Finally, I passed my Hem/Onc final exam yesterday, and had my “little break” in the afternoon. Today we starts on Cardio, which is the #1 class that fail the highest number of students every year.
How do I feel? tired out. I think, but I just have to last until Christmas. I’m staying here for Thanksgiving, [...]
Archive for the ‘Academia’ Category
7 Oct
Goodbye Hem/Onc, Hello Cardio
5 Sep
HOLY COW!
Everything is FAST FAST FAST! No breaks. I’m drowning in drugs, treatments, bugs, symptoms, diseases, in every minute detail. This is why they say second year is hell?!
23 Aug
Welcome Back to Second Year
Second year of medical school starts off with Infectious Disease. This is the first weekend, and I am already overwhelmed with the amount of information. I really want to write more, but I have to get back to work. Long story short, no one in my class is happy to be back. It was evident [...]
6 Aug
One More Week
Now this is the time when I am submerged in an overwhelming sea of sadness. I had so much fun this summer break that I do not want to go back to school. The empty feeling I get whenever I go home from a long day is enough to bring tears to my eyes. Spending [...]
1 Jun
CURA SE Asia 2009
http://cura-se-asia.blogspot.com/
I’m currently on a medical mission in South East Asia along with five other medical students and one ER physician. Follow our journey there.
14 May
Rain on the Last Day of First Year
Despite the rain outside, everyone is in high spirit. The end of Neuroscience also means the end of first year. The word is that our class did very well on the Neuroscience Shelf Exam. I promise myself ice-cream if I can honor. So my fingers are crossed! XP
Several fun things happen this week. This shy [...]
27 Apr
Academically Exhausted
As the Neuro system course is running on full steam, the rest of the class is out of steam. I have been studying non-stop ever since Neuro. My studying schedule consist of four to five hours EVERY night and more than twelve hours EVERY weekend. I have not had a free day since Spring Break [...]
15 Apr
Like a Pro ~
I’m feeling extremely good today despite four mind-blowing Neuro lectures this morning. The reason? I did an awesome patient interview!
This was not an actual patient interview, so I can talk about it. He came in with depression basically. His wife died seven months ago and he was having difficulty with day-to-day activities. Boy, I handled [...]
7 Apr
1/3 Failing
The current situation is extremely bad. About 30 students are failing Neuroscience and another 30 are within 5% of failing. Fortunately, I am doing alright. We had our first Neuroscience exam this morning and it was banana compared to those quizzes we had before. My grade is going up, but I worry for the rest [...]
31 Mar
Think Outside the Box? or Just a Bad Question.
Once again, Neuroscience is kicking our butts. There is a consensus that the second quiz was harder than the first. For the first time, I really feel the pressure of med school.
Up until now, all of our exam questions are more or less regurgitation of lecture materials. There are some clinical questions, but those are [...]
