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Finals Update 2

May 4th, 2010 2 Comments

I am so worn out right now. I am finished with 3 of 5 finals and all I want to do right now is take a nap, even though I woke up like two hours ago. Studying for the path final was very grueling. I woke up yesterday before the test and [...]

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The Firehose

May 2nd, 2010 1 Comment

So, right now I’m currently 2/5 of the way through finals.  I still have 3 more to go, but my stamina has dropped precipitously.  I studied really intensely for the first two finals, and now it’s getting harder to find the motivation.  Today is Sunday, and I really want to just take some time off [...]

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Finals Update

April 29th, 2010 1 Comment

I made about 300 flash cards yesterday. I don’t know how I’m going to keep up this pace for another 8 days. There was a moment when I was studying last night when I started to feel really strange. It’s like my brain said “enough!” and was refusing to accept any new [...]

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Come again?

April 28th, 2010 No Comments

So I was in the hospital seeing patients with my preceptor the other day. One patient in particular was interesting. It was a seemingly uncomplicated case–the woman had been having some gastrointestinal issues and I had been asked to perform a focused history and physical. As part of my work-up, I asked [...]

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IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

April 27th, 2010 2 Comments

Finals are upon us.  The library hums with constant activity.  Med students, pharm students, nursing students, grad students, allied health professionals in training, all pack into the library, armed with coffee, cokes, red bulls, rock star energy drinks, whatever they require to keep them buzzing and hone their attention.  But around 7 pm, the nursing students clear out, around [...]

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