What have I gotten myself into?

So I had my first "test" last Monday. I say "test" because most of it was only about 3% of my grade in each class. The term for the "test" was the Unifieds. It was 25 multiple choice questions from histology, anatomy and biochemistry with 60 questions from Bioethics. It was the final for BioEthics, so it was 90% of my grade in that class. It was really hard to study for all four classes at one time, but I made it through...barely. I didn't do as well as I had hoped, but I wasn't alone...trust me. The average score on the Biochemistry section was a 65..oh yeah over half the class FAILED. The professors blame it on us not studying enough, but I plan it on their poorly written test questions and lack of teaching skills. Oh well, at least now I know what types of questions I will be asked and know how to prepare for the Midterms in two weeks. After the horrific test, my friends and I decided to have a fun night out at Bananas.

After our eventful night of fun and staying out WAY to late, we decided that it was time to get back into studying. We've been studying none stop ever since. Like I said, the midterm is less than two weeks away now, so it's back to the books for me. I'm ready to conquer the midterms. Wish me luck!

White Coat Ceremony

On January 25, 2009, I became a real doctor. Well, not really a true doctor. You know one who can diagnose diseases, operate on people or even sign for medications, but at least I got my white coat.

It surely made me feel like a real doctor though. My mom came down to see it all happen. She videotaped it for everyone else to see. The two girls in the picture above on the right are two of my best buds, Lauren and Casey (left to right). I sure you remember then from the last post. Lauren, Casey, Meredith (my other best bud) and I are all shown in the video below getting our white coats. Our bond has only gotten stronger since we first met. I don't know what I would do without them. We have 415 people in my class here in Grenada and another 102 in the United Kingdom, who are also a part of my class. I can't believe that my med school class is that big. I think it's the biggest class here yet. I hope you enjoy the video, and hurray for me finally taking the first step to becoming a doctor!!