Today was the first day of second year. One might expect/hope for a little more pomp and circumstance for this momentous occasion, seeing as how more than 10% of the original M1 class either failed outright or had to repeat the first year. I mean, I didn’t expect a ceremony or anything, but it would have been nice if someone would have thought to congratulate us, either literally or symbolically, on making it this far. But no. Not even coffee and donuts before classes started. The first day was basically just business as normal, with the professors jumping right in with a brief introduction to the curriculum, followed by a few hours of non-consensual sodomy. Seriously, a little foreplay might have been nice, get us warmed up and ready to take it, but no, Pharm just came on fast and hard and now I’m left wondering if the 10% who didn’t come back were on to something…
But I kid. It’s actually nice to be back. While I do feel like I could have used a little more summer (then again, who doesn’t?), it was great to be back with my classmates again. We’re all demented in the same ways now, following first year, and sad as it may be, they’re some of the only people who understand me anymore.
What I’m looking forward to this year:
- path–seems to me the most relevant course material with regards to actually being a physician.
- icm 2–maybe i’ll finally learn what a systolic murmur sounds like. or something.
- behavioral science and ethics–while they’re the “touchy-feely” classes, they sound interesting to me. after all, i’m a blogger… it should come as no surprise that I have a touchy-feely streak.
- being a year closer to third year, where i actually get to act like a doctor.
- not having to take gross anatomy ever again.
What I’m not looking forward to this year:
- Step 1–nuff said.
- Finding out if second year is really as hard as everyone says. (I’ve heard it described as standing on your head with your face in a bucket of shit. I’ve also heard it described as follows: “the first time you get shit on, it stinks. eventually, you get used to the smell.” Most negative comparisons tend to involve feces in some way. Clearly, this is does not bode well. We’ll see.)
Any doctors or fellow med students out there care to comment on second year?
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Hey, I’m glad I found you’re blog. It’s very interesting and informative! But i’m still not sure is right for me. I’m in my second year of college, contemplating becoming a Physician’s Assistant. As of right now i’m majoring in Biology. What kind of areas of study would you recommend for doing that? Do you think Biology would be good enough for grad school? I’d rather here from another student rather than what an adviser tries to tell me.
Hey, I’m glad I found you’re blog. It’s very interesting and informative! But i’m still not sure is right for me. I’m in my second year of college, contemplating becoming a Physician’s Assistant. As of right now i’m majoring in Biology. What kind of areas of study would you recommend for doing that? Do you think Biology would be good enough for grad school? I’d rather here from another student rather than an adviser.
I’m going through the application process right now… if I get accepted this is what I have to look forward to. Can’t wait!
Seriously though, nice post. It made me smile.
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