A Med School Memoir

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In which it is revealed that I’m more OCD than previously imagined

May 11th, 2010 3 Comments

I’ve talked before about my (bad) study habit of making tons and tons of flashcards.  At one point, it seemed like a good idea–all along I had planned on making a bunch of flashcards during my first two years so that I would have a leg up in preparing for Step 1.  Somewhere along the [...]

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At first I was like…

May 10th, 2010 1 Comment

So, the second year of med school was nothing like I expected it to be. If you refer back to a post I made at the beginning of the year, you’ll see that I had high hopes for this year being interesting and thought-provoking. While I will say that, to me, second year [...]

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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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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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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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