Cherishing and giving thanks to my many blessings...
"The good times of today, are the sad times of tomorrow"-Bob Marley
USLME…STEP…My Dreaded Current Life..
Sometimes I am blessed with good study days and sometimes I find myself staring at a picture of an infected male genitalia thinking, I bet his WBC count is off the charts, hmmmm, what should I eat for lunch today?!!
I wake up and pray for a productive day, and I go to sleep praying for a slower week…there is truly not enough hours in the day to absorb as much as I MUST absorb for this test…for my career in this field. This process has changed me a little…I can hear a cough & comment on what infection I think that person has. I see skin lesions and quiz myself of the etiology & diagnosis…I have mentally diagnosed so many people with lentigo and basal cell carcinomas…RUN AWAY FROM THE SUN YALL!!!!
The only thing that sucks about this new found true isolation is missing out of the fun, laugh, and jokes with my family and friends. I missed all three of my siblings graduations, and I will not get to see my daddy before he goes to Nigeria…who will pay for my hotel??!!! Lol, I kid…but not really.
I’m not tired of studying, I am just tired of learning something, feeling great about it, answering questions pertaining to it correctly and then BOMBING the same mastered material hours later when I try to review it! I am staying strong and trying to stay focused…10-12hrs of studying a day is very exhausting. Very exhausting…
Prayers…that is all I ask for…your prayers.
[Confession of a Struggling Medical School Student]
When I let my non-med school friends flip through my anatomy text book
#ahahahahha
When I hear that they just curved the exam enough to make me pass the class
I’m just like
When I realize that my last month rent is pro-rated
(Source: whatshouldwecallmedschool)
Food in Med school
During Cardio: “Fatty food will kill you”
Endocrine: “Sugary food will kill you”
Microbiology: “All the fruits, veggies, seafoods, meats, etc, etc…will kill you!”
Pathology: “It’s called caseous necrosis because it looks like cheese!”
When I finish the last final exam of 2nd year
At first I’m like,
But then I realize I have to study for Step I
#OHSNAPS!
