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Friday, October 15, 2010
First Time Studying At Home
Well, it's finally happened. I have finally studied school at my apartment. Why has it taken so long you might ask. To me, my house/apartment is a fortress of solitude. It is where I go to escape all of the med school life, but tonight I just wanted to have a beer and learn something. This led me to invite some of my friends from soccer over to enjoy a 6-pack and get intimate with the lymphatic system. Nik, Keisen, and Kim showed up and we learned a decent amount. It was actually quite good. Kim didn't want to be in the picture, haha.
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
Studying Has to Look Cool if That's All You Do
As I've been meeting with my friends to study for our upcoming test, I've realized how much cooler studying has become. Well, it looks cooler at least. Every single thing we med students do to study anatomy or histology looks so intense. We're either handling human skulls, carrying around microscopes and slide boxes, or utilizing very intricate texts or computer programs to visualize just what is going on in your body. Today, I just leafed through my lecture notes on a tv as big as my bed (see below). I'm basically trying to say that even though I spend most of my day studying, I'm still totally cooler than you. LOL
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I Can Feel It In The Air Tonight, Oh Lord!
The atmosphere amongst my classmates has never felt more strained or stressed. I actually feel weird about school because I'm not freaking out about the test coming up next Friday. Although that isn't that surprising, given that my friends have classified me as an alien.
--alien - n., a student that just gets med school material in an unnatural way...because, after all, they aren't like us.
My alien status has been confirmed by many, but they still accept me into the fold. I think it's because I teach a lot of the material I already know to my classmates. It's not like I have a choice though since Galactic Regulation 3585.47v says I have to. Siiiiigh, the life of an alien isn't easy....but it sure is fun.
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--alien - n., a student that just gets med school material in an unnatural way...because, after all, they aren't like us.
My alien status has been confirmed by many, but they still accept me into the fold. I think it's because I teach a lot of the material I already know to my classmates. It's not like I have a choice though since Galactic Regulation 3585.47v says I have to. Siiiiigh, the life of an alien isn't easy....but it sure is fun.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Done With PT
Last Friday, I had my last visit with the physical therapist. It was great; I've never felt better as far as my back pain goes. The beauty in the end of physical therapy is what I get to do afterwards, EXERCISE!!! Last week marked the start of my new exercise routine, stadiums on Monday and Wednesday and soccer with classmates on Friday. This week I had to modify my routine, because of preparation for Gator Growl (seen below).
However, soccer will still go on and I will get back in the proverbial workout saddle. Hopefully, I will be able to drop the 20 lbs I gained since the start of med school, hahaha.
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However, soccer will still go on and I will get back in the proverbial workout saddle. Hopefully, I will be able to drop the 20 lbs I gained since the start of med school, hahaha.
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Location:Newell Dr,Gainesville,United States
My Lab Partner John
I decided to take a picture of my lab partner John for my blog at which point he said, "Show them my weiner." Here's the picture I got. Enjoy!
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School is School, But Not Exactly
Well, learning to become a doctor over the past couple of weeks has been fun, as you can probably imagine. A lot of people have asked me how I'm enjoying it all. My usual response has been "it's school." Well, the more I go through this rigamarole called med school, the more I realize that while med school is school, there are some very salient differences. Here are a few of them.
1. Self-motivated Mornings
This picture will give you a decent idea of what it looks like outside when I leave for school.
Now, while I've had my fair share of early mornings, med school will stand out as one of the only times in my life that I have willingly chosen to wake up at 5 am in the morning, not because I have something to do, but because I want to get a head start on studying for the day. This fact shocked my own father when I told him. "Who are you an what have you done with my son," he said upon hearing my usual schedule. Waking up early might be one down side to med school, but you gotta change the person you are and the things you like to become the person you want to be.
2. Abnormal = Normal
Med school has taught me in a few short weeks that sanity is for people with free time. Roughly three times a week, I suit up and go into the anatomy lab to cut inside dead bodies like it is no big thing. The other day at Zaxby's, I spent 15 minutes talking to a classmate about the clinical significance of a patient with "milky penile discharge" like it was regular dinner conversation. As we approach our Unit 2 test date next Friday, I have no doubt that people will start losing some marbles, but the beauty of it is that in med school, this is all just normal.
3. High School All Over Again
Whether it's the uniform schedule, the smallness of the class or the constant gossip traffic, med school feels a lot like high school, except replace a bunch of horny teens with a bunch of horny 20-somethings that can drink, smoke, and have an in-depth knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases. It is a formula for disaster and fun. In a few short weeks, I feel that I've gotten to know some of my classmates better than some of my friends that I've known for years, dirty side and all. The best part of it all though is that you suffer with these people, and through your suffering, you can't find time to be fake or affected. You just have to be you, given the above, a slightly weirder version of you, but still you. As we revert to this high school state, we also see our professors revert. Our embryology professor regularly gives in-class quotes of the day and motivational speeches that I thought I lost with young adulthood and acne. However, I would let him read me "The Little Engine That Could" any day of the week...like he did yesterday.
Whether or not my above points have helped you see the schooler and squirrelier side of med school, I can tell you without a doubt that med school is the hardest thing I've ever done and the end result just happened to be some of the best moments of my life.
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1. Self-motivated Mornings
This picture will give you a decent idea of what it looks like outside when I leave for school.
Now, while I've had my fair share of early mornings, med school will stand out as one of the only times in my life that I have willingly chosen to wake up at 5 am in the morning, not because I have something to do, but because I want to get a head start on studying for the day. This fact shocked my own father when I told him. "Who are you an what have you done with my son," he said upon hearing my usual schedule. Waking up early might be one down side to med school, but you gotta change the person you are and the things you like to become the person you want to be.
2. Abnormal = Normal
Med school has taught me in a few short weeks that sanity is for people with free time. Roughly three times a week, I suit up and go into the anatomy lab to cut inside dead bodies like it is no big thing. The other day at Zaxby's, I spent 15 minutes talking to a classmate about the clinical significance of a patient with "milky penile discharge" like it was regular dinner conversation. As we approach our Unit 2 test date next Friday, I have no doubt that people will start losing some marbles, but the beauty of it is that in med school, this is all just normal.
3. High School All Over Again
Whether it's the uniform schedule, the smallness of the class or the constant gossip traffic, med school feels a lot like high school, except replace a bunch of horny teens with a bunch of horny 20-somethings that can drink, smoke, and have an in-depth knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases. It is a formula for disaster and fun. In a few short weeks, I feel that I've gotten to know some of my classmates better than some of my friends that I've known for years, dirty side and all. The best part of it all though is that you suffer with these people, and through your suffering, you can't find time to be fake or affected. You just have to be you, given the above, a slightly weirder version of you, but still you. As we revert to this high school state, we also see our professors revert. Our embryology professor regularly gives in-class quotes of the day and motivational speeches that I thought I lost with young adulthood and acne. However, I would let him read me "The Little Engine That Could" any day of the week...like he did yesterday.
Whether or not my above points have helped you see the schooler and squirrelier side of med school, I can tell you without a doubt that med school is the hardest thing I've ever done and the end result just happened to be some of the best moments of my life.
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I am not that terrible of a blogger.
So I know that I'm terrible at posting on this blog. However, expect many more small posts to come as I can now post blog entries from my new iPod touch!! In fact, I just posted this from my iPod touch. Talk to you soon readers!
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