Category Archives: Path to Medical School

The road to hell… *sigh* Why do I keep trying to help them?

Last week I re-learned something I had forgotten I had realized 10-15 years ago. I was noting and commenting on how I REALLY LIKE Obstetrics! But how I really DO NOT LIKE Gynecology. I have 0 interest, like anti-desire, to … Continue reading →

From OBYGN Professor who is also practicing: “OBGYN is not rocket science. What it requires is working long hours without falling asleep.” Yeah… half way through Female Reproduction class and pretty sure I’ve struck OBGYN off my list of what … Continue reading →

Eavesdropping on a prof before class. Prof says: “… anesthesiology, you’re bored all day long until something goes wrong, and that’s what they pay you for. You’re the only one who knows how to fix it!” Yeah, no thanks.

So much to do. So little will to do it. … actually, it’s just the mentally challenging tasks. I’m having no problems getting up and doing physical tasks (chores, exercise, errands, repairs, etc.)

a) Anatomy/Medicine really likes the letter y b) I knew I should have bought a teaching skull when I got my tax returns

The break between my last semester of medical school and this first semester of second year of medical school was overall nice. A lot of not nice stuff happened, and I was OH SO BUSY over it, but… I went … Continue reading →

Less than 30 min into first Dermatology “lecture” and I already know I’m not going to be a Dermatologist.

GREAT morning at school today! I had fun with dead bodies! I got to touch a perfect heart! I got to hold a calvaria (skull cap)! I got to trace the aorta through the diaphragm with my fingers! Did you … Continue reading →