What I Really Learned in Med School

Family Medicine is complete! It was such a great experience overall. The most fun of my medical career to date and I learned so much. I rotated working with 4 different physicians, but I was also able to work with other MD's/DO's, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners which was great because it feels like a team healthcare effort. It has been interesting seeing different styles and approaches with patients. Dr. B required us to present patients in a formal way. Dr. P did a lot of wound care and he often treated psychiatric illnesses in the primary care setting. Dr. O saw many HIV and hepatitis B & C patients which was a unique demographic to get to work with. We have had the opportunity to see cookie-cutter cases of acute illnesses, patients dealing with several chronic conditions at once, and diseases I've never heard of before. I had the chance to do pap tests with cultures, breast exams, digital rectal exams, wound care, and injections. Even the simp...

We drove north to Orlando this weekend to visit Craig's Aunt/Uncle/cousins and spent a day at Universal Studios.  I had a great experience "living" through Harry Potter's world. Seriously, it was amazing. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was split into two sections (Hogsmeade/Hogwarts and Diagon Alley/Muggle London) and then The Hogwarts Express travelled between them. HOGWARTS! Walking through the castle was awesome on its own. The pictures were moving and the sorting hat was talking and there was so much detail put into everything that it really enhanced the experience. Hogsmeade  It had many of the shops that the characters go into in the books and the kids had wands that they could use to move things around in the window displays. The ride in the castle had simulations that made you feel like you were flying over Hogwarts and playing quittich.  Honeyduke's feat. Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans ♥  ♥  ♥ Butterbee...