours of kidney lectures. I guess I am!
One thing I am looking forward to this semester is getting to spend all day every Wednesday with patients. For our “Physical Diagnosis” class, we’ll be going to different area hospitals to learn from clinicians, and see patients on our own from different departments.
My partner and I got a terrible lottery number (all placements are based on random lottery numbers to help us prepare for the residency “match”). So, my partner and I are assigned to a hospital 90 minutes away. The good news is that the school provides a van, but the bad news is that I’ll have to leave my house early to commute to school to catch the van. Wednesdays will be long, but nevertheless I can’t wait for a whole day of clinical learning.
I’m sure the rest of the semester will go by in a flash. We’ll continue studying pathophysiology by organ group- kidneys (renal), lungs (pulmonary), heart (cardiovascular), gastrointestinal (GI), spring break (my first time to mexico!), hormones (endocrine), pregnancy and babies (reproductive and embryology), and finally the Board Exam (yikes). I just set my exam date for June 5th, but it still seems too far away to be real. So in brief… lectures, studying, exams and maybe a little fun too. Here goes!
Best wishes for a good semester and waking up rested on those Wednesday mornings and hopefully the rest of the week too. Maybe you’ll get to study or relax on those 90 minute rides and you won’t have to drive. Happy learning! — Anne