Friday, August 06, 2010
The holidays are, as all good things must, coming to an end.
It is a running joke -- oft a cruel, and painfully realistic one -- that Med students' holiday duration are inversely proportional to how hard they work (it gets tougher as we go along).
It's almost like reaching the top of the tracks of a roller coaster circuit, knowing naught of how the tracks below will twist and turn, but only with the faintest clue that it's gonna be one hell of a ride.
I have reason to be a little worried -- seniors I've talked to have given me recounts of their Med Yr2 experience, and they essentially can be summarized as such:
Everything you've heard about Med School being tough and stressful, and how your head's gonna explode with all that info? It's true. It's just that M1's essentially the honeymoon period. So, welcome to starting to understand what it really is to be in Med Sch =)
But it isnt fear that I approach this year with. Afterall, it is that very same course I was fighting so hard to get into, just a little more than a year ago. And we're finally dealing with disease states and how to cure them (drug-wise, at least)! There'll be lots more clinically releveant stuff too! haha..
In fact, I think -- though I cant be sure it's purely this -- I'm really excited about this year..! Bring on the challenges, the sleepless nights, the weekends so packed with mugging that I wont have time to visit chu or watch tv. Because if triumphing over all that will make me even stronger, to be the best doctor/son/husband/father I can be in the years to come, I'm willing to face it.
(Oh, and God please help me not die from this coming year's workload..... I'm only human for crying out loud)
It is a running joke -- oft a cruel, and painfully realistic one -- that Med students' holiday duration are inversely proportional to how hard they work (it gets tougher as we go along).
It's almost like reaching the top of the tracks of a roller coaster circuit, knowing naught of how the tracks below will twist and turn, but only with the faintest clue that it's gonna be one hell of a ride.
I have reason to be a little worried -- seniors I've talked to have given me recounts of their Med Yr2 experience, and they essentially can be summarized as such:
Everything you've heard about Med School being tough and stressful, and how your head's gonna explode with all that info? It's true. It's just that M1's essentially the honeymoon period. So, welcome to starting to understand what it really is to be in Med Sch =)
But it isnt fear that I approach this year with. Afterall, it is that very same course I was fighting so hard to get into, just a little more than a year ago. And we're finally dealing with disease states and how to cure them (drug-wise, at least)! There'll be lots more clinically releveant stuff too! haha..
In fact, I think -- though I cant be sure it's purely this -- I'm really excited about this year..! Bring on the challenges, the sleepless nights, the weekends so packed with mugging that I wont have time to visit chu or watch tv. Because if triumphing over all that will make me even stronger, to be the best doctor/son/husband/father I can be in the years to come, I'm willing to face it.
(Oh, and God please help me not die from this coming year's workload..... I'm only human for crying out loud)
the dude
8/06/2010 11:13:00 PM
8/06/2010 11:13:00 PM
