Week 4 Reflection
So here we are post-labor day weekend/post first exam of medical school
current feelings:
1. all right all right!!!! that was TOO bad 2. omg how much harder is this going to be ... what if i’m one of those who starts out okay and then completely fail 3. avoid avoid avoid avoid 4. anxiety because of how much avoidance is happening 5. kick myself into working 6. anxiety and constant sour candy eating
JK - kind of
In reality - the exam didn’t go as poorly as it really could have, but I am trying to make sure that I stay on top of everything so that I don’t end up knowing only 85% of the material before the exam... I KNOW i sound RIDICULOUS, but let me live out my fantasies until they puff away
anatomy lab is kind of like... ugh. I think I just really appreciate going into lab and being alone at my cadaver while listening to podcasts and dissecting. Do i sound like Bones yet?
we are starting to learn some actually cool stuff in OMM now! Which i think i appreciate - it doesn’t seem as monotonous as before.
everything else has taken a serious backseat - and i am determined to hopefully get caught with all of this weeks lecture this weekend... there are people having get togethers this weekend, but I can’t go because i’m just going to end up being a silent wreck thinking about everything i need to accomplish
I went to cultural competency training event the other day. And actually... it wasn’t uncomfortable, I didn’t hate it, and the conversations were actually extremely eye opening. Everything was presented in a way that didn’t automatically illicit the wall that everyone gets whenever we discuss cultural differences. granted... it was three hours - but I loved the message I think we all ended up taking away at the end. and coming from a job where trainings like this was part of the lifestyle, that’s really saying something. I think I would say that was my highlight of my week 4.
I hope everyone out there is appreciating the hustle and continuously living the dream. To severely paraphrase what this surgical residency director told the young hopeful surgical residents/baby med school students -- you have a better chance of getting into the program if you’re a competent, intelligent, and respectful. You have to want it and you have to work for it. Don’t base it off of numbers.
Here’s to continuously going after the crazy dreams and avoiding the haters