Well, I am finally at the end of my EBS 5/basic sciences carrer. This road was not an easy one. I have had trial after trial and God helped me get through it. Apparently, my school didn't know that I was in my last semester. Due to this, I missed a lot of emails that were very important for my Maine semester. Luckily for me, I had wonderful friends who told me about documents/due dates and helped me straighten everything out before I was penalized. I will forever be greatful for them and the wonderful staff who was patient and understanding with me. Now on to classes..I took 3 this semester. I had Pathology M-F at 10am-1230pm, Pharmacology M-T and T-F at 8am-10am, and ICM at 130pm-330pm on T-F. This scedule was a very busy one because there was LITERALLY not enough time in the day to study. Not only that, we had tons of information piling on top of us daily. It was a balance between studying for all three classes, doing soap notes, hospital rotations, presentations, extracurricular activities, and Davenport (for me). It was similar to EBS 4, but with the addition of steroids lol!! I think I needed a B1 blocker several times througout the semester haha. Out of all the blocks, the third one was the real deal. At one point we had to focus on a block examination, then a presentation, then our ICM practical examination back to back. Let's not forget that each one is a big contributor to the final grade. This semester taught me balance. I mean, I was practically in scrubs every day ( like a doc), and had a lot of planning and balancing to do. I learned so much about my peers, a well as myself. I learned that sometimes while you're hard on yourself, someone else is looking up to you. Someone else aspires to be just like you and appreciate the amount of work that you've put in. My boyfriend always tells me that I am my worst critic. This semester really proved how harsh I can be on myself. As this year comes to an end, I want to learn to be accepting of flaws, and not always try to be perfect in everything. My flaws are what makes me perfectly imperfect...and that's okay. In the next year, I will love harder, be kinder, work smarter, thank Jesus more, and DESTROY STEP 1! Next Stop...Maine.
AuthorHello! My name is Aprylle Thompson and I am a medical student at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts. I started this blog to document the journey throughout my medical career. I hope to inspire at least one person with my blog. Then, I have fulfilled my task. Enjoy! |