Tri-6 Wk13, Day 388

[6:50 a.m.] Got some good studying in this weekend. Sunday was especially strong. I started with Neurology before 7 a.m. switched over to CCR around 10:30, went to Logan at 1 for Dx Imag tutoring then ended at China Buffet around 5 p.m. and ready over my Phys Dx.

[8:35 p.m.] Time sure is a squirrelly little thing. It's crunch time and I need to get to bed (or study if I'm staying up). I haven't forgotten about that treadmill/study idea I wrote about the other day. As a start I did manage 1/2 mile on my treadmill at home this morning. I really just want to get out of the house and get to school at a decent time. 5 a.m. is a good time to get there. Dx Imaging seemed to go from impulse velocity to warp speed today. Thank god it was only an hour. I delved into my books tonight to augment the confusion I experienced today. New things I have to figure out and get used to in a hurry. We only have three classes left in Dx imaging and still need to cover almost all of the tumors section.

I think I'm going to have to be happy with my B/B+ grades in Pediatrics and EENT. Unless the test grades are close to perfect at the onset and with every exam, it's pretty tough, if not mathematically impossible to push up past that 93% mark necessary for an A.

Next Monday - we get 5 extra credit points just for showing up at Jurisprudence! How cool!

Everything is going pretty well, I've been putting in a great deal of effort this trimester and do think I've kicked things up a notch or two.

HCP was interesting today. I rocked my the adjustments with my patient and in lecture we all got our Health Clinic Manuals, and signed a sheet for our business cards which, I wasn't even aware that we'd be getting. Beyond that we got sheets for the physical examinations we'll be doing with our new patients as well as transfer sheets for established patients. Which reminds me - I had a request from a student today to be their intern so I need to forward then an email from the health clinic letting them know what to do.

[9:06 p.m.] OK, that's done. Right now it looks like we have 87 people tentatively eligible for internship next trimester. ...lots of other emails in that logan.edu inbox ...plenty of work ahead. I just have to keep my head about me and maintain the highest degree of effort I am capable of then I should be fine.

Sleep was a little rough last night. Quality sleep isn't always the easiest thing to come by for me. I think it was after 1 a.m. before I finally entered my first sleep cycle.

thinking ahead ...

• 11/30 - Tue - 2hr Pediatrics, 2 hr Pt Communication, 1 hr Dx Imag Tutoring, 2-3hr Div V.
• 12/01 - Wed - 2 hr Phys Dx, 2hr Dx Imag, 2hr Phys Dx Lab - 10 female pelvic exams followed by Comp Board testing for rectal examinations.
• 12/02 - Thu - 2 hr Neurology, 2hr EENT, 3hr CCR
• 12/03 - Fri - 2hr PT, 1hr Phys Dx, no Pro-D I'm thinking ...good day to get a HUGE jump on studying! :)
• 12/06 - Mon - ?
• 12/07 - Tue - Div V Final Practical
• 12/08 - Wed - Phys Dx Exam 4, Phys Dx Lab Final Practical
• 12/09 - Thu - CCR Final Practical
• 12/10 - Fri - Div V Final Exam // Neurology Final Exam (9am & 2pm)
• 12/13 - Mon - Jurisprudence Final Exam // Dx Imag II Final Exam (7:30am & 11:30am)
• 12/14 - Tue - Phys Dx II Final Exam // EENT Final Exam (9am & 2pm)
• 12/15 - Wed - Pediatrics Final Exam // CCR Final Exam (7:30am & 11:30am)
• 12/16 - Thu - Patient Communication Final Exam // Physical Therapy Final Exam (7:30am & 9am)

Not bad - I counted only 14 exams. Then ....start studying for Part II National Boards - Irene Gold starts the Friday before Tri-7 starts (1/7/2011)

2011 should be one heck of a year. Somehow, I'll be taking 35 hours of classes, caring for around 1/2 dozen patients (maybe more), manage three different 25 hour weekends of studying with Irene Gold, taking SOT on the weekends and starting my Internal Health Specialist program ...oh yeah, and Part II National Boards. :) Awesome! :)

Today's pic is of me studying :) hehehe