A Med School Memoir

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Entries from August 31st, 2008

On Things That Shouldn’t Happen Right Now…

August 31st, 2008 5 Comments

So, I’m about three weeks into med school. We’re thigh-deep in glycolysis and the TCA cycle, and I should really be spending just about every free minute memorizing every last detail I can cram into my head about this whole thing.
The problem is, my head just isn’t in it.
I wish it was. But [...]

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On Work and Reward

August 28th, 2008 1 Comment

Holy hell.  I feel like a giant has scooped me up, shoved me in his mouth, and chewed on my skull before spitting me out.  It’s been a rough week.
Monday was the first test.
I studied.  Every day, after class, I reviewed the lectures, made notes.  Then, when I was through making notes, I previewed the [...]

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On Time Commitments, or, Why I Haven’t Updated in So Damn Long…

August 19th, 2008 1 Comment

I wish I had a good excuse for why I haven’t updated in so long.
Oh, wait, I have several… The weeks stretching from the last part of July into the early part of August were hectic for me.  “Hectic,” actually, would have been nice.  No, those few weeks were something more–intolerably frustrating, perhaps?  Maybe they [...]

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