As you can tell, I'm slowly but surely recapping these past few months. This brings me up to the FINAL block of my first year of medical school - Neuro! The neuro block for us was 8 weeks (March 20th - May 19th) and included neurology, psychiatry, and ophthalmology, and of course, all the physiology, … Continue reading Neuro: I love the eyes, but the brain? Not so much
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Just Keep Swimming…
It's crazy how fast this musculoskeletal (MSK) block has gone. It wasn't that long ago that I was making my first cut into my cadaver and then trying to reflect gluteus maximus to see piriformis, gluteus medius and the other underlying structures. Now fast forward 6 weeks later, and here I am: 1 day away … Continue reading Just Keep Swimming…
Looking into the eye!
The scrub life continued this week. More and more anatomy, but this week's focus being upper limb. I'll be honest, I reeaaaally like anatomy. When I went to the gym this week, before I would use a weight lifting machine or use the dumbbell to work a specific muscle, I would think about the muscles … Continue reading Looking into the eye!
And So Begins MSK
Week one of musculoskeletal block is officially in the books! I've pretty much lived in scrubs all week since we've had anatomy lab every single day. We've covered the entire lower limb, some MSK embryology and some radiology as well. This whole week I kept thinking, thank God I took anatomy over the summer! It's … Continue reading And So Begins MSK
“Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That!”
Time just keeps MOVINGGG! It's been two months since my last post and so much has happened since then. I had my first block exam - it went well (hallelujah praise Him!). Also learned some things about how I study best and what works well. My school is pass/ fail for first and second year … Continue reading “Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That!”
A. Adejare-Smith, MD 