Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
How is med school treating you, Blueberry?
I'm loving it! Sure there are bumps and frustrating parts, but I love the (medical related) coursework and the clinical aspects. We've finished 2 blocks (Principles of Med and Immunology) and we're on to Hematology/Oncology. It's really not as bad as I thought it would be in terms of difficulty. Our class is really laid back and helpful (we're pass/fail, which helps). Sure there are stressful times - like the weekends before exams - but it's not all that bad. We just finished our first clinical week - where we spend a week in a local doctor's office taking patient histories and practicing our exam skills. Such a different perspective on what we're learning, but really welcome!

Some stress trying to figure out what I might want to do. I know it seems early, but for some of the really competitive specialties you have to do research between your first and second years in that field (mainly because there is no other time to do it) - and that has to be lined up early. Of course, all of this is for the residency match in our fourth year (and I'm in my first) - so it all seems a little silly!

I don't talk about med school stuff here much because I feel like I'd bore people to death. Maybe I need to not make assumptions about what y'all might want to hear and post more.