The third week of classes brought many firsts for the year:
- first test (sort of)
- first preceptor encounter
- first time I had to take the bus due to inclement weather
The diagnostic went well for the class- no one failed! The teaching staff assures us that this fact is because we are extra intelligent, not because the test was too easy. We'll see about that when the end of block exam rolls around, I suppose.
On Thursday, I went to Kingwood to shadow a pediatrician for the afternoon. I enjoyed seeing all the little patients, ages ranging from one month to 15 years old. Interacting with patients is a bit more of my forte. I got to wear my snazzy new white coat and try out my raspberry-colored stethoscope. Dr. Penn was very friendly and willing to show me the ropes. I look forward to reporting back in a couple weeks.
Rain, rain, go away! Normally, I love rain. It is truly my favorite type of weather. Unfortunately, it puts quite a damper on biking to school. Not only am I dependent on the bus schedule, but I feel lazy and inefficient rumbling down Main on the #8. Determined to not let the rain get in the way of my biking groove, I attempted to set out in soggy conditions only to be caught in a torrential downpour midway through my ride. I showed up at Baylor covered in mud from head to toe and drenched down to my underwear. Thankfully, I changed into my dry workout clothes (yay for yoga on Thursdays!). Eyebrows were definitely raised in response to my shorts in anatomy lab. Finally, my ride home was quite the adventure because the bayou had risen up over the bike path. Someday I will take a picture of the bayou bike path so that you can appreciate this fact.
As the fourth week approaches, I look forward to settling into my new routine. I'm really looking forward to the three-day weekend for Labor Day. Topics for this week:
1. cellular signaling
2. foundations of bioenergetics (all about ATP production)
3. medical genetics
4. intro to immunology
5. anatomy of the hand
6. gastrulation/early embryology
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