School's out which for most people means relaxing in the warm Southern sun, hanging out by the pool, and catching up with old friends. In the past this has been my summer as well as random trips to foreign countries, excursions to the Wild West, or informing the umpteenth Grand Ole Opry customer that Opryland no longer exists, even if they did come all the way from California to see it.
However, this summer is going to be different. No, I'm not about to embark upon some crazy adventure to another continent or endeavor to save the world one popsicle stick at a time. As of today, I'm moving to Quillen College of Medicine's Medical Library for a month. Yes, you heard me. I'm packing up my belongings and setting out for the bowels of academia's dwellings. So don't expect any fancy postcards. In fact, you can address any cards, calls, or visits to" some random study room on the basement floor, QCOM Medical Library, Mountain Home, TN." If you do so, don't expect profound thoughts for a reply. It will probably be in the form of a paragraph of random medical details such as:
Trisomy 13 is a cause of holoprosencephaly, patent ductus arteriosus is characterized by a "machine gun-like" sound, a mass in the abdomen of an infant with elevated VMA levels is probably a neuroblastoma, etc.....
Don't worry about feeling sorry for me. I'm a medical student. Step 1 is just another crazy rite of passage we have to endure in order to earn our degree. Besides, we're all nerds at heart and what better way to satisfy that nerdiness than spending a month studying? :o)
Time to go pack....
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