Warrior102
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- May 22, 2011
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I am entering my last year of Medical School.
Wow! You must be one hell of a student!!! My son is in pre-Med and he doesn't even have time to call me or log onto the Internet. He's sleeping right now!! Home on break. This semester he averaged 20 hour days. And now he's home working 8 hour days. I don't know how he does it!
You're at 9,000 posts and Med School?
Wow!!! How do you have time for fun?
Are you being serious or calling me out?
In truth, you could spend every free second of your life studying medicine for the rest of your life and not know it all. Somewhere along the line, you realize that you have to budget some time for yourself. I am in my third year of medical school, which is when you are on core rotations. It's more of OJT and less "academic". I am already past the first two years and "Step I". I am currently on an ER rotation, so from 0700 to 1500 I was in the ER on shift (which was a really good shift, incidentally). This will be my last rotation before I enter my senior year and basically take electives and try and match into the residency I want to do.
I think the demands of Med School are a little overstated. The first year is hell, but half of being in Med School is learning how to be a Medical Student. Once you figure out the game, it becomes more manageable or maybe it's because I am older and have a little different perspective.
I come here to blow off some steam. This is far from the top of my priorities for leisure time. Spending time with my wife is the top of that list, but she's at the lake this weekend (as I have shifts all weekend).
If you stick around here for a couple of years, as I had, 9000 posts averages out to 2-3 posts per day.
Good luck to your son. If he's swinging 20 hours and doing well, he'll do fine in Med School.
As for being "a hell of a student". I am mediocre. I work my ass off to be mediocre (in spite of posting here occasionally). I will never stop learning or working to be better, so I am fine with it.
Nah - not calling you out son. Best of luck to you.