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Internal Medicine Final Overview and Grade

~ Taken at the Capital Building over Christmas last year
I can finally talk about Internal Medicine as a whole because I received my grade yesterday through email from the Associate Dean of our school.  I received a B after all the hard work that I put in.  It was disappointing, but was exactly what I […]

Last Week of Internal Medicine

~ Taken in Antigua
I am on my last week of Internal Medicine currently.  I get done on Friday.  I will post an in-depth summary of Internal Medicine on Saturday, but for now here are the different things I have encountered on this service in only 11 out of the 12 weeks.  I have removed all […]

Death of a Patient

~ Image taken from google images for obvious reasons
A week ago yesterday, Jen and I went to a patient’s funeral that I took care of for 21 days while he was in the hospital.  It was really nice of Jen to go with me because it was a long service and it had really no […]

Time Crunch

~ Image taken from http://www.willandbeyond.com/?tag=office-hours
Well, I am back from the time crunch that is my life as of right now.  I got up at 4 a.m. just so I could write this post.  I feel horrible that I have not had time to write on my blog, but everything has just been crazy since I […]

MCAT=16, GPA=3.2, Step 1=Pass

~ Taken from Google Images
Despite only getting a 16 on my MCAT (which is terrible by the way, 45 is a perfect score) and leaving Creighton with only a 3.2 GPA I still some how managed to make it through the basic science portion of medical school.  How did I get into medical school you […]

A Christmas Dinner Off The Beaten Path

~ Lemon-Pesto Shrimp and Scallops from Betty Crocker Cooking Basics
It was Christmas afternoon and I had slept all day because of the exhausting shift the night before, due to no one being able to come into work thanks to the fourteen inches of snow that had fallen, and it was time for dinner.  I really […]

Chipotle Interview

~ Taken from Google Images   1-13-10
Well today I am headed in for an interview for an hourly manager position at the Chipotle here in OKC.  Yes, I know most of you are probably thinking that I am crazy considering I already have a part time job and I am in medical school and working […]

USMLE Step 1 Prep and Test

~ USMLE prep books with a few others sprinkled in   1-6-10
Well the biggest test of my life is over and I never thought it was going to be.  It was a long road from April and the comprehensive basic science exam on Nevis to the Step 1 one week ago today.  It was one […]