Yesterday I willingly gave up my $90 pair of adidas hiking shoes to learn how to put an IV in.
A couple classmates and I went climbing out in Portland (wonderful rock by the way!) and there my classmate who is in Search and Rescue for the army volunteered to teach me how to do an IV... in the wilderness. It was awesome and absolutely not sterile. I succeeded in my second poke, but my friend gave up 20 cc's of blood for the cause. Hey, you can't always get it right the first time. Those 20 cc's ended up running down my leg and pooling to my shoe because his arm was resting on my leg.
You live and you learn!!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
first exam + life
i got results from my first exam, which I used to gauge how much effort I will have to put into the school year, and the good news is that I can still do well and enjoy my life!
two weekends ago the Physician's Assistants (PAs) held a kick-ball tournament to raise money for some sort of thing that they do, and I participated. I am proud to have caught one ball out, but my kicking abilities are rough. I was really happy to see how well our classmates got along though!
The weather in Portland for the last three weeks has been amazing... and I've gone to the park so many times. I really wish I could somehow transfer my old life into Portland because it's such a great city (just wait for a couple months until I start complaining about the rain).
two weekends ago the Physician's Assistants (PAs) held a kick-ball tournament to raise money for some sort of thing that they do, and I participated. I am proud to have caught one ball out, but my kicking abilities are rough. I was really happy to see how well our classmates got along though!
The weather in Portland for the last three weeks has been amazing... and I've gone to the park so many times. I really wish I could somehow transfer my old life into Portland because it's such a great city (just wait for a couple months until I start complaining about the rain).
Saturday, September 13, 2008
anatomy + beer
yesterday a couple friends and I got together to watch an upper limb anatomy dissection on DVD and drink PBR every time the presenter would say selected word(s). I believe the first segment's selected words were "acromion" and "muscle." We moved from there to "branch" and then "tendon." In the end it got pretty crazy. I think the whole event lasted two hours, and I feel like I surprisingly learned more than I expected to.
Med school is awesome.
Med school is awesome.
Monday, September 8, 2008
School
I've been meaning to write for the last couple days, but I haven't had time to get around to it.
Life has gotten hectic again, and I remember how much I loved this lifestyle in LA. There are a lot of activities I'm interested in, and I'm slowly finding my niche in terms of things to do/volunteer work/socializing/friends.
the pace is ridiculous but it's pretty amazing stuff we're learning, so I can't complain. I feel like I'm getting my money's worth.
Life has gotten hectic again, and I remember how much I loved this lifestyle in LA. There are a lot of activities I'm interested in, and I'm slowly finding my niche in terms of things to do/volunteer work/socializing/friends.
the pace is ridiculous but it's pretty amazing stuff we're learning, so I can't complain. I feel like I'm getting my money's worth.
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