umm...

i don't know how i feel about this...
and by that i mean.. that all my friends are preggers. ;)

simplicity.

(via weheartit.com)

i think i've spent my whole life looking ahead at what's next... which means i'm usually prepared. but at times i turn around and wonder where my life went. sometimes i wish i could go back and be that little girl running around the house with her best friend.

instead, we grow... we move apart... we move forward with our lives.

4th year already??

Tomorrow is the beginning of the 4th year advisathon... After 3 years of being told what to learn and when to learn it, we are finally given the opportunity to choose our own schedule.

This can be good and bad. For my friends still trying to figure out what they want to do, this comes with the stress of the unknown. They don't know what electives to do, when to do what, and on top of all that they are still trying to figure out what to apply to for residency. For those of us who know what we want to do, comes the stress of trying to figure out what electives would be best to prepare us for the future (I know, definitely the better place to be).

4th year at my school only has 3 required rotations, and 5 electives. The 3 required rotations are emergency medicine, ambulatory (outpatient) medicine, and the sub-internship ("pretend your an intern... and try to impress the socks off your attendings in order to get a STRONG* letter of recommendation"). As for electives, up to 3 can be away electives (I'm going to try and do 2 away electives: transplant surgery and surgical intensive care**)... and I get a free elective for doing Co-Curricular during 1st and 2nd year...

Which means only 2 other electives to figure out.*** I'm debating between anesthesiology, cardiology, and radiology... all of which would be really good to have for the future.

Anyways, tomorrow marks the beginning of becoming that individual everyone else in med school envies: a fourth year student. A year considered to be the easiest of all 4 years, replete with plenty of time to relax, and outside of USMLEs, without studying for exams!****


* I swear I'm going to hit the next person to tell me not to ask for a letter of recommendation, but a STRONG letter of recommendation. I get it... strong... it needs to make me look good. Can we move on now?
** Which I'm going to try and make into a medicine month... cause I mean, really, it's the ICU... although they're surgical patients, it's all medical management... and if I can get it to count as a medicine month I get to do Advance Surgical Skills.... Which I otherwise wouldn't be able to do, due to limits on the amount of electives in one specialty (the school wants us to be more well-rounded, whatever... I volunteer, play in an orchestra, and was well-rounded in college)
*** Please note that an 8 month year means I'm done at the end of March/April (depending on months off)... which means TRAVEL!!!!!
***That's not to say 4th year is not without stress, a lot of stress: USMLE Step 2, Residency applications, Interviews, and Match to name a few.

3rd Thursday in March

Today is MATCH DAY... the day when all 4th year medical students find out where they'll be spending the next 3-7 years of their training.


So, for all my friends out there who matched today... CONGRATULATIONS! May you have ended up somewhere you loved! Best of luck as interns! (I can't wait to be where you all are!)


For more information about the match, I recommend:

Just for laughs!

Thanks Angela for sharing this... it has had me laughing for the past few days.

Lampoon Domination

The winning video from Lampoon 2010, courtesy of the class of 2011!

Major language and content alert... This video is a NR-17 version.

LAMPOON DAY!

In honor of Lampoon today, we have an information blog (all taken from http://med.wayne.edu/Aesculapians) :

About Aesculapians

Pronounced “es-kyu-LEY-pee-uhns” Aesculapians is an honorary service organization that is devoted to the city of Detroit and the WSU School of Medicine. Every March, new members are nominated and elected by their peers for their interest and participation in extracurricular activities. Our organization consists of approximately 50 members from all four classes.

In addition to participating in many community programs throughout the year, the Aesculapians are also involved with many medical school activities including First-Year Orientation, the Annual Alumni Telefund, and sponsorship of the ever popular Lampoons.

The serpent is the symbol of Asculapius (Aesculapius) because it represented rejuvenation (renewal) as demonstrated by the periodic shedding of its skin. Many believed that snakes lived forever and that they helped discover health-giving medicinal herbs. According to one legend, a snake brought such herbs to Asculapius (Aesculapius) and to show his gratitude, he took on the shape of a serpent, too. The wooden staff was also designated as his symbol, because it represented his wanderings from place to place as he dispensed cures.

About Lampoon

LAMPOON is an annual medical school event that raises money for a local Detroit area charity organized by Aesculapians. Medical students from all four classes and faculty write, act and produce their own skits to parody life at Wayne State and in medical school. Through past events we have raised money for charitable organizations such as the National Marrow Donor Program, the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, and Motor City Blight Busters. It is also a time in which we elect new Aesculapians members and honor outstanding teachers and faculty with the presentation of the annual Lamp and Staff Awards.



About our Charity: Summer in the City

The charity for LAMPOON 2010 is the non-profit organization Summer in the City. During the summer, college volunteers lead high school student volunteers in working on various projects throughout Detroit, such as working with elementary school students, planting gardens, painting murals, building parks, and demolishing blighted houses. These projects are a means for youth to be involved in their community in a fun and constructive manner. Since 2002, 2750 volunteers have contributed over 55000 hours of service. Summer in the City is funded by grants and corporate sponsorships but mainly through individual and family donations. It is greatly in need of funding for its 2010 season and we hope you will consider making a donation through our organization.

Lampoon and Pediatrics

In honor of it being LAMPOON this weekend (and being on peds)....

start both around 1:00 min...




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