Status update: T minus 6 days...

First Aid chapters studied: 12/16
BRS Physiology: done!
BRS Pathology: 22/24
Micro MRS: 15/34
(There's another heap of books that ain't gettin' no love...)

Looking forward to "the afterboards"! In a week, I will be free! In the meantime, it is crunch-time. I can't wait to start a celebratory knitting project!

chard and garlic scapes and ravioli, OH MY!

I just made a delicious lunch to go with my frantic studying! I sauteed onion and about 1.5 cups of chopped garlic scapes in olive oil, added chopped stems of red chard, and finally added the chopped leaves. I seasoned it with a tablespoon of butter and salt/pepper. Finally, I put it over some 4-cheese ravioli. Delicious, and so colorful! (As long as you like greens and garlic...) :-)

Back to the books.

Ack!

Well, I am officially so far behind on studying for the boards that I made a new study schedule. Now I am exactly where the schedule says I should be! Heh.

I am very lucky that I have good friends looking out for my mental health. Erin is especially awesome, because she spun some gorgeous yarn for my birthday and it is going to be my reward for a job well done when I take this beast of an exam... (I would post my own pictures, but I think I have to not fuss with the camera today)

Also, I'm looking forward to going out to Jubilee Farm on Friday to volunteer some hours of work. They are an outstanding local farm with a CSA program with high quality produce and strong values that appeal to my new thoughts on food. I'll detail later when I actually have time for a break... My thought is that I can really use some manual labor to make me chill out a bit during all of this.

It freaks me out when I read on the web of people taking 5-7 weeks to study for the boards, when I am taking 3. I hope I know myself as well as I think I do! *knotted stomach*

Back to the salt mines! (Or GI system, as the case may be...)

What my days are like:

So far, I am *almost* keeping up with my study schedule. Looking forward to June 28!

check out my updated header!

Well, I'm now officially a 3rd year med student! YAY! We just had our "Clinical Transition Ceremony", received our short white coats, and were sent on our way... Now, I have 3.5 weeks to study for the boards, and I start my first rotation in Family Practice at a community health center.

Schedule:
July 9: Family Medicine (Seattle)
Aug 20: OB/GYN (Seattle)
Oct 1: Surgery (Boise)
Nov 12: Psych (Seattle)
Jan 7: Urology (Seattle)
Jan 21: Opthomology (Seattle)
Feb 18: Pediatrics (Anchorage)
Mar 31: Internal Med (Seattle)

I also went to Duck Dodge last Tuesday night with some friends, and had a great sail dressed as pirates! Arrrrh!