It's been said it takes three weeks to form a habit. It must be true in this case because it's been three weeks since school has started, three weeks to build good study habits, and three weeks since I moved in and I am finally feeling settled into my new place. I love it! It definitely does not feel like three weeks, probably because at this time in Colorado, is when the first snow falls and here I am, barely even wearing a jacket... it still feels like summer to me here! Side note - it's also been three weeks since the Denver Broncos have won a game but who's keeping tabs right?
This week, we had a pathology conference to attend. It was lecture at the hospital presented by one of the pathologists here, Dr. Saukel, on death and physical abuse on infants and children. Also this week to fulfill Loma Linda University's religion requirements, we had our Will Alexander Series class this week. I must admit, this week's play called "A Plaque of Angels" about Typhoid Mary was really interesting! Myself and a few other classmates found ourselves googling about Typhoid Mary and reading more about her after the play, ha!
Although there is no such thing as a "typical day" when you're a PA student, I'd like to label this week as the calm before the storm. Other than our weekly quiz that we have for Anatomy lab, we are just finishing up lectures in our classes and reviewing material before our next wave of exams and midterms next week. Next week, we will have our first Anatomy lab practical, Embryology midterm and the lecture portion for Anatomy & Pathology I. Then the following Monday, an exam in Anatomical Techniques.
Everything is pretty face paced and it really hits you. Hard and fast. I am very blessed to have the classmates that I do. Everyone so far has wonderful to each other and incredibly helpful. Maybe 16 just happens to be the magic number where it's not too big and not too small of a class size. Everyone is available for help and no one seems to hesitate to ask a question if they have any and we all seem to be in great communication with each other! Not only that but I feel that the staff at LLU has been so helpful too. Although Cherie reminds us to keep up on our reading outside of class, she also keeps encouraging us to reward ourselves each week by taking our Friday or Saturday (both days off do sound pretty appealing though haha) breaks so it's wonderful she understands how stressed out we are and how much pressure we feel.
Tomorrow is finally Friday! We will review with Embryology and finish up our lecture for Anatomical Techniques and it's reward day then hitting the books for the next week. I'll be double timing it this weekend with the studying since I am headed to New Orleans... Nawlins for my cousin's wedding next weekend. See ya then!
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