Summer is Over Already?!
July 25, 2010
Well much has happened between now and my last post. With the conclusion of second year classes, I took one month to study for the Step I of my board exams. After an anxious month of studying I was rewarded with an eight hour “opportunity”, as one of my undergrad professors would put it, to show what I’ve learned over the past two years. That was followed by another anxious month to wait for my score. Coming out of the exam I felt that I’d done my best, and could only think of a few of those questions that I knew I missed. I was happy to finally open my score report and see that I’d passed, and scored right where I was hoping to be. Now, my days of setting the curve are gone, but I believe I put myself in a good position for the residency programs I plan to pursue.
This summer brought many more relaxing events. I was in a high school friends wedding and was able to see and catch up with many people from my hometown and high school. I was able to visit and spend a long weekend in Wisconsin with the Rettig family for our Christmas in the summer exchange and celebration (despite the Chicago traffic that tried to keep my sister and I from arriving within this century). My awesome wife and I spent a day at The Beach waterpark in Mason, OH that was both fun and relaxing with the added bonus that we kept from getting sunburned. Over the 4th of July weekend, we had a cookout the 3rd with Amanda’s parents and then spent the 4th in Pittsburgh with my family at my parents condo. We spent the day at the pool, seeing the boat races from Mt. Washington and the fireworks that night, were all a great time.
Currently, I have 1/2 a week of ICM (into to clinical medicine) review and exams, as well as a 4 day weekend (next weekend) before getting tossed into the mixer Monday Aug. 2nd. I start my third year rotations with Women’s Health and have orientation at Miami Valley Hospital. We had a ceremony to attend last week, basically to tell us “we aren’t in Kansas anymore” college is over – welcome to patient care, and a friendly reminder that medical students don’t really have work hour restrictions.
Much like the rest of the country, the current heatwave has kept us from hiking too much with Doc because he doesn’t really appreciate the heat that much. We still frequent the gym and pool, as well as playing tennis a few times. Well, I’m going to keep moving on this beautiful Sunday afternoon!
On the balcony before the fireworks
Family
Hanging with Guyasuta and GW on Mt. Washington
