Block 8 has gotten off to a very busy start. In addition to spending the mornings in lectures on hard/soft tissues and the GI system, I've been spending afternoons doing lots of miscellaneous med-related sessions. On Tuesday I had my readings in international health class; on Wednesday I practiced the neonatal exam on a teeny tiny <1 day-old baby at Ben Taub; on Thursday I went over the pediatric exam with a couple patients at Texas Children's. By Thursday evening, I was carpooling my way to San Antonio for an Ob/Gyn conference. The conference was very interesting and extremely helpful for networking purposes. I soaked in the stories of three other Baylor med students with a hankering for Ob/Gyn: Stina, Claudette, and Lauren (l-r above).
On Friday we had lectures on the past, present, and future of the field for students, residents, physicians, and patients. Over lunch the junior fellows had a Q&A for students and put on a rousing game of Family Feud. Among other interesting tidbits, I learned that "vajamma" is a common euphemism for vagina. The Baylor crew went out for a filling Mexican dinner and then crashed. Saturday brought more lectures in the morning and a residency fair and interview advice session in the afternoon. I spent a lot of time at various procedure simulation booths doing tasks like inserting an IUD into a plastic model, performing an ultrasound-guided amniocentesis on a water balloon in Jell-O, expertly manipulating the laparoscopic tools to cut a circle out of gauze, and ablating a rubber uterus. That night we went to the gala and enjoyed some serious betting (with not-so-serious money) at the blackjack table. As you can see from the picture above, dancing was also involved.
After the last round of lectures on Sunday morning, we made it back to Houston late in the afternoon. I freshened up, reconnected with Wentworth, and headed downtown to the Hobby Center for a Free Night of Theater. We had a small troop of Baylor second-years for the closing night of Meet Me in St. Louis including Tiffany, Jenn, Ann, Yetunde, and Eleanor (l-r above). Brandi and Peter also joined us while simultaneously celebrating their sixth anniversary of togetherness. The costumes and choreography were the highlights of this fun and cheeky musical.
Block 8 has gotten off to a very busy start. In addition to spending the mornings in lectures on hard/soft tissues and the GI system, I've been spending afternoons doing lots of miscellaneous med-related sessions. On Tuesday I had my readings in international health class; on Wednesday I practiced the neonatal exam on a teeny tiny <1 day-old baby at Ben Taub; on Thursday I went over the pediatric exam with a couple patients at Texas Children's. By Thursday evening, I was carpooling my way to San Antonio for an Ob/Gyn conference. The conference was very interesting and extremely helpful for networking purposes. I soaked in the stories of three other Baylor med students with a hankering for Ob/Gyn: Stina, Claudette, and Lauren (l-r above).
On Friday we had lectures on the past, present, and future of the field for students, residents, physicians, and patients. Over lunch the junior fellows had a Q&A for students and put on a rousing game of Family Feud. Among other interesting tidbits, I learned that "vajamma" is a common euphemism for vagina. The Baylor crew went out for a filling Mexican dinner and then crashed. Saturday brought more lectures in the morning and a residency fair and interview advice session in the afternoon. I spent a lot of time at various procedure simulation booths doing tasks like inserting an IUD into a plastic model, performing an ultrasound-guided amniocentesis on a water balloon in Jell-O, expertly manipulating the laparoscopic tools to cut a circle out of gauze, and ablating a rubber uterus. That night we went to the gala and enjoyed some serious betting (with not-so-serious money) at the blackjack table. As you can see from the picture above, dancing was also involved.
After the last round of lectures on Sunday morning, we made it back to Houston late in the afternoon. I freshened up, reconnected with Wentworth, and headed downtown to the Hobby Center for a Free Night of Theater. We had a small troop of Baylor second-years for the closing night of Meet Me in St. Louis including Tiffany, Jenn, Ann, Yetunde, and Eleanor (l-r above). Brandi and Peter also joined us while simultaneously celebrating their sixth anniversary of togetherness. The costumes and choreography were the highlights of this fun and cheeky musical.
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