Friday, August 30, 2002

Well, one set of exams down and way too many to count to go! Christina and I celebrated by lounging on the sip and swim island in the pool. It was sooooooooo nice! Now I'm waiting for a package to arrive and then maybe i'll head over to the shopping mall to try and forget this morning ever happened. I realized last night that even if I had all the time in the world to study for these exams, there is no way all that info could have been shoved in my brain. there's just too much detail. That being said, I hope I passed...I actually hope I did well in immuno since I understood that the most though unfortunately I started to get a headache during that exam (the last one) and so I hope I didn't make any dumb mistakes - my trademark. Okay, time for tv!

~me~ at 3:47 PM

Thursday, August 29, 2002

Dermatology is one of the most competitive residencies to get into and it is obviously due to the cushy lifestyle the residents have (have you ever heard of a dermatologist being on call?). And then I guess there are those freaks who claim to enjoy it. All I can say is that after the 3 lectures I have had about dermatopathology is that I hope I rarely have to deal with some of these things because they look disgusting (almost as bad as the forensic pathology slides). And to further my decision to refer all skin disorders to a dermatologist is what our clinical diagnosis teacher told us is his first rule of skin exams: If you know what it is, then you don't need to touch it. And if you don't know what it is, then for god sakes, DON'T TOUCH IT!!! And yet, there are those freaks out there who feel they need to surround themselves by such horror. That also goes for the folks who go into forensic pathology (medical examiner, coroner). The doc who came to talk to us told us that occasionally his beard gets "stuff in it." Did I mention that they seem to schedule these unsettling lectures right before or after lunch? Ugh.
~me~ at 4:10 PM