What I Really Learned in Med School

We made it to Miami and completed the first 2 weeks of our first rotation! We had one day of orientation with all the students and every single one was from our class on Saba. It was very relaxing and stress-free asking questions and sitting around people who I already know. For those who know the names, Craig, Ankita, Malcolm, Silva and I were there for Family Medicine, Bev and Barintha were there for Pediatrics, and Mayoori was there for Psychiatry.  Craig and I were placed with our first preceptor in Urgent Care. The first day with him was shadowing and then the second day he let us see patients alone. He assigns us each a patient, we read the chart, then go into the exam room by ourselves and do a history and physical exam. We are loving it so much that we don't take a lunch break, we hold off going to the bathroom so we don't miss something, and we looked at each other like "oh hell no" when we were offered to go home early.  I am having a hard time adj...

Craig and I are booked for clinical rotations!  We are in Miami, Florida for 5 months doing Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and OB/GYN. Then we are in Houma, Louisiana for 6 months doing Internal Medicine and Surgery. I couldn't be happier that we were able to be placed together in such great locations. And it seems like we have several friends who will be overlapping at some point during our time in Miami at least. We are hitting the road with our dads a week from now so stay tuned for our latest adventures! Xoxo

2014 has been pretty good to me.  I finished Basic Sciences and passed the USMLE Step 1 for med school. I bought my first brand new car. I spent time in the Caribbean, Europe, NYC, Arizona, Bangor, Toronto, Calgary, and right here in Nova Scotia.  I found love in my strongest and happiest friendship. Everything I have experienced this year has brought me closer to becoming the person I want to be. I can't wait to see what 2015 holds!  (Seriously. I am itching to find out where my first rotation will be.) I would also like to note that I have been writing this blog for 2 years now.  Big thanks to all of you who continue to share my struggles, my celebrations, and all the silly, boring, happy moments in between. A few pictures to end off the year... It's the most wonderful day of the year... Michelle got her x-ring!!! I had the chance to go to Calgary this month thanks to Patty's westjet buddy passes! I had a great time with Shaw...