This semester is a very demanding one! As a typical EBS student, I would have been taking epidemiology, physiology, and microbiology. Luckily for me, I am a transfer student, and took epidemiology during my first semester at UMHS. So far, I have learned a plethora of information from micro and physio. I remember speaking to the upperclassmen about ebs 2 and they told me that the second semester will be the hardest....boy was I naïve to believe that. How can that be the hardest? What about the 4th and 5th semester? I assume that it is the hardest because of the adjustment from ebs1. The first semester pretty much mirrors undergrad. The second semester is when the true work starts.
Fast Forward...
So far, my favorite topic as an ebs 3 student is interpretation of the EKG. This is so complex, but I've been dreaming about the day when I'm able to understand what each scribble meant lol. I find myself googling random EKGs, just so that I can try to interpret them...haha I know that I am a dork :). Post ebs 3, I was supposed to take a trip to Nicaragua to help in the hospitals. This would have been a great form of clinical exposure since there's a limitation of rare diseases in the United States. Unfortunately, only one person signed up, and we needed a minimum of 15. I used this moment to plan a surprise my boyfriend for his birthday (so I thought). I wanted him to utilize his vacation days during my visitation, without him knowing. I tried to reach out to his co-workers, but it was very difficult. Eventually, I had to tell him. Yes, he was ecstatic, and immediately requested those days. I was happy, but not as much because it was supposed to be a surprise. Oh well, life goes on right? So we planned our trip for Miami this time (before was Atlanta). The last trip was so amazing that he was convinced to move out there after residency ( please Lord). I received some great news that a few UMHS students were doing their clinical rotations at the well-known Grady Hospital. I'm not exactly sure what they are doing, but I'd hope it's trauma or emergency medicine because that hospital is known for having that type of atmosphere. Anyway, this journey through medicine is not a sprint, but a marathon. As my mother always said, " The race is not for the swift, but those who endure it".
Fast Forward...
So far, my favorite topic as an ebs 3 student is interpretation of the EKG. This is so complex, but I've been dreaming about the day when I'm able to understand what each scribble meant lol. I find myself googling random EKGs, just so that I can try to interpret them...haha I know that I am a dork :). Post ebs 3, I was supposed to take a trip to Nicaragua to help in the hospitals. This would have been a great form of clinical exposure since there's a limitation of rare diseases in the United States. Unfortunately, only one person signed up, and we needed a minimum of 15. I used this moment to plan a surprise my boyfriend for his birthday (so I thought). I wanted him to utilize his vacation days during my visitation, without him knowing. I tried to reach out to his co-workers, but it was very difficult. Eventually, I had to tell him. Yes, he was ecstatic, and immediately requested those days. I was happy, but not as much because it was supposed to be a surprise. Oh well, life goes on right? So we planned our trip for Miami this time (before was Atlanta). The last trip was so amazing that he was convinced to move out there after residency ( please Lord). I received some great news that a few UMHS students were doing their clinical rotations at the well-known Grady Hospital. I'm not exactly sure what they are doing, but I'd hope it's trauma or emergency medicine because that hospital is known for having that type of atmosphere. Anyway, this journey through medicine is not a sprint, but a marathon. As my mother always said, " The race is not for the swift, but those who endure it".