The Chart

Credit should go to Will for this post since I first thought of writing this after reading one of his notes on facebook earlier tonight.
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A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with a friend when the subject of lying came up. I can’t remember what the context of the conversation was but I remember telling him that I do not lie and haven’t done so for many years now. One might have assumed I don’t because I think lying is wrong but that wasn’t my reason. I do think it is wrong but primarily why I do not lie anymore is because of the difficulty of keeping up the lie. How embarrassing it would be to be caught in a lie sometime in the future. My friend then brought up a mock situation, a friend asks you what you thought of their hair or what they were wearing and you didn’t like it, what would you say? (continue reading…)

Its not a new concept but all this week I have had discussions about the importance of support networks in medical school. Its not just recommended to have but many believe its a must because of the rigors of medical school. I am not going to pretend to know better than the upperclassmen, residents, and doctors who have repeatedly told me that I need to have a support network but I am going to explain why its unlikely that I will have one anytime soon.
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The week of June 1st, I am going to make an honest effort to put up one post a week. Why June 1st? Well, thats when everything begins again.

We had our first major exam for Anatomy and Development today. We had an exam previously but this one was approximately 25% of our grade while the first was only 6% (if I remember correctly). How did I do? Well, I am not sure but I don’t think I could have done as well as I could have. I did study very hard for it and know I put in the time and the effort to prepare for these exams (we had two exams today) but since I definitely know I did not get a 100%, I know I can and should do better.
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