House: "Now no praying, I don't want Him [God] taking the credit."
House does the test, figures out the problem, saves the day.
House: "One quick operation and you'll be fine."
Patient:"Oh Thank God!"
House:"Don't make me slap you!"
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Oh osteopathy
So any of us that are DO students, or friends/significant others of a DO student know this conversation by heart. Yep, I'm talking about how you try to explain to a non-medical person wtf a DO is vs. an MD. My husband was visiting with some friends from the restaurant he worked at in college, and was trying to explain it to them. The conversation went like this:
Neil: Yeah, she's an osteopathic student, she'll be a DO.
Friend: So like a chiropractor?
Neil: Not really....kinda....like a doctor who can do that.
Friend: So she's a bone doctor.
Neil: Kinda.
Friend: So what's she going to do? Orthopedics?
Neil: Actually she's thinking either family practice or OB/Gyn
Friend: Wait, so does she like bones or vaginas?
Neil: I guess vaginas.
Neil: Yeah, she's an osteopathic student, she'll be a DO.
Friend: So like a chiropractor?
Neil: Not really....kinda....like a doctor who can do that.
Friend: So she's a bone doctor.
Neil: Kinda.
Friend: So what's she going to do? Orthopedics?
Neil: Actually she's thinking either family practice or OB/Gyn
Friend: Wait, so does she like bones or vaginas?
Neil: I guess vaginas.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
How To (Not) Successfully (Not) Fail the USMLE (or not) for D.O.'s
So I took the USMLE earlier today, and I thought I would pass along some tips for how to do as well as I did on test (mind you, score won't come back for six weeks, so I have no idea how I did)
1. Make sure you don't get enough sleep.
I worked really hard at this one. I recommend going to bed earlier starting several nights before the exam, and then toss and turn for a few hours before finally being able to fall asleep. But, be sure to wake up early every morning in hopes that by continually waking up early, you will be tired earlier. This plan should most obviously not be working when the night before the test, you go to bed at 10, toss and turn till eleven, go upstairs and watch 20 minutes of a Dateline show your brother's watching about catching child molesters, go back to bed, and then not actually fall asleep till after 2:38 (specifically).
2. Make sure you have trouble finding the testing facility. (I was really confused as to why building 2 came after buildings 1 and 3.)
3. Make sure you run into someone from your school who's taking step 2 of the COMLEX, and they start telling you how easy the test will be (sweet!), but immediately switch their pep talk to "dude, that's rough" when they find out you're taking the USMLE (ef!)
4. Almost pee your pants everytime you accidentally hit a key on the keyboard (it just takes you forward to the next question.)
But really it wasn't that bad.
Onward to the COMLEX!
1. Make sure you don't get enough sleep.
I worked really hard at this one. I recommend going to bed earlier starting several nights before the exam, and then toss and turn for a few hours before finally being able to fall asleep. But, be sure to wake up early every morning in hopes that by continually waking up early, you will be tired earlier. This plan should most obviously not be working when the night before the test, you go to bed at 10, toss and turn till eleven, go upstairs and watch 20 minutes of a Dateline show your brother's watching about catching child molesters, go back to bed, and then not actually fall asleep till after 2:38 (specifically).
2. Make sure you have trouble finding the testing facility. (I was really confused as to why building 2 came after buildings 1 and 3.)
3. Make sure you run into someone from your school who's taking step 2 of the COMLEX, and they start telling you how easy the test will be (sweet!), but immediately switch their pep talk to "dude, that's rough" when they find out you're taking the USMLE (ef!)
4. Almost pee your pants everytime you accidentally hit a key on the keyboard (it just takes you forward to the next question.)
But really it wasn't that bad.
Onward to the COMLEX!
Either I love being a doctor...
...or I'll do anything not to study.
I spent a good 40 min today removing a friend's bloody earwax. And I was disappointed when the other ear was okay.
I spent a good 40 min today removing a friend's bloody earwax. And I was disappointed when the other ear was okay.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Only in Med School
3:59 PM Jesse: i like dic and emboli
they're probably some of my favorite diseases
Michelle: hehe
i totally read that wrong
4:00 PM Jesse: LOL
Michelle: i was like you like dick, great, i figured
Jesse: wow
Michelle: hahaha
4:01 PM so i thought wow, penis emboli, that has to suck
Jesse: only in med school
Monday, May 28, 2007
A Productive Day (for once)
I got off to a late start today, but I did get through quite a bit of hematology. And got a 45 minute walk in while doing it, so points for me exercising.
Plan for tomorrow: finish off hematology, start to tackle pharm (ackkk!!! I'm HORRIBLE at pharm....oh well, gotta start some time)
But now that I'm back in civilization, I'm going to reward myself for studying with super-yummy Steak 'n Shake.
Plan for tomorrow: finish off hematology, start to tackle pharm (ackkk!!! I'm HORRIBLE at pharm....oh well, gotta start some time)
But now that I'm back in civilization, I'm going to reward myself for studying with super-yummy Steak 'n Shake.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Don't Drink and Study
I came home on Saturday (6 hr drive from school) and we had a graduation/going away to Iraq party for one of my best friends. Which meant I went out afterwards. Which meant I got REALLY drunk.
Here's the drink list: (note: This isn't typical drinking for me! This was a CRAZY night!)
-Review Goljan Hematology (luckily I actually used this and the QBank to study hematology initially)
-Go through one Clinical Vignette's practice test, using the answers in the back and taking good high-yield notes. Or maybe matching this up with Goljan's 100 High Yield notes. We'll see how well that one works.
Luckily I'll be back at undergrad tomorrow, and that means I'll be back in my library where I can get studying done.
Here's the drink list: (note: This isn't typical drinking for me! This was a CRAZY night!)
- SoCo and Lime shot
- Lemon Drop shot
- Long Island Ice Tea
- Red Headed Slut shot
- Adios, Motherfucker! (aka AMF)
- Double Captain and Coke
-Review Goljan Hematology (luckily I actually used this and the QBank to study hematology initially)
-Go through one Clinical Vignette's practice test, using the answers in the back and taking good high-yield notes. Or maybe matching this up with Goljan's 100 High Yield notes. We'll see how well that one works.
Luckily I'll be back at undergrad tomorrow, and that means I'll be back in my library where I can get studying done.
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