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10/24/18
Med School Meanderings
Second Entry
Well, I’ve managed to make it through the next TWO medical school classes! Now we are in our final course prior to Thanksgiving. Damn. That feels good to say. Or write. Whatever.
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
Ingredients:
A decent sized truck-load of gross anatomy
1 cup of equal parts embryology and histology
A sprinkle of biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology
Host Defense Mechanisms (HDM)
Ingredients:
A giant bowl of immunology
That’s it…
Now eat up.
Time is a fickle b***h. I mean two weeks ago it felt like the 3 weeks of HDM was lasting a near decade (and don’t even get me started on the 6 weeks of MSK). But now that it’s over, I cannot believe how fast it went by. I found a lot to enjoy about MSK and HDM. I also met some amazing tank mates who made my life significantly better, whether they know it or not. There were areas during the course that were really tough mentally, and other areas where I was really happy. Overall, I am content with the grade I got even though it isn’t quite where I would like to be performing consistently.
As I sit here and cogitate over the last several weeks, I’m realizing that I’ve learned a lot about med school. I can confidently say that I am now developing into a study machine. I remember thinking medical school was going to be hard, but I had no idea that people were even capable of learning the amount of information that is shared between these walls. The professors will literally stand at the podium and read non-stop just so that they can get through the macabre number of slides they’ve compiled in the allotted class time (some profs are capable of getting through 100-120 slides in an hour). It’s been a good class period if we have received 2 thorough answers to questions that were asked. I had been thrown into the deep end, and I had to learn to swim or I was going to drown. I am happy I can look back after being in medical school for 12 weeks and say that I am starting to learn how to swim.
Something I am experiencing which I did not think would be a problem for me is homesickness. A combination of gloomy days, isolation, friendships which still feel very superficial, and rapidly approaching holidays is probably what is triggering my listless behavior. I haven’t ever been close to my family, but now more than ever, I wish I could just hug my sisters and tell them I love them. Or play board games till late with my mom and go golfing with my Dad. I miss that.
Overall, I can say my emotions and feelings about my capabilities has improved which makes me feel good. I am hoping they will continue to improve and I can continue to form deeper bonds with my new family. My med school family. I hope one day I can reminisce from back home wishing I could come back to school just one more time to hug my family here. My home away from home.
I’ll let you know how that is coming after Thanksgiving. Now time to get back to cardiopulm.
Wish me luck!
SD Hopeamine
Med School Meanderings
Second Entry
Well, I’ve managed to make it through the next TWO medical school classes! Now we are in our final course prior to Thanksgiving. Damn. That feels good to say. Or write. Whatever.
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
Ingredients:
A decent sized truck-load of gross anatomy
1 cup of equal parts embryology and histology
A sprinkle of biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology
Host Defense Mechanisms (HDM)
Ingredients:
A giant bowl of immunology
That’s it…
Now eat up.
Time is a fickle b***h. I mean two weeks ago it felt like the 3 weeks of HDM was lasting a near decade (and don’t even get me started on the 6 weeks of MSK). But now that it’s over, I cannot believe how fast it went by. I found a lot to enjoy about MSK and HDM. I also met some amazing tank mates who made my life significantly better, whether they know it or not. There were areas during the course that were really tough mentally, and other areas where I was really happy. Overall, I am content with the grade I got even though it isn’t quite where I would like to be performing consistently.
As I sit here and cogitate over the last several weeks, I’m realizing that I’ve learned a lot about med school. I can confidently say that I am now developing into a study machine. I remember thinking medical school was going to be hard, but I had no idea that people were even capable of learning the amount of information that is shared between these walls. The professors will literally stand at the podium and read non-stop just so that they can get through the macabre number of slides they’ve compiled in the allotted class time (some profs are capable of getting through 100-120 slides in an hour). It’s been a good class period if we have received 2 thorough answers to questions that were asked. I had been thrown into the deep end, and I had to learn to swim or I was going to drown. I am happy I can look back after being in medical school for 12 weeks and say that I am starting to learn how to swim.
Something I am experiencing which I did not think would be a problem for me is homesickness. A combination of gloomy days, isolation, friendships which still feel very superficial, and rapidly approaching holidays is probably what is triggering my listless behavior. I haven’t ever been close to my family, but now more than ever, I wish I could just hug my sisters and tell them I love them. Or play board games till late with my mom and go golfing with my Dad. I miss that.
Overall, I can say my emotions and feelings about my capabilities has improved which makes me feel good. I am hoping they will continue to improve and I can continue to form deeper bonds with my new family. My med school family. I hope one day I can reminisce from back home wishing I could come back to school just one more time to hug my family here. My home away from home.
I’ll let you know how that is coming after Thanksgiving. Now time to get back to cardiopulm.
Wish me luck!
SD Hopeamine
