Temporary Shower

(I realize I wrote this a month ago and never published it...fail) It has been a really eventful May. I defended (Yay!), got married (double yay!), and went to DC/Haiti. The defense was rather uneventful. I went to the ASCI/APSA conference right before so I felt a bit underprepared but when a presentation is on something you've been doing for the past 4 years, it isn't so bad. The department got me flowers as did my lab and I was able to go out that night for celebratory drinks with some close friends. I can't believe I am a doctor now (but still not a real one lol). The following week, I cleaned out my desk and went on a trip to Denver, Colorado for the annual ARVO conferance. It was a lot of fun and guess what?!?!?! I won best poster. That's $100 for doing good science. Hehe Following ARVO, I had about a week to make final preparations for the wedding. My stomach was in knots the whole week because the weather kepted fluctuating. I finally resigned myself to ...

It’s been two weeks since I’ve started third year of medical school and the transition back has been ok. I know “ok” is very middle ground (like saying someone is “nice” or a food is “interesting”) but it is honestly how I feel. I was very stressed/panicked during orientation because of the gloom/doom feel of the lectures and it was hard joining a new class. But, just getting in and doing it has calmed my nerves. I started with pediatrics where I am doing 3 weeks of outpatient followed by 3 weeks of inpatient. Since the inpatient part is busy, I am studying a lot right now. The first week, I had well-baby nursery, which was kind of fun. I got to hold babies, go in on some deliveries, and see some circumcisions. It was very relaxed. Last week, I was in clinic where we saw a lot of well-child checks and kids presenting with diarrhea, vomiting, and failure to thrive, etc. It was very bread and butter stuff and to be honest, I found it a bit boring. I guess the 9-5 hours were nice bu...