So....after going back and forth about whether or not I should continue to blog I figured why not. No promises it'll be updated all that often...it'll really depend on what kind of time I find myself having over these next 2 years of med school.
So this kind of marks the beginning of my 3rd and 4th years of med school. I'll be throughout the midwest trying to save lives, learn as much as I can and hopefully stay out of the way.
I think when I started basic sciences I was nervous as well but it was a different type of feeling. I was nervous about finding my group of people and handling living in a new country all alone. I was never really worried about school or succeeding in the classroom. Now, however, it is the opposite. I have the same roommate as I did on the island, I know a decent amount of people here and yet I'm more nervous than I was 2 years ago. Now...it's all about clinicals and trying not to screw up toooo bad. They can't expect us to know EVERYTHING right out the gate can they?
Well it has been a long 4 months since I took step. (which is still crazy to me...4 months is a long time but it flew by!) This is essentially my last full week of "freedom!" Once I start next monday I'll pretty much go straight until match (march 2014). I get 2 weeks off for xmas but other than that I go from July 2- March 31st with cores. Tentatively I'm looking to take step 2 CS and CK at the end of June. Then hopefully an away elective or 2...finish off electives in neuro, rads and fam med...then call it quits. Oh toss in there applying for residency...hopefully tons of interviews (fingers crossed already)...then that thing called the match.
All in all it should be a pretty interesting next year and a half. I'm sure i'll be tired, run down and questioning whyyy I did it but in the end it'll be worth it.
Cheers
