Two Exams Down

6 weeks of Anatomy have passed. 2 Anatomy exams have past. We've covered the somatic and visceral body (everything but head and neck for you non-science types) and now there's only one exam left. In 3 weeks I'll be done with Anatomy. That's a phrase I never thought I would say. Time is whizzing by at lightning speed when I look back, but each day feels like an eternity. I get up, go to class, go to lab, come home, study, then go to bed. I had someone ask me the other day what's new and exciting and I started talking about Anatomy. They asked me if anything else was new and I paused for a few seconds and the only thing I could come up with was that I ran my car through the car wash. Not a real exciting life unfortunately, but it'll do for now. I'm still enjoying it a lot. It's stressful and the pressure is greater than I could have imagined but at the end of the day, I really love it. I work best under pressure anyway so it's not such a bad thing.

Last weekend was our White Coat Ceremony. It was nice to see the family again and the ceremony was great. It was difficult at first because it was taking up the weekend before an Anatomy exam but it turned out to be fine. As our keynote speaker said, you have received a coat, but now you have to earn it and grow into it. I'm taking those words to heart. I'm going to continue to work hard and accomplish my goals. Some days it's not easy. There are days when I'd like to turn off my directional, drive past the entrance to my neighborhood, and keep going until I can't go any further. But, at the most difficult times, something small will come along. Even the tiniest, minutest of details in lab or lecture or in casual conversation will come up and it keeps you going.

Next weekend is the annual Penn State weekend and I'm pumped! It will be nice to get away for a couple of days and think about something other than school. I'll of course have the books and laptop with me to squeeze in a little bit of studying, but I'm still going to have fun and put most of that out of my mind, even if for a few hours. Speaking of next week, pre-season hockey starts on Tuesday! Where the hell does the time do!? I'm excited for the upcoming season. New coaches and a new look team should be exciting. I'm sad I can't be there firsthand, but I hope all of my Thrashers friends enjoy themselves. You know I'll be there in spirit.

It's off to the gym and then studying for round two of exams. A med student's work is never done. Until next time...