med school, day 4
we’ve only had 3 days of class so far and i feel like i’ve already learned so much. these kids are crazy - class starts at 9, but seats start to fill up before 8:30. everyone’s fighting for the coveted “table” seats in the front, the ones that have long tables and outlets for each seat. no one wants to get stuck in the back with the dinky chairs that have tiny foldable tables. but to come to class 40 minutes early??? overachievers, pfff.
school is so interesting! i love the patient sessions (even if some of them are “standardized”), and the lectures where they correlate the anatomy that we’re learning with clinical manifestations. who knew that back problems could be so closely associated with lung disease??
anyways, i am so blessed to finally be in med school and to have an opportunity to get my medical training in the US. the quality of education here really is top notch; my parents are amazed at how well they structured our curriculum (they’re comparing it to the chinese med schools they teach at).
more than that, though, i am truly blessed to have a husband to support me and be with me through med school. i’ve been driven to school and picked up every single day since orientation started last week (wow). whenever i cook he always insists on doing the dishes so i can have more time to study. he makes sure my nalgene bottle is full of water when i leave for school, since i “need to stay hydrated” while i’m studying. and he’s so patient when i’m stressed, caring when i’m tired, and eats everything i make him(!!). and i can bug him whenever i want a study break. and he lets me drink his bacchus-D (korean version of redbull) when i need energy to study more (apparently this wasn’t the original intent of the bacchus gift *ahermSETH* but that’s for another entry….or never…). so thankful to have ys :)
anyway, i hope my rusty brain can hurry up and come out of its two-year hibernation. i need some hardcore brain juices if i’m gonna take in all this information and not have a spasm…
